The Quinn-Dunlop Family: Dunlop family update

The first snow fall happened 2 days ago. I had both of my kids at home. We were still in our PJs and played polly pockets all morning. I love this time in our lives.
Piper is going to preschool three days a week at the U. I co-oped yesterday with her class and I can't even express how wonderful this preschool is. Piper cried as we were leaving because she wanted to stay.
Piper is starting Kindergarten next fall at the U. I can't believe I am even saying this. She misses the deadline because of her October birthday. The U is the only school in the state that has a deadline after her birthday. Our options are to do a 3rd year of preschool, no school, or do Kindergarten at the U and then the next fall she will start Kindergarten at Uintah. So yes she will have 2 years of Kindergarten. When she enters the school system they will evaluate her and maybe move her into the first grade. I have talked to parents whose kids had 2 years of kindergarten and they loved it. So that is Piper's plan.
She loves dolls, princesses and things getting married. When she tells me her dolls got married she says "but don't worry mom. They went to college first." She takes swimming class every Monday with Emily Cannon. She is wonderful. I am determined to have my kids be excellent swimmers. It's a huge safety issue for me.
Quinn has a ferocious appetite. He eats 2 and 3 eggs for breakfast. He head butts things and has the biggest smile I have ever seen. He is a HUGE mommas boy, and I can't say that I mind it one bit. He goes to Kindermusik class every Friday and loves it. I love it to.
Seth is working at Meta Design. He is a wonderful father and an amazing husband and my best friend in the whole world. He makes me laugh every day. I absolutely love kissing him.
Life is busy and crazy. We don't get a lot of time together, but this is short lived. In the blink of an eye our kids will be gone all the time. I day dream about taking warm romantic trips with my Seth. I want to go to Italy with Seth and sit in a cafe and take all afternoon to share a bottle of wine and people watch. It will happen. Maybe not right now, but we will get there.
I am working my 2 12 hour shifts in labor and delivery each week. I love my job but it is extremely stressful. I love that I can work so little and provide so much for my family. You take the good with the bad I suppose. I love sitting in my kids room with them and soaking up all their little trinkets, folding their little socks and hearing their sweet voices. Making their lunch and reading to them is just about the best life I can imagine.
I ask myself all the time how did I get so lucky.