Nomads

So the summer of traveling all around Atlanta is well under-way. We are in our third house in ten days currently, and so far we're all surviving. The kids are definitely feeling the effect of moving around and not being in their own rooms/beds, but so far it hasn't been too bad. Eli has taken to waking up early (630ish), which means he wakes up grumpy and usually gets big time moody again around lunch time. However, it's not to the breaking point yet. And room time is much harder with Eli when we're in a house where he doesn't have a room that contains his stuff. The upside to this is that he and I have been able to do some 'homework' most days. Eli is still enjoying practicing writing and reading, and this week he really impressed me with his math skills. I went to 'teach' him something and he totally understood it before I even started.

In the house we are currently in, Lehr has his electric drum set so he can practice. This means lots of practice time for Eli as well. He's really getting good at a few songs he practices often; even when his rhythm isn't in sync with the song, it is usually even and at the correct tempo.

I allowed a very new thing for us this week: sitting on the couch and vegging in front of a movie, in the middle of the day, for no real reason (not raining, not sick, etc.). I chose "Mary Poppins". That movie is LONG! Despite it's length, it's 'age', it's amount of people (rather than animation), the kids really enjoyed it. In fact, they're already asking when they can watch it again. Eli loved the cannons on the roof tops and the part where the kids got sucked up through the fire place and Maddux is obsessed with asking about Michael and Jane.