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Month: August 2022

31 Aug

August 31, 2022

Alex has discovered numerous free apps that have huge databases of comics. He reads them all the time. The best is when I hear insane laughing from another room and now exactly why.

31 Aug

August 31, 2022

Enjoying the day…

31 Aug

August 31, 2022

When Kaitlyn got home from school, she joined Ben and they played babies for over two hours. (She hasn’t touched a doll on her own in years.)

31 Aug

August 31, 2022

We have had a lot of trouble with Ben taking things from Kaitlyn’s room. One of the items that he keeps taking is babies and baby items. Kaitlyn agreed to let Ben have her babies in the hopes of keeping him out of her room. Today we went and bought this bunk bed to help store the babies in his room.

31 Aug

Checking It All Out

Today it was Ben’s turn to meet his teacher for the new school year. We met Ms. Laura and she seems great. We ran into some old friends from Kaitlyn’s first ballet class and their son is going to be in Ben’s class too. He seems ready for school and I know I won’t mind having our regular schedule in place!

30 Aug

August 30, 2022

First day of 8th grade!

30 Aug

August 30, 2022

First day of 6th grade!

30 Aug

August 30, 2022

First day of 2nd grade!

30 Aug

August 30, 2022

He always puts his own tweak on everything – even bedtime attire.

30 Aug

First Day

Today was the first day of school for the big kids. It’s the first day Kaitlyn had to be up early, but it’s also the first year she is at the same school as Teague. Everyone got up without problem, let me take my traditional first day of school morning pictures, and made it to school on time. Alex was a little bummed at the end of the day because of some new school policies and schedule changes, but otherwise everyone had good days.

29 Aug

August 29, 2022

One last movie night before school starts tomorrow.

29 Aug

Meet And Greet

School starts tomorrow so today the elementary kids got to meet their teachers. Funny enough, Alex was bemoaning the fact that he didn’t get to visit his school and get a head start on finding his classrooms.

28 Aug

August 28, 2022

The constant battle with Alex – towel on the bedroom floor vs. towel on the towel rack in the bathroom.

28 Aug

August 28, 2022

Teague made sushi for dinner.

28 Aug

August 28, 2022

Kaitlyn made dumplings for dinner.

28 Aug

August 28, 2022

Sunday afternoon snuggles.

28 Aug

Warring Chefs

Everyone had a free night so Kaitlyn and Teague decided to cook. Teague was in charge of sushi and Kaitlyn decided on dumplings. Those are both family favorites and they did a great job!

27 Aug

Rah Rah, Go Team

Kaitlyn and her cheer team had their first “real” football game to cheer. Thankfully it was a home game. I dropped her off for their hour of practice beforehand. I did a super fast grocery run and then got back just in time to watch the girls cheer for the game.

27 Aug

August 27, 2022

Popcorn got left off of my grocery list so Alex experimented with old-school.

27 Aug

August 27, 2022

Saturday morning cartoons.

26 Aug

August 26, 2022

The first step to taking over cat litter duty.

26 Aug

August 26, 2022

I recently bought Kaitlyn a transfer book. She loves it.

26 Aug

August 26, 2022

Ben has been begging Alex to draw him a pirate ship. Alex finally gave in today.

25 Aug

Splash Splash

Today Kaitlyn, Ben, and I joined some friends at a place we had never been. It’s a combination splash pad and small beach. It was perfect for our group.

25 Aug

August 25, 2022

Alex has been working on his drawing faces recently.

25 Aug

August 25, 2022

Learning new skills today.

25 Aug

August 25, 2022

We checked out a new beach/splash pad today and had a blast.

25 Aug

August 25, 2022

We checked out a new beach/splash pad today and had a blast.

24 Aug

August 24, 2022

Alex ordered some new “drawing” gloves and was so excited when they arrived today.

24 Aug

August 24, 2022

Teague decided the morning called for cinnamon donut holes.

24 Aug

August 24, 2022

Kaitlyn is practicing her “flying” skills in cheer.

24 Aug

August 24, 2022

This boy loves his tomatoes.

24 Aug

Practice, Practice, Practice

Kaitlyn moved up a level in cheer this year and it’s crazy. Practices went from one hour to two. Instead of two days a week, they practice three times a week. They also have a larger group with bigger girls so they are attempting more advanced routines. Kaitlyn is one of the smaller girls and has always loved being a “flyer.” That means she gets lifted up in the routines. It also means a ton of practice, which so far has not been an issue and has brought zero complaints.

The other thing I have enjoyed about cheer is how the older girls treat the younger ones. From the first year Kaitlyn cheered (four years ago), they have been awesome about welcoming the younger girls, teaching them, and including them. I would even understand if they were indifferent to them, but they go out of their way to include them. It makes such a difference to girls who are nervous or unsure in the beginning.

23 Aug

August 23, 2022

Alex learned a really important laundry lesson. If you leave your wet clothes in the washing machine too long, they stink at the end.

23 Aug

August 23, 2022

Cookies coming right up!

23 Aug

August 23, 2022

Kaitlyn’s favorite place to hang out today was this box.

23 Aug

August 23, 2022

I sent Ben upstairs to change clothes. He was gone a suspiciously long time so I went to investigate. When I tried to hurry him along, his response was, “This is a good part. I only have a few more pages.” He’s definitely my child!

22 Aug

Babies

Ben convinced Kaitlyn to play dolls this morning and it was adorable. She had hers all boxed up and got it down out of her closet to play with him. Kaitlyn even helped “Little Ben” get dressed.

22 Aug

August 22, 2022

My kids have been looking forward to this day all summer. It was the day we washed windows and baseboards! Everybody helped and it only took a few hours with the promise of a movie at the movie theater later in the week plus popcorn and candy.

22 Aug

August 22, 2022

My kids have been looking forward to this day all summer. It was the day we washed windows and baseboards! Everybody helped and it only took a few hours with the promise of a movie at the movie theater later in the week plus popcorn and candy.

22 Aug

August 22, 2022

My kids have been looking forward to this day all summer. It was the day we washed windows and baseboards! Everybody helped and it only took a few hours with the promise of a movie at the movie theater later in the week plus popcorn and candy.

22 Aug

August 22, 2022

I left this one in the upstairs bathroom with his clothes and instructions to get dressed. When I turned around, this is what I saw. (Ben has a real problem with “listening.”)

21 Aug

Sunday

Today was a wonderful, lazy Sunday. We spent most of the day outside and the kids joined us for most of the afternoon. Kaitlyn has been loving the speaker Wade hooked up to her iPad. Now she carries both with her everywhere so she can listen to her music constantly (usually soundtracks to the Zombie and Descendant movies).

21 Aug

August 21, 2022

Sunday roundup.

20 Aug

Jamboree

Kaitlyn had her first cheerleading event today – a Football and Cheerleading Jamboree. Thankfully she only had to cheer for one game, but it was 30 minutes away and HOT. Her team did a great job and it was fun to watch them cheer together for the first time.

20 Aug

August 20, 2022

Alex wanted to show off his cheerleading skills too.

20 Aug

August 20, 2022

Kaitlyn had her first Cheer event today. (They are still waiting for uniforms to arrive, but t-shirts and bows are here!)

20 Aug

August 20, 2022

Saturday morning snuggles

19 Aug

August 19, 2022

I got a text from Alex saying “Come to my room with your camera.”

19 Aug

August 19, 2022

Super Teague!

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