Soccer anyone?

Like there isn't enough going on, Jack also began soccer this past week. His team is the Foxes and is made up of 4 & 5 year olds. Only one kid played the prior year, so it's fairly even skill set. Jack did great during practice and then had a bit of performance anxiety when it came time to really play. We are confident that each week will get better and he'll have lots of fun.

GO FOXES!!!

Jack's in Preschool...

Jack began Preschool this September and is now ready for college. He is in Mrs. Kathy's class at the YMCA and LOVES IT!!! Each day is filled with lots of fun activities and a yummy snack, of course. On Tuesday's the class gets to spend time in the pool learning to love the water. The kids are learning letters and shapes and get to practice using a pencil and scissors. There are special days when the get to bring in items to "show and tell", like a picture of their pet or their favorite toy. Jack is so eager to get to class everyday that he must be reminded to say goodbye to his mommy and give me a kiss ....and so it begins.

Last few weeks...

Okay, so most of you know that it has been a crazy few weeks for the Heitmans. September began average enough. I was still teaching at the Y and looking forward to my last class on the 18th. We had a scheduled C-Section planned to deliver our 3rd child on the 30th, with an earlier possibility of the 24th. Mimi had already changed her air travel plans to accomodate that, and things were looking good. So, we head to our regular Saturday morning outing at Panera on the 6th and God had a different plan for us that day. Jonah was born at 5:21 pm on September 6th by a hurried C-Section. As he was 5 weeks early, he hadn't learned all of his important things yet....like breathing normally and eating without getting tired. Jonah spent 18 days in the NICU being taken care of by wonderful nurses and doctors. We got to bring him home this past Tuesday and have been settling in nicely. Mimi rushed out to help, which was truly a gift from God. She was Mom, Grandma, maid, cook, chauffer, referee and countless other things during the three weeks she stayed with us. Sadly, she only got to spend three days with Jonah at home....but it was quality time for sure. Jack and June had a blast with Mimi and I counted have managed without her. Thanks Mimi!!!

Black Mountain 2008

Well, we made it! We recently went on our, now 2nd annual, Black Mt. camping trip with our very dear friends the Essig's. Last year June was just over a year old and not walking yet and Jack was not very adventerous yet. Well, what a difference a year makes. Jack is officially a WILD MAN! He and Garrick tromped through the river almost everyday, getting thouroughly wet and dirty (and a bit cold). June, not so sure about walking on the rocks was perfectly content to hang on the edge and throw rocks and things into the river....or whatever happened to get in her line of fire. She left each time dirtier than she was upon arrival....which is saying something. I have never seen my kids so dirty and happy before. It was AWESOME!!!!! Enjoy our pics and we'll talk again soon..K

Daddy takes a day off...

Daddy happily took a Friday off work and we all went to the zoo for the first time since June was teeny-tiny. It was incredibly hot, even though we went early, and incredibly crowded...that's not new though. We had a great time, of course. We (and by that, I mean Mommy) fed the goats, and we (and by that, I mean Daddy) sat on the big Turtle. The best time was had (by all) in the Penguin house...because it's so nice and COOL!!!

Dinner Date?

We recently had some good friends over for the evening. They had two boys about Jack and June's ages and a darling little girl who's almost one. June and Peter had a lovely time taking a break from the craziness of the older boys..who moved to fast to be captured on film.

K

Since school has been out (oh gosh...it's about ready to being again), we've been trying to do little projects and crafty things on our own. I seem to fear that Jack will have forgotten to use crayons and scissors in the three months that schools off. Well, no worries about that....Here they are being terribly artistic before dinner one night. If this were a movie, you would seen June trembling and grunting to get the cap back on the marker.

Enjoy!!!