Back to school was a little chaotic after dumping all of our furniture and boxes in our new house and then spending the two weeks before school started in Michigan. We had two days after we flew home to dig through boxes to find school supplies and purchase whatever else…
The end of the school year always feels like a mad dash to the end. There are so many performances, projects, field trips and parties to cram in. Blake’s big end of the year project was to make 50 items to sell at his class’s student store. Each student was…
Spring seems to be the time of year when a lot of extra events are going on at school. Nash performed in a darling play. It was everything you’d expect from a first grade play; a little corny and a little sweet. Nash’s class took a field trip to the…
One of my favorite events at the boys’ elementary school is the annual Fun Run. The whole community comes out to rally around their joggers. There is music blasting while the students run their hearts out to raise money for their school. Crew came prepared in his brother’s t-shirt from…
December was a whirlwind like always. And since the flurry of activity isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, I have made it a point to try to notice the little moments of joy amidst the chaos. There were a handful of peaceful, magical moments this year that I want to remember….
It’s funny how once you carry out a tradition a few times, your children hold you to it. We flew home from Michigan less than 36 hours before school started, but the boys completely expected our traditional back to school fancy dinner before embarking on the new school year. They…
I didn’t intentionally take a month long hiatus from posting, but life is racing by faster than I can keep up. I have so much to share about the 4th of July, summer happenings and an epic trip to Michigan, but for now, let’s talk about how the boys started…
The last week of school seems to get crazier and crazier each year and this round was no exception. Between class parties, swim wrap-ups, scouting gatherings, performances, field days, game days and graduations, we felt swallowed up by that entire last week. Thankfully, along with the chaos came a lot…
Having two school-aged children (plus two toddlers) is downright exhausting. It seems like I barely get them off to school with their lunches and gym shoes and library books and then they are home already with growling stomachs and overflowing backpacks. By the time we sort out the dirty lunchboxes and…
Somewhere in between the nonstop chaos of December and everyday life with four little boys, we managed to fit in a few festive activities. We would have liked to fit in so much more but it wasn’t in the cards this year. We kicked off the month by making hygiene…
