The Fall begins

Well it has been a few crazy months. We have been keeping pretty busy. The girls are off to school. Both are loving it, as much as any kid loves school. Holly informed me today that she got 230 points on the Math section of her NWEA testing, one of the highest scores in the 5th grade. Way to go Holly! They have both started Girl Scouts again also. Pretty soon we will be bombarded with fundraisers. Tis the season! Chris is still working many hours, but I think that is his calling. He seems to thrive on being incredibly busy, although it is tough being home alone so much without him. I have been working on some projects around the house as well as trying to lose some of the very much unwanted pregnancy weight. I managed to get my bedroom painted. I am now just waiting for the bedding to arrive so I can pick out curtains and wall hangings. I have started my fall decorating (my fav time of the year). I am hoping that Chris and the girls will again surprise me with hay bales and corn stalks for the yard. Before we know it, the snowflakes will be flying.
We took the girls to their very first Twins game a few weeks ago. It was a pretty exciting game, one of the last games of the season. I think they both enjoyed it, but were really more interested in all the snacks the dome had to offer. After they both got some cotton candy, I think they were pretty happy. It has been hard to get family time in with Alyssa being in the cities, Holly at her dad's every other weekend, and Chris working so much; but we are managing. This next weekend we are all together again, so hopefully we can do some much needed bonding!

Next Tuesday, will be a pretty tough day for me. It would have been my due date for the twins. I have decided to get a tattoo of the boys' footprints to signify the day. I have been thinking about it for a while now, and thought that day would be the perfect day to do it. I am a little nervous about it, but how bad can it really be? We still miss them very much. Life does get a little easier every day, but there are moments each day that I have to just sit down and take a deep breath to keep from crying.