This is my typical morning view as these three kids get on the school bus. Their long time, wonderful bus driver, Mr. Ed, has been out for a few weeks. We’re not sure if he’s coming back but this week’s bus driver won the kids’ affection by giving them raisins and granola bars. He was also clear that he had to give the food to a parent so I got to meet him when I trusted the kids and went to the bus stop because “the new bus driver is brining raisins for us and you have to get them from him. He might come to our door if you’re not at the bus stop.”
The boys had swim on Tuesday afternoon and Sophia said that Steven is so happy with his current coach. He volunteers to try things first and said he loves swim. He even volunteers to got to extra make-up classes. I’m really proud of how far he’s come.
This week’s after school art class was mask making. The kids did a draft of these designs and then put them on the masks. Really cool and creepy.
Steven
Sammy
Amaya
Sophia started making check lists for the kids for each day’s responsibility. Steven really loves them and even adds his own items to the list. The check lists motivate him to get everything done and also seem to spark a little competition in his brother and sister. I hope they keep working this well. It feels like a game changer, to be honest.
Two bags of stuff from his playroom cubbies that he’s will to retire to the basement for now.
For the first time in two years I was able to volunteer in school during the school day! Hooray!! I was the parent volunteer for the boys’ library class. It’s right after Amaya’s class so I got to see all of the kids. Amaya was excited to see me which made my mom heart very happy. I was excited to get to see her, too. <3
The boys wanted far less to do with me lol. Steven said it was fun and weird to have me there because he’s not used to it. I totally get that.
The Book with No Pictures! These kids still laugh and laugh and laugh when I read it.
We had a fun Friday evening. We went to their friend Clarie & Elly’s house for a pizza dinner which started with lots of fun in the girls’ basement. After pizza, both families went to the Novi Civic center for a youth performance of High School Musical Jr. All of the kids loved it. Amaya even said she’d like to try out for one of the performances next year but she also says she has stage fright and can’t sing in front of people so we’ll see how she feels when audition time comes around.
Chelsy has had a very busy week. She got a new outfit. Every girl needs some cute PJs, right?
She helped Sophia with cooking & tidying and kept me company while I worked.
Chelsy and Daddy got some bonding time while the kids and I were at the musical.
Amaya got this beginner crochet kit which is significantly more difficult than either or us anticipated. There was frustration and some tears but we (think we) finally figured it out.
On Saturday all of the kids had birthday parties. The boys had Nolan’s bowling birthday party and Amaya had Hannah’s birthday party at Hannah’s house. We refreshed Amaya’s hair color to celebrate.
Milan and Amaya
Daddy and the boys went to Menards while I was taking Amaya to the party. Steven loves these stores (and wood). 🙂
It was a quite Sunday. Hebrew school for the kids in the am and then, after reading some books on epic, watched High School Musical the movie for the very first time. I think they liked it even more than the youth musical version they saw on Friday night. Not surprising. It was the first time I saw it, too. And probably not surprising.
That’s it for us! Have a great week!