The kids still have two alarm clocks in their room. One lights up when they can get out of bed and get dressed and the other when it’s time to come out of their rooms for breakfast. It’s not uncommon for me to wander in their room at 7:15am and find Amaya and Sammy watching their morning shows.
Amaya asked for a picture before and after I did her hair.
Steven, Sammy and Amaya have the opportunity for a little bit of TV in the morning, if they wake up early, and still 2 shows in the evenings. It’s a big deal to these kids if we run out of time for forget shows, or run out of time, so sometimes they run right up to bedtime.
Such a great chance for cuddles. <3 <3 <3
I love that the kids are learning another language at school and it’s so much fun to see what comes home with them, and what they’re learning.
For journaling at school, Mrs. Shuart asked that we sit with our kids and help them answer this “Ideas to Write About” sheet. It was fun to see Amaya’s answers. (For the record, she can not write in cursive yet.)
It’s getting colder and, like her mom, this girl is not a fan.
This is the ideal scenario at morning pick up – using the bus tracing app to get to the bus stop just before the bus arrives. We’re getting better at our timing though, on Thursday, as the kids were getting on the bus Sammy yelled, “Steven doesn’t have his backpack!!” I ran, fast, to get it from our kitchen. I ran so fast my lungs were burning and it took at good 5 minutes for me to catch my breath afterwards. But I was fast enough that Mr. Ed waited.
Jason checked out “Giraffes Can’t Dance” from Steven’s library.
Amaya started sleeping on the floor on her beanbag and Sammy has followed suit. They’re sleeping well, too! For as long as they good night’s sleeps I guess there’s no harm in it.
Can you tell what airline we fly? lol Steven spent Thursday morning making these pictures, as I got ready for an overnight trip to Milwaukee.
These two in conversation. <3 First, I love listening to them talk to each other. And second, I love Amaya’s braids and that purple shirt. Plus she was in blue pants! It’s fun to see her in something besides pink once in a while. 🙂
“No! Don’t got to work, Daddy!!”
On Thursday we started a long weekend visit with Grandpa Homey and Grandma Betsy!! The kids were so excited all week long.
Daddy got to get the kids on the bus on Friday morning. They were definitely ready for a cold front!
I got home from my trip on Friday in time to catch the kids enjoying fun with Ron and Betsy. The boys even figured out how to drive their car around the top of our driveway. Steven’s getting really good at it!
Bedtime books with special guest readers.
Last weekend the kids decorated big cleaning buckets for Book Bucket parties at school. Amaya’s was on Friday and she came home with a bunch of books to read. She’ll add more throughout the year. On Saturday morning, Amaya took time to read to me! Steven and Sammy have their own book bucket parties this Wednesday.
For doing such a good job with his eye patch, Steven got a new Lego set which he put together lickety-split all on his own. A boy after my own heart!
Sammy came to me with two doilies and said he needed paint, a sponge and a piece of paper. I got him the supplies and he did an art project where you use the sponge to paint over the doily and create a pattern on the paper underneath. He said he learned to do this from Arty (Creative Galaxy). I love it!
In addition to Grandpa Homey and Grandma Betsy’s visit, my friend Hannah was here from Baton Rouge for the weekend to run the Detroit Marathon. (WOW). On Saturday morning she ran the 5k and then spent some time reviewing the race map with Steven.
Amaya and I made some signs to cheer Hannah on.
Steven, Sammy and Amaya are ready for Halloween! This year we have a wizard, a witch and a lemon. Cutest wizard, witch and lemon I’ve ever seen.
Jason sent this to me, taken from our Nest cam. I love our front door photos.
To kick off the season, Ron, Betsy and I took the kids to an event at the Northville Community Center. They had stations set up where the kids could do crafts and play games for prizes. They even had a Haunted Hallway and cider & donuts afterward. The event had a fun small town feel to it.
Betsy remarked at how much more independent the kids are this year than last year when she visited. I see it, too. They got the lay of the land and off they went.
Grandma Betsy was guest reader again for bedtime books.
Today I took our homemade signs and headed down to Detroit to cheer on Hannah as she ran 26.2. (Seriously WOW.) It was awesome to be there to support her!
SSA got a kick out of seeing Hannah settle into an ice bath.
We celebrated with dinner at Zingerman’s Roadhouse where the kids were excited to hear stories about the marathon and see Hannah’s race photos.
That’s our week! We wrapped it up with Steven pretending he was making a video to show people how to cut out their drawings. They definitely get their fair share of instructional Youtube videos. 🙂
I was a theme in Steven’s work this week. <3
Photos from Amaya’s class – her Book Bucket party and planting at tree at school. She was clear that planting the tree was “boring and dirty”.
See below ↓ — Amaya’s displeasure seems legit. lol
She’s doing her part, though!
That’s all for this week. Have a great one!