In a nutshell...

Today we walked down to the park in our neighborhood and let Xander play-Yes, he actually played in the park.  He swung on the swings and loved it! He giggled and squealed every time we pushed him.  Then he slid down the slide with Brandon sitting at the top and me at the bottom to catch him.  After the first time, he knew what to expect and started kicking his feet and laughing before we even sat him down again.  And then his feet would get tangled underneath him and he would end up spinning around before he reached the bottom...which made him laugh even harder! 

Later this evening he was playing in the bath and he kept throwing his toys out of the tub and then getting upset when he couldn't reach them.  So I decided to test his determination and I put a toy at the other end of the tub from where he was standing him and he actually walked down to the other end to grab it while holding onto the side! He is so awesome!!!

I had a good day today.  I watched a few boys for my friend, Sarah, while she got her hair cut.  It was nice to be able to pay back the favor because she watched Xander several times while we were down here looking for housing.  She has 3 cute little boys, ages 2,4 and 6 but I only had the two youngest.  Later this evening Brandon and I worked really hard to get a few more pieces of our house put together to help it start to feel like comfortable.  We are still missing a few items and playing the guessing game as we try to pick the right boxes to unpack.  Brandon is doing well at the church and is starting to get to know some of the other pastors.  We are really looking forward to his day off tomorrow!  It will be nice to have a chance to rest and catch up a little bit on our lives!