Back to School, Fall ... Fun?

 While it seems like ages ago, it was only one month ago that Gillian started school back at West Side.  It’s crazy what a difference a year makes (especially for Bryce)!

Gillian and Bryce are playing together more than ever before.  Here are some action shots:

In fact, we think they could be the next Jonas Brothers!

It’s hard to recall the past month, as Gillian has been back to her very early rising ways, and Chad and I aren’t firing on all cylinders. Gillian’s new favorite expression is “It’s been a long day”, picked up directly from her mother, who observes this most days at around 3pm.

Another one of Gillian’s favorite expressions is “NO! NOOOOOOO!!!!!! [Foot stomp] I DON’T WANT TO! NO!” No further discussion needed here, but child protective services has not been called and I consider this a victory.

While we may be a little foggy from the early mornings, we know we had some fun! We went to Rohsler’s with Gillian’s nursery school for a hay ride and to watch other small children torture farm animals. We picked out some pumpkins and got cold feet while waiting for the pony ride. Even our equestrian, Bryce, politely declined, “NO NO NO NEY NEY” while contorting his body to avoid sitting on the saddle.

Gillian has shifted interests back to babies, and every night, instead of a story about Princess Gillian, we now tell a story about Baby Emily, whose sole caretaker is Princess Gillian.  Let’s just say not a lot of imagination is required to tell this story. At the end of the story, Gillian informs me she wants a real baby, which I respond to via the path of least resistance (lying) with: “sure, no problem”.

Chad recently joined a men’s soccer league, which he seems to enjoy, despite the hip replacement or ACL surgery that we’re expecting imminently (Update: since starting, his attendance rate has been 40%).  Here are some highlights from his first game:

·      Everyone on the other team was 10 years younger than me

·      My ankle hurts. I think I rolled it but it might just be sore from kicking the ball.

·      I had to play goalie and some of the guys on the other team kicked so hard that I just jumped out of the way.

We’re headed to Boston this weekend, barf bags and all, to celebrate Grayson’s first birthday!  And we can’t wait to meet Ava’s new sister, due any day now!

Fall love from the Tullys!!