You have got to love when your kid is reading one of your favorite childhood books!
Wayside School
First Day of School ‘14
It’s an exciting day in our household.
Scout, who refuses to take a normal and cute picture with un-crossed eyes, is in second grade.
And Navy, who was excited/nervous, is in kindergarten.
It was an early morning, and they both woke up rubbing their eyes.
Then they were off - new BYU bookstore backpacks and all.
Scout headed right to line up, and got to see all of his friends again, and seemed really excited to be back.
And I took Navy to her first day where I stay the whole time.
You can tell by her expression that this might be a long day.
I know that expression well.
He nerves turned into devious behavior.
But at this point, nobody knew it but me.
The deviance manifested itself immediately.
Every time I picked up the camera to snap a picture, she covered her face.
It was so out of control, that parents were whispering and/or laughing a little.
I gave her a few, silent five-finger counts.
Nothing changed, so I went with it.
And treated her to a delicious breakfast after class.
Good thing I bribed both teachers and the principal with some Martinelli’s, to cover for any of my children’s bad behavior.
Teachers ‘14
This was a big year to find out which teachers Scout and Navy will have this year.
Scout will be without Mrs. Komine for the first time….bummer.
And Navy will have her first year of school in Mandarin!
The verdict is in….
Scout got Mrs. Lee….supposedly a strict and academically-minded teacher.
It was who we wanted.
And he is also staying with basically his entire class.
Great.
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Navy got a new Kindergarten teacher.
I wasn’t as picky on who she was going to have, but I did want her with someone who would be kind of strict.
All I know is that she is with a ton of younger siblings from Scout’s grade.
And that her teacher used to be one of the well-liked Mandarin aides.
The good news…they are only two classes away.
Poor Dash wanted to know where his class was.
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Let’s all cross our fingers for a good year.
Lego Store
While back-to-school shopping, my kids convinced me to hit up the Lego store.
It might be the only store that is a hit for all of my kids.
Scout puts together his sampler pack.
Dash plays with the Duplos.
Navy plays with the little put-together people, but I only caught her teasing on my camera.
And Pippi just stands by as everyone walks by and tells her how cute she is.
Labor Day ‘14
The Brockbanks came up for Labor Day, and we all spent it at Abalone.
It was so fun hanging out with Jake again. Especially because he and Cade were off to BYU-I a few days later for the semester.
The weather was perfect, the water was warm, and times were good.
The last picture is of Micah riding in a wave.
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The view was pretty good from my beach chair and umbrella.
And after the beach….
We went back home to where Nonnie had whipped up some of her famous ribs.
A last request made by Jake and Cade.
Poor Pips
It is always a mad dash before 9 am church.
This poor girl cruises around while I make her a bottle.
And then she drops her plug because she has to eat on the run.
She downed it so fast, I am pretty sure we will be to church on time!
But then accident strikes!
And we will be waltzing in five minutes late…..again.
It’s always something!
He’s Trained!
Here’s Dash on the big boy potty.
He basically trained himself in two days.
I helped him once, and my mom did another time.
After that, he didn’t wear another diaper…even at night.
I have heard rumors that he had an accident at Grandma’s house, but nothing over here yet.
Not bad.
And for all of those parents out there struggling with the whole potty training thing…..the BEST advice is:
WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN TRAIN THEMSELVES!
Meet My Boy
Meet Scout,
My cross-eyed, yellow-toothed boy.
Good thing he has hair to die for.
And a mother who loves him no matter what!
Cabo Trip ‘14
Micah and I took the three oldest weasels on a last of the summer Cabo trip.
There was the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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The good:
Family Time.
Peanut Butter Making on the Plane.
Sunblock.
Kid Club Slides.
Dash’s biggest fans.
Island Boy.
Pizza Making.
Collecting Sea Glass.
Sorting Sea Glass.
Name Bracelets.
Noah’s Ark Animal Slides.
Posers.
Crafts.
Nighttime Shows.
Late Night Dice.
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Let’s skip the “bad” and get right to the UGLY!
The NEVER-ENDING….I repeat…NEVER-ENDING tantrums!
It was ugly!
A Real Life Doll
When Navy was little, I was stopped all of the time because people thought I was strolling around a doll.
And then the real doll came along.
Pippi has stayed teeny tiny all of these months.
And add in her dimples, full head of hair, wide-set eyes, and she really could pass for a doll.
And Navy treats her as such.
Navy cares for, strolls, burps, feeds, carries, and changes her own personal doll.
It is like she is her dolly’s very own mother.
And that dolly’s grandmother is not complaining one bit.
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