Bitter Sweet

I am having an emotionally charged week with feelings that are both happy and a bit of sad.  Bittersweet.  Yesterday we closed on our house here on Hewitt Dr.  The buyers are 39 weeks pregnant. I remember buying this house when I was 28 weeks pregnant with Catherine.  Five years have come and gone so quickly. So many memories were made here. So many firsts.  This house is the best 2,137 square feet in Houston.  It will be missed dearly but I know it will be loved all the same by the new family that moves in Friday.

Flying the MFD

Can you find our Millennium Falcon Drone?  (Look on the middle of the street about 10 feet high)

Big Red will be missed

This guy is getting a huge step up as the next house has a rod iron gate which allows more barking opportunity.

We are set to close on our new casa today at 3pm. I am a bit skeptical because it has been pushed back a day and half and we need to close.  I am looking forward to more space and we are most excited about the neighborhood. It is about 1.2 miles from here so we are  not moving far.  We will be zoned to the same schools as that was a requirement in our search.

Regardless of how far you move, you still have to pack EVERYTHING.  

The kids are back in the saddle.  Logan started 1st grade yesterday and Catherine started Kinder two weeks ago.  We are excited to see what the school year will bring.

CAD is FIVE

Catherine turned FIVE years old on Saturday. We had a fun filled day which included a birthday party at Wonderwild, playing, and eating Mexican.  We could not be more proud of her!  She has grown up so much the last year.  She loves to talk and eat. I don't know where she inherited that from.  She has a large appetite and is willing to try any type of food.  She sometimes wakes up from a nap and just starts talking as though a conversation had been taking place while she was asleep.

She is definitely a leader (non pc word would be bossy) and appears to be fearless.  She attended different types of camps this summer and has truly enjoyed each one. She adored Writers in the School that took place at OFE. The fact that she got to attend Logan's school was excitement enough for her.  She enjoyed summer safari at St. Rose and VBS at St. Rose as well. This week she is at zoo camp and gave rave reviews after just one day.  She was quoting animal facts and statistics so fast I could hardly understand her.

She will stay at St. Rose for Kinder as we feel this is the best fit for her this year.  At first I thought she would be upset not to transfer over to Logan's campus but she was fine with it. She loves the social aspect of school.

We are trying to work on patience which is a constant goal for ALL members of the Dwyer clan. Her intense love for animals continues to grow and she still converses with, pets, and harasses Winston ten times a day.  She is going to make an awesome big sister come January.

Her hair has not faded

These two are thick as thieves