The first day of kindergarten. Wow. Didn’t think it would come this soon, but really, everyone says it does, and it’s true. And now time will fly by and each school year will blend into the next and summers will end too soon. But I digress and get ahead of myself. I want Violet to…
Tuesday September 3, 2013 was Violet and Hayden’s first day at the new daycare. Libby and I both took the day off for this momentous occasion. Prior to starting their big days we all went out to Bob Evans (down on the farm) for breakfast. After breakfast Violet had to go to school to meet…
Tonight after dinner the kids were both helping Libby and I do chores. Hayden was vacuuming with Libby and Violet was helping me put away dishes. The kids both said some cute things while they were helping us. Hayden was vacuuming with the vacuum he got from Santa. After reflecting on how he liked ir,…
There’s a new radio station here in the zoo that both Mike and I enjoy and nearly 100% of the music they play has passed the parental approval for our kids to listen to. Bonus, they play 56 minutes of music each hour, so the odds are we can be in the car/house and barely…
Those were the words from a fellow daycare mom this afternoon via text. Looking back, I am surprised that I didn’t freak out. Today started fine – both kids slept in and although Violet complained of a tummy ache, she had no fever so we headed to daycare. The kids played really well together and…
The kids survived the dead bird incident splendidly the other day. Maybe too well. Yesterday, Hayden wanted to help Mike mow the lawn while I was inside playing/cleaning with Violet. I decided to give my mom a call to let her know of our weekend plans and just to catch up. I was sitting on…
Last night while eating dinner Libby looked out the window and saw a relatively large brown ruffled mass in the lawn. From the dining room table it looked like it was a dead hawk. After dinner the kids went with Libby outside to inspect the brown ruffled mass while I cleaned up. Upon further inspection,…
… Violet’s training wheels, that is! It’s official. Our baby girl can ride her bike like a pro. Violet has been practicing on her balance bike for a while and Mike decided that yesterday would be a great day to take off her training wheels and see how she does on her bike. The first…
In the morning while I get ready for work, the kids have their “pre-breakfast” snack. This morning, Hayden and Violet were sitting at the table while I was in the bathroom fixing up my hair. Moments later after hearing them serve themselves some additional cereal, Violet lets out a blood curdling scream. Since she overreacts…
Hayden loves mornings. Absolutely, LOVES mornings. When Mike leaves bright and early, Hayden usually comes into our room to make sure that I am up. On this particular morning, Hayden came in, turned on the light, handed me my phone and proceeded to sing to me to wake up. Who can’t love mornings when greeted…
