We hit September head on with school and activities. It was rare to not be running around each evening, but I loved catching an occasional golden hour at the end of our street. We got roped into buying books at the back-to-school book fair like always. With Finn away at…
We were so excited to have three boys all at the same school this year. Blake, the big fifth grader, started his last year of elementary school, Crew started his first year of elementary school, and Nash fell right in the middle. Finn started preschool and was thrilled to have…
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. Somewhere in between the nonstop chaos of December and everyday life with four little boys,…
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…
We’re almost halfway into November already but I’m going back in time for a moment to wrap up Halloween.Since Halloween was on a Saturday this year, we began the day where we begin most holiday weekends. Crew insisted on bringing his trick-or-treat bucket, hoping it might be filled. Crew was…
We’re back in business. Nash has been wondering since we registered him in March why he couldn’t go to Kindergarten yet. He was ready, I was ready, and there were no tears on either end. He made a lofty goal for his initiation into elementary school. He stopped approximately 37…
Choosing schools for our children has always been a priority for us. Since I was an early education major in college and Troy and I were both fortunate enough to grow up with fantastic public school systems, we have done extensive research about the options in our community. I mean,…
Blake went ahead and graduated from Kindergarten. He has learned so much since his first day last fall. He has even grown out of his dream of being an elf that builds toys. We attended a few of his end of the year programs. First were riveting drama performances of…
The day after our chaotic weekend of hosting out-of-state family, setting up the trampoline, and celebrating Crew’s birthday and Easter, Blake was scheduled to be highlighted in Kindergarten. Instead of cleaning up all the remnants from the weekend, we spent Sunday evening whipping together his poster at the last minute….
We made it through Christmas! Hallelujah. There were a few moments this month when I really didn’t know how I was going to pull it off. Especially when two days before Christmas I still didn’t have a single present wrapped and I was running around dropping off neighbor gifts with…
