Mustache

Tonight Stu stopped and sat on the ground and said "Ouch, my mustache!"
Turns out he has a different mustache than most people I have met. (:

Don't mind Mike's intense yawns in the background. (hahaha!) He is working hard and tired. He is the best!

About Ithaca #3 -- Dang humidity!

Need I say more...

- Have you seen these chocolate pretzel things?? They are delicious and the perfect treat for a 3 year who loves to unwrap {and eat} candy! But, the humidity hated them. They got sweaty and melted and set over and over again.
 = they taste good but look bad= I couldn't take them to friends= I ate most of them!

- This humidity has been wreaking havoc on my hair.. Mike has been making fun of me because my hair and I have a serious love/hate relationship right now. Some days I love it and others I wish more than anything that I had Kim Kardashian's hair. {Which is extensions} Whenever I straighten my hair I just try to stay away from mirrors. (: My hair frizzes out like a mane.

- Stu has always been pretty good at working up a sweat, but with the humidty he is kick n' it up a notch! His head is usually COMPLETELY drenched whenever he is playing outside. (:

- In addition to humidity, our apt. bathroom came without a fan. So some days it is almost impossible to get dry after showering.

- A lot of days I only wear eyeliner and mascara. Everything gets wiped off in like 3 seconds.

Needless to say, I am excited for fall. Supposedly it is less humid!! AND, beautiful with all of the trees and fall colors!


On an unrelated note---  My boys are cute!
 

About Ithaca #2

Living in Ithaca has been great so far. We are doing OK being far from our families since we can skype and talk on the phone. We have made a lot of friends and live by lots of kids to play with outside. The neighborhood is great. It is beautiful here! Tons of trees. Mike is liking school so far and seems to be keeping up.

With all of these great things, I have been very surprised that one of the hardest adjustments for me so far has been grocery shopping. I hate it right now. Emphasis on the hate! There are a lot of different grocery stores. Some feel way organic and expensive, some are super weird. {Like paying a quarter to use a cart. Who does that?!} And, then of course there is Walmart and Target, which just aren't typical grocery stores...
Some things are more expensive and some things are less.. I cant figure it out. Grocery shopping is overwhelming. I find myself taking deep breaths and realizing that I am totally spazzing about groceries. Today I found myself buying name brand products just to have something that was familiar. I feel like I am preparing for the end of the world because I am the only person with a cart full of groceries. What does everyone else do? Go to the store everyday?? Also, I feel like the Mom of 19 kids and Counting the way people look at me with my two kids in the cart. It's just a good thing they are perfect angles and never whine. hahahahaha!!!!
As I was walking to my car with my cart full of groceries a lady walking into the store stopped by me a said "O, you reminded me I need to go get my bags out of my car." Translation-- "Thanks for killing the earth and reminding me to get my reusable bags." (:

Thanks goodness for the candy isle, right!

On a seperate note. All of the Halloween candy is out. Not sure what I think about these--