TDY

Erik left a couple days ago and will be TDY for the next 4 months. No fun. I've done my best to get us as busy as possible while he's gone, so we don't just sit around the house all summer long and dwell on how much we miss him. I got a membership to the YMCA so I can go work out while the kids play in the kids gym. This is the first time that I've ever left the kids with anyone other than my Mom but they were both ok with it. I only leave them for an hour at a time so they don't miss me too much. Spencer will start a Mommy and Me soccer class there tomorrow... Erik is so bummed about missing that. Emmy will start swimming lessons there this summer. I will swim with Spencer while she's doing her class. They also offer preschool classes so Emmy will start going to that on the 18th of April. She is very excited to say the least. I think I will start Spencer in preschool when he's 3 yrs. but I haven't decided for sure yet. I'll just have to see how I feel about it when the time comes.

So the day Erik left was pretty difficult, for me especially. I had a migraine all day... 12 Motrin later it finally started to dull. We basically sat around the house all day (besides going to Emmy's dance class) and played and read books. Yesterday the kids emptied out their piggy banks and used their own money to buy a new toy. After we traded in the coins for bills, Emmy carried her own money in her purse. They both picked out the toy of their choice without any help from me. Emmy handed the money to the cashier when we checked out, and the cashier handed Emmy the change and receipt to put in her purse. It was so cute and I could tell Emmy was very proud of herself. I'll post pictures of the toys they picked out soon!