Her Daddy

Look at this cute picture I just found.  This girl absolutely adores her daddy, and always has.  But she holds grudges, so if he isn't around enough, she will give him the coldest shoulder she can.

She follows the stereotype, and talks about growing up and marrying her daddy. Her older brother tries to explain why that can't happen, but all she knows is she loves her daddy.

First day of summer

There was plenty of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth on the first day of summer vacation but that is to be expected. I have lofty goals this summer, only one hour a screen time, and doing at least one fun thing a day. Anything from playing a board game, to eating cookies, to going to the park or swimming. Oh yes, I'm an over achiever. First day we found Zuckerman's famous pig.

Wilbur himself

Charlotte 

Her Web

Don't forget to find baby cakes, in the above picture. I even let him play, instead of sitting in the stroller the whole time.

The kids like (Alice and) wonderland better.

Cheshire cat

I should add on the second day of summer after Memorial Day, we had no crying. I made a schedule that starts at noon, and leads us through our screen time. Clear expectations. That being said, it doesn't include Tv, I'm not that brave, so some days they will have more than a hour. But my max is two shows or one movie. I've never included devices, like phones or tablets into screen time before, now I have. The day was so much more pleasant.

Last day of school

When I was volunteering my one time in 1st grade, after bubble day was over I had 20 minutes to burn before preschool was over. So I was filing for the teacher. The class lined up for recess and one of the little boys in class said, Mrs. Hunt I wish you could be our teacher in 2nd grade and 3rd grade too. I couldn't help myself I said, I agree. I had been thinking that very thing the other day. I got so sad a few weeks ago when I realized she wouldn't be J's teacher forever. But it's for the best because you never want a teacher you don't like forever. Plus I'm pretty sure most teachers you don't like aren't bad teachers they just aren't a good personality mix for you and your child. Anyway, here is J and his fabulous 1st grade teacher. 

Did I ever mention she use to teach in the town I grew up in. She taught elementary there when I was in high school. 

The last day of preschool was at the park. Unfortunately it was cloudy and in the 40s. 

At 7 am when I checked the weather the sun was suppose to come out at 10 and warm up to the 50s. Yeah it didn't we were not prepared for the weather. Lucky I know were we live and I keep extra layers in the car. We still froze. 

When we picked J up from school, he was one of the last kids to be picked up like always. I have 2 kids who hate to sit in the car, I can't sit in line for 45 minutes to pick him up 5 minutes earlier. His teacher walked him over to the car and we chatted a minute. I could tell she was just as sad as me, but j is not one for emotion so after minimal chit chat he said good bye and shut the door. I'm sure she  later got a good chuckle later on. 

Then we went to Fro-yo. I told J I would take him. 

And now it is summer. 

End of preschool

Nan finished another year of preschool. She doesn't turn 5 until December so she'll have three years of preschool under her belt before kindergarten. My opinion is that is too much preschool, but it's what she's needed in her life. Sometimes or all the time your children prove your opinions wrong, and life makes you eat your words. 

They had a big end of the year program. Which I loved. J only had one year of preschool and we moved a month before it ended so who know if anything happened. And there was jack squat at the end of kindie I was very disappointed. 

I pulled my oldest out of class to watch. Preschool is in the elementary school, I love it that way. He wasn't pleased, but I told him he was apart of a family and that's how life works. 

Every birth order place has different benefits. As the oldest he hasn't had many chances to just deal with it while a different child gets the spotlight. His sister was so pleased he watched her. 

Volunteering

For a long time a felt guilty I wasn't volunteering at the school this year. But i really don't like leaving my babies. Then my mom pointed out J has lots of years in school and baby A is only a baby one year. But finally in the last week of school I volunteered. At bubble day. 

Big tub

My baby is getting so big. He gets himself to standing. He can sometimes stand without support. He stands whenever possible. Like in the tub!

Last time we used the baby tub he kept standing, and crawling out. So today he graduated to the normal tub. What a menace he is becoming.

Yes, these pictures are blurry because I had to be fast the tub is slippery and I didn't want him to get hurt.

PS I love his little Red head

Throw-Back

Remember back in the day when everyone blogged and they would post realistic pictures of their life about .01% the time just to keep it real.  Well that is what I'm doing.  I'm keeping it real, here is a picture of me Easter morning while my kids were hunting Easter eggs. 

 I brushed my teeth but other than that, I'm au natural baby.  These were some of the clothes I found on my floor, and threw on. Yeah, I'm a slob like that, I keep clothes on my floor.  Clothes I've already worn but could probably been worn another time or two.