Back with pictures

Where were we? Oh, yes, I was silly enough to do some cleaning and then couldn't find the connection cord. Turns out, all it took was me saying to Dan, "I had it here and was putting it in a safe place..." and then I turned and saw it!

So here is where we were on the 31st:

 

And then on the 3rd:

And as of today:

 

I think they'll be putting the doors on tomorrow so that we can discourage little critters from entering the mudroom area. We haven't picked out a garage door yet, but I'd like to have one with windows. Anyone have any experience with those and care to share wisdom?

In other news, Greyson told me yesterday that he got to hear President Obama's speech at school. I asked him what the president said, and his reply was "He said even though we have parents and teachers around to help us, it is our responsibility to work hard and do what we need to do and he would do what he needed to as president." I didn't get to hear the speech, but it sounds like the message was received by at least one schoolchild.

Reece has been saying recently that he doesn't like school. Further questioning leads me to believe that he's just readjusting to having lost most of his closest friends to kindergarten and having new friends in the classroom. He went from being one of the youngest to one of the oldest in less than a month, and I think that has thrown him as well. Even when we're with family or friends and their kids, Reece tends to be the youngest or almost the youngest, so he's definitely not used to being one of the "big kids".