The Brittons

September was a blur with so much stuff going on.  Like I said before, Gracie is busy with activities 3/5 days of the week.  She loves doing all of it though.  She is doing great in school and loves being in 1st grade and is getting so much better at reading.  She takes a lot of pride in her accomplishments.  Although there are times when Gracie is stubborn, she really does like to please people and has a big heart.  She and Owen both had the yearly physicals and all seems well.  Gracie has to go to the ENT, though, to have her ears checked again because she has trouble hearing certain frequencies.  We'll be doing that next week, so hopefully that turns out ok.  Otherwise, she is still really tall for her age and everything else is great.   Owen is also very active, and is so patient with waiting to do formal activities.  He can't wait to do everything like Gracie.  He is also a very healthy kid and has no problems.  ...

There is so much that I need to catch up on!  School is in full swing and we've started all of our fall activities. We now have a preschooler and 1st grader in our house!  We gained a new resident at our house, as well, with Bullseye joining us.  He doesn't have a barn yet, which I'm sure he dislikes very much, but hopefully that will change in the near future.  Nick and the kids get out to ride at least two or three times a week usually and he is a very welcome guest.  I love seeing the kids have so much fun with him and help out in taking care of him. We celebrated birthdays in August, and Gracie and Owen each had a day to have friends over.  They both wanted to have the day to ride Bullseye with their friends, so Nick spent two afternoons doing that.  We also fit ISU fan fest into our schedule and Huxley Prairie fest activities, including the kids pedal tractor pull.  Gracie and Owen both won their divisions.  Pretty important stuff. ...