Big Changes on the Horizon

The big change in our household is Kayla heading off to Clemson. She leaves in two weeks and we are all excited for her. It will be interesting to see how Ayden Jane grasps the concept. Kayla has sort of been preparing all of us this summer by staying quite busy and not being home too much. LOL. The last time she came home after spending the night with a friend, Ayden Jane asked her all excited, you come home from Clemson?!

Ayden Jane knows that Kayla is going, but it is hard to grasp the time frame. You know, it's not like she has great calendar skills yet! So today when she was asking Kayla about it again, I told her Kayla would be coming home when Christmas comes. Of course, she will be home before that and I will likely have to explain why it is not Christmas yet, but it was the only way I could think of to get Ayden Jane to think longer term!

For the past 2 years, Kayla has been driving and Kayla and Noah have been sort of taking care of each other. They had their own transportation and each other to go and do with when I have been off to horses or at Mckenna's soccer... It will be great for Noah to be able to have the car and get where he needs to go, but it will be a bit sad that he will not have Kayla to do much of it with. As a parent, it has been a pleasure to watch them grow up together and cheer each other on. They are siblings, so it is not all joy, but they do get along amazingly well. At Kayla's volleyball games, Noah was always her biggest fan. Kayla made sure Noah got out of the house on time for school... They can surf together for hours, literally. Today they were in the ocean from about 8:30 am to 5 pm. The only reason they came out was because they knew they were expected at Grandmas for supper! Their personalities are opposite but they bring out the best in each other.

Big change 2 is that Noah will be getting his license soon. The car will be his and he will have a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. I head out the door in the morning with the little ones to get them to school and he will have to get himself out of bed (and not fall back in after I leave) and get to school. He will will be driving... He will be on his own at times and other times he will need to take charge of Mckenna or AJ or errands. It is Noah that we will be visiting colleges for... He is ready, but it is still a big change.

New teachers and classes for Mckenna and Ayden Jane. The big change for them, however, it that we will be rearranging bedrooms!!! More on that in the coming weeks.