Tidbit

Just had to jot down this quick story before I forget it. After detailing the car myself yesterday, I caught the kids playing "who can leave their hands on the hot window the longest", which left fingerprints all over the windows. Losing it a bit, I said, "You guys are mess after mess after mess!" Jonah quickly replied, "That's just a part of kids lives, mom." And so it is...

First Day of School

Four of my five started school this past week. Jacob and Jonah headed into 4th grade, Elle started Kindergarten, and Mae went to pre-K (she is very particular about this. It isn't preschool, it's "pre-K"). For the first time I felt like the boys didn't even want or need me there, they knew right where to go and I noticed a lot of other parents weren't with their kids. Then in the afternoon we took Elle to kindergarten. She's had an extremely tough time the past year going anywhere without me. I can't figure out why, but I was terrified of what kindergarten would bring. She did amazingly well though. There were a couple tears shed right before we left her room, but she just wiped them away really quickly and was so brave. I quickly put my sunglasses on as we left the school to hide my tears too. When I picked her up she was all smiles and talked a mile a minute about what they did. She even said she made two friends already although she didn't know their names. : ) Mae was a little tentative in her class when she went on Wednesday, but by the next day, she said I could just drop her off.
This year's schedule is very hectic with five pick-up and drop-offs just for school, but we'll make it work, I just hope I don't forget anyone!

Mae's 4th Birthday

Mae turned four a couple weeks ago while we were in San Diego. She is such a delight. She has one of the greatest personalities I've ever seen. She makes the funniest faces and loves to make up songs. More than anything right now though, she loves being a big sister! We're so happy she's in our family!

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