My parents surprised us all and got a new puppy! My mom has been wanting a dog and then they met Hardy. It was love at first sight. He is their new favorite child. He's got beagle colors, corgie legs and they found him at their loal humane society.
I got to meet him via Facetime first and then we went over for some puppy snuggles the next day.
All the grandkids, kids and neighbors love this cute little guy.
Happy Friday, friends! I have a big round up of lots of favorite moments from the past few weeks.
The best parts were:
1. Olive babysat for the boys for the first time! We had a work dinner to go to and she volunteered to babysit. I'm loving this new stage of life. Everyone survived the evening and she's ready to babysit again.
I hope you have a great weekend!
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We juggled a lot this year! We all had to make changes to our routines and schedules and day to day life to make life work with two working parents. Many of you know the juggling and scheduling required! I wanted to document a school day in our life with us at three different schools mostly so I could remember what life was like my first year back to teaching.
A PBJ for me on the days when I just couldn't handle packing one more lunch or fixing one more meal.
5:45am My alarm goes off. This is easily the worst part of going back to work :) My night owl tendencies struggled to adjust to this early morning wake up call. Time for me to get ready.
6:00am Fletcher's alarm goes off and he's ready to tackle the day. He gets ready fast and is downstairs quick every day. No wake up call necessary.
6:15am I'm done getting ready for the day. Time to start breakfast for everyone - usually oatmeal - then wake up the house by opening curtains and turning on lights. Fill 8 water bottles and assemble 4 lunch boxes.
6:30am Wake up Leo. He is not a fan of any wake up plan. Mornings were easier on the days he woke up on his own. That only happened about half the time. We all eat, the kids have some screen time and then we get ready to leave for the day.
6:50am Wake up Olive. She prefers a mom wake up vs an alarm. We said goodbye to her and to Kevin and we headed to school.
7:20am I eat a protein bar in the car and chat with the boys. We arrive at school with the boys. Drop off Leo to before school care to play with his buddies and head into school with Fletcher. Turn on lamps, lights, log into all the things and be ready to greet my students at the door.
7:30am School starts! Fletcher helps out in my classroom for a few minutes, chat with my students and then heads to his class.
7:30-3:05 TEACH non stop. I did everything from morning meeting, read alouds, phonics and check class work. Then my kids go to specials and I plan. I tried to get as much work as possible done during my plan, my recess breaks and my lunch every single day. We're lucky to have two recesses and a full time assistant to keep life in K running smoothly. Then I handle dismissal for my class and walk to pick up Fletcher at his class.
3:10pm Close down my classroom for the day. I'd wrap up and tidy up all the things. Fletcher would pass out morning work for the following day, put up the question of the day and eat a little snack. Once my room and desk were all clean, we'd head out.
3:30pm Pick up Leo. We'd walk in and grab him from after care.
4:00pm We got home to Olive! Some days we were early enough to meet her at the bus stop, some days Kevin met her at the bus stop and other days she handled drop off on her own. Every day was different. That was true for most things in our life.
4:15pm Smoothie and snacks for everyone! I'd grab an iced coffee for myself and catch up on socials, emails and any last minute work things that needed attention before tomorrow.
4:45pm Prep dinner, work on homework, let the kids play
5:30pm Dinner time. We eat dinner together most every night.
6:00pm Clean up dinner, pack 4 lunches for the following day and tidy up the downstairs. More time for the kids to play upstairs, outside or with friends.
7:00pm Hit the showers, finish the homework, watch a show and relax.
7:30pm A little snack for everyone before bed.
7:45pm Start bedtime routine! Bible with Kevin. Snuggles with mom.
8:30/9pm Kevin and I hang out and chat about our days. Finish all the things that didn't get done earlier - dry dishes, pack snacks in backpacks for 3 kids, lay out backpacks and every single thing we need to walk out the door in the morning. Each kid gets a pile. Shoes, backpacks, jackets, homework, important items, etc. Different pile of lunch boxes and water bottles on the counter so that I can fill them in the morning. Sometimes the kids help with laying everything out and sometimes I do it all after they go to bed.
Kevin heads to bed. I work on blog things and enjoy the quiet house for a minute. The house gets picked up and cleaned up every night before bed. The kids help with their stuff and their zones.
11pm-ish I head to bed. Always wishing it was earlier, but that never happens. 5:45am always came too early.
We did it! We all learned to do new things and new skills this year. Yay for us :)
Olive turned 12 last week and we had the best time celebrating her with family and friends. She made her own invitations that were so cute. She wanted them to be pink and blue with bows and teddy bears. Mission accomplished. She customized the same invitation to work for my family, Kevin's family and her friends. Then I texted it out to everyone to invite them. We celebrated with her favorite foods, favorite activities and enjoyed the week with our favorite girl.
And that's a wrap on Spring birthday season at our house! Whew! 3 kid birthdays in March, April and May is so fun and so exhausting. We loved celebrating Olive with everyone that loves her.
