Kai's First Day at Daycare

Fortunately for us we were able to get full time daycare for Kai. It's only been a week but he has adjusted quite nicely. His teachers say he's a ball of energy and is very compassionate. When a kid in his class cries, Kai feels compelled to pat the child's back and give'em a big hug. He's such a sweet boy!

Kai's class is very small (6 children) and the facility is state of the art, which we love. Clearly Kai loves that it has a sandbox - he never misses the opportunity to pour sand over his head! This picture was taken by the assistant director of the daycare on his first day. We didn't know this at the time but it is standard policy to send pictures of all the new kids during the first week of class to reassure parents that their kid is ok. I can't tell you how much it warmed my heart to open my email and see Mr. Kai smiling back at me. I think our little man is going to be just fine :)

Getting Settled, Finally!

We are finally getting settled in the new house and into new routines. I've been heading to campus attending orientations and preparing my classes. Gus and Kai have been hanging out at home, completing projects on the 'honey do' list. Gus starts work in September so this is his last chance to hang out and sleep late. In the meantime Kai keeps him on his toes!

So here are a few pics of us making the new house home....

~Kai getting his monthly haircut from Daddy


The newly decorated living room. This room is crying out for paint! Notice Kai's club chair next to Daddy's chair!

Here's the other side of the living room. This is my mom's favorite spot in the house. She sits there and reads for hours. This is also the space where Kai and Charlie love to play, wrestle, and read while we watch television.

Kai's room is the first room we finished. The color of the walls is really off in this picture for some reason. In person the wall is a bit more blue - not so pale. The closet wall (not shown) is navy blue to match the navy valances. His nightstand and trundle bed arrived soon after I took this picture.

This is the media room in the basement but for now it's Kai's playroom. We are drywalling the other side of the basement and when it's ready that space will be Kai's new playroom and this space will be Daddy's space for his games (X-box) and toys (big screen tv). We are hosting Thanksgiving this year so we've got to have this room ready by then...Go EAGLES!

This last picture is of my favorite space, the sitting room/office off the master bedroom. It's nice to have a quiet space to do work. This room is also great b/c one of us can stay up to watch tv and not have to worry about disturbing the other. Since this picture was taken I've hung my favorite PB red drapes and put a small leather ottoman/cube between the chairs. I'm also contemplating an area rug for the sitting area just to make it more cozy.

We are really enjoying the house and each other. Next week classes start and Kai will attend daycare. The following week Gus starts work, so before we know it, life is going to get really busy. But until then we are having a blast putting the house together and meeting new friends.