Exciting morning

This morning was an exciting morning. Sydney got an award at school called the shining star. It means she shows good citizenship ect.... The ceremony was in the cafeteria at school and afterwards they served a few snacks and drinks. It was nice. Way to go Sydney.

Ethan's birthday party

Saturday we celebrated Ethan's birthday with his friends. We had his party at the bowling alley which was a blast. The kids all bowled really well and I was impressed. Tuesday is Ethan's actual birthday and he will be 6 years old. My baby boy is growing up fast.

Sunday Morning

Sunday morning we had biscuits for breakfast which gave us the opportunity to try my preserves. The kids didn't like them at all but Jay and I did. I am not sure that they taste the same as my grandmothers but they were good.

Another Friday!

We long for Friday all week and now it is finally here and it will be over before I can blink.
It is a beautiful day here and Addison had a few friends over to play this morning.
I am sure once school is out the kids will spend all afternoon outside playing expect for Sydney. She is home sick today. Two weeks into school and she is already catching things. Poor kid she spends so much time sick. I think I might hit the health food store next week and see if they have any remedies. I will listen to any suggestions anyone has.

Strawberry Fig Preserves

What a title but that is what I am doing today is making homemade Strawberry fig preserves. My grandmother use to make them for me all the time and they were my favorite. Luckily I got her recipe before she passed away and I am trying my hand at it today. I have to say how much I admire ladies that can and make things homemade. It is a lot of work and if you know me well you know I am all about purchasing the item already made. This is really out of my boundaries. I sure hope they turn out good. I will let you know.

End of the week

The kids had another good week at school.
Ethan had some exciting changes. Apparently they had too many 1st grade classes so they distributed his class into all the other classes. What that means is Ethan got a new teacher and new classmates. We went in Tuesday morning early to meet his new teacher and the new kids in his class. He has adjusted just fine and has already made several friends. Yesterday he had his first spelling test and got a 100. yeah Ethan!! He also was tested this week in reading and is in the 71% for all first graders. His reading level is 1.1 to 2.1. This is really good for my little man that has been behind on reading. We worked really hard over the summer and I was still worried when school started that he would be behind but he is right on target. I am so excited for him.
Sydney has meet several good friends in her class already and is going to a slumber party tonight. She has been doing well in class so far. She had a math test yesterday so I am waiting on that grade to come home. Math is her worst subject.
Addison is enjoying being at home alone. She has started fighting me on naps though. She still needs them but it is a struggle to get her down. Once she is asleep she will sleep for up to 2 hrs. I am hoping it is a phase and will pass.

Monday

We had a good first week of school and we are moving on to week two. Addison and I are actually getting back into our old routine. We made it to the gym and to get a shake today. (yeah)

Sydney enjoyed her birthday weekend. I took her and two friends to American Girl Saturday for lunch. The food was actually good and the dolls even got to sit at the table with us. After lunch Sydney picked out her birthday gift from the American girl store. Once we got home we had ice cream cake and the girls played. They both slept over and stayed until lunch Sunday.

Thursday

I have fallen off the posting charts. Once you get behind it is hard to catch up. It is like scrap booking which I finally gave up this year. With three kids I just couldn't keep up with all the pictures and entries.

I never use to understand how people with multiple kids couldn't get things done but now I do. Like is always busy but definitely worth it.

The kids last week of summer was spent at the pool, park, Chuck E Cheese, rock climbing, and the beach. We ended the week with a little block party. It was great.

The kids are enjoying school so far but we are still adjusting and trying to get back into a routine.

I think Addison has enjoyed some quite time this week. I took her to the pool today and we had fun. She is so brave just wanting to swim and jump it.

Busy Week

We have had an extremely busy week this past week. I wanted to end the summer for the kids on a high note. I will have to catch up on my post and pictures next week when the older two are back in school.