Bedtime

Bedtime here lately has become an ordeal.  We keep a pretty strict routine, but night time seems to be when Savannah's meltdowns happen.  For the past week or two we have been trying letting her play quietly in her room until she falls asleep.  It never takes long.  This is what I found last night when I realized there was no noise coming from her room.

I don't think she has enough toys.  :)

Savannah started kindergarten this week.  Leading up to her starting school we weren't sure if she was excited or dreading it.  She seemed to not care either way.  We went to Open House and met her teacher who seems very nice.  After that Savannah told us that she never wanted to go to that school again.  I think that was mainly because she had to miss ballet class to go to Open House.

The first day of school was pretty amazing because I got her up and out the door with no meltdowns.

I think she is enjoying school, but of course when we ask her what she did that day her answer is always, "I don't remember."  Well, she did remember about the dead frog that she and some other kids buried in the playground.  

We are still working on adjusting to our new family and there are good days and bad days.  I would say though, that the first week of school was a success.  Savannah has been a trooper this summer with so many transitions.  I think she's handled them all pretty well.

Last weekend we met with an amazing photgrapher (Natalie Spargo Sez Me Photography).  Savannah was in a mood that morning, but here are a few of the awesome pictures that she was able to capture:

We have yet another new family member, but it's probably not what you think.  Her name is Violet and she's a cute and cuddly kitten.

She wasn't so cute when I first found her at my office downtown, scratching on the window trying to get inside.  The poor thing was dirty and worn out.  I have no idea how she got there, but I couldn't just leave her there.  I found a box and scooped up the poor thing intending to take her to a vet to check her out and then see if I could find her a home.

When I called Eric asking him to google a vet downtown for me, he asked if I wanted to keep her.  Absolutely I did, but I didn't think there was any chance he wanted to.  So I took her back in to my office, hoping she would keep quiet.  The poor thing was so worn out that she slept the rest of the day (4 hours).  After work I took her to the vet and got her all checked out.  Everything looked good so I took her home.

After a bath and a good night's sleep she was a brand new cat.  She's actually orange, not grey like she first appeared.  She loves to attack our ankles and feet.  Linus and Lucy (our dog and other cat) are still getting used to her.  Lucy is ticked that there is another cat in the house and Linus is just excited.  We can't tell if he wants to play with her or eat her so we are keeping them separated until she gets bigger.