October 2, 2010 update

Hi all,

Tonight is Nick's Homecoming dance, his senior year! We're excited for him and hope he has a great time. You'll have to check out our post from last year, dated October 11, 2009, Nick's first homecoming dance or dance in general. I'd say it was a "family affair" and we're much more "relaxed" this year;) So, we'll post pictures soon.

Nick's enjoying his senior year so far! He has a great schedule and is taking a few classes that he REALLY likes, one is Sports Management and one is Sociology. He's doing VERY well and getting ready for the upcoming wrestling season to start. So far he's just been conditioning/lifting weights for wrestling. Also, I'll post later about this in detail but we're getting ready for some college visits and contacts as applications need to be completed soon. Also, Nick will be completing his driving portion of his driving school soon and I'll post about that. We have a wonderful person from the Bridges to Transition Program who is helping us with getting Nick connected to and ready for work, college, driving, etc. We're so grateful for the help. We knew this would be a busy year and we're trying to enjoy it!

We also received an order form this week for Nick's cap and gown and graduation announcements, which made it VERY REAL and I had quite an evening of reaction and reflection which I'll write about more later.

Isabella is enjoying her dance classes and has started taking the violin, which she is really enjoying. Plus, she is loving the 5th grade. We can see so many changes in her, as we do with both of the kids every year. I think that is really one of the best parts of being a parent. The thing I find most enjoyable being a parent is watching them become these "people" they are becoming, the constant changes and maturing, their personalities developing along the way. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm most definitely feeling that time is going by very fast, too fast, and I realize how important it is to enjoy it and take it all in.

Blessings:)
Amy