There's been soup. Lots and lots of soup.
And big fat visitors to the front yard.
And days when I have 4 or 5 devices running to keep everything together.
And breaks for giving into little bursts of inspiration and converting those into little acts of kindness.
A lamp we jazzed up & gifted to Josie's new classroom |
The girls remain in love with each other 99% of the time.
The greenhouse has created a fun way to relive summer when the plants need watered, since it's now too cool to run through a hose outside.
We've had bike rides.
And park trips.
And a Sunday when we washed the car with dishsoap.
And some changes to our bedtime routines.
And family walks to school in the morning.
And afternoon trips for coffee & a bunny visit.
We rearranged several things in the house to turn what was kind of a "den" (the room with the TV) into what the girls have dubbed "The Learning Room" - further pushing the TV into a little corner of the room so it's even easier to ignore.
We're really enjoying Josie's new experiences in the grades 1-3 montessori classroom. Montessori education just couldn't be more right for our family!
We've let some things go, in this case, some furniture that was originally purchased for Josie's nursery. Craiglist remorse is a real thing, but it's okay.
Bea has taken a cue from Josie & is just soaking up books like crazy.
There has been a ton of jump-roping. And hula hooping.
The girls are constantly trying to impress us with how strong they are, and honestly, these girls are pretty damn strong. Go girls!
Both girls are showing a strong interest in taking photos. They've been using an old digital camera and occasionally grab my cellphone and snap a few. Bea took this blurry little gem of me cooking dinner, and I think that's pretty sweet.
Speaking of dinner, we continue to keep the girls involved in any way we can. Making their own pizzas is a huge favorite.
The back porch has been converted into a wee-one art studio.
I'm been trying to be more intentional about printing photos and also blogging more regularly (if you haven't noticed). When I don't, I miss it.
We made our first batch of cookies for this baking season - Snickerdoodles!
So many Snickerdoodles that we had to deliver them to neighbors to save us from ourselves.
We have some new childcare routines to help prepare Beatrice for what will be her entry into montessori school this time next year. Here are the girls having a picnic with Grace from her school one afternoon in the front yard.
I made a new friend!
We've had some rainy days that made for great excuses to practice our puzzle skills.
We grew 'wildflowers' that finally bloomed, only to find out that they were 12 foot tall dandelion hybrids. Hilarious.
The girls have now added "don't step on the lava" to their childhood play repertoire.
We implemented Family Meetings before bed where we lay out all the plans for the next day from outfits to meals to calendar items, because it's the only way to keep everything straight.
The book project I've been working on for more than a year launched last week. I'm SO proud of the book and SO honored to be a part of such meaningful, important work to improve educational opportunities for all students. (Leaving the classroom was a hard decision for me, and my work these days confirms that I made the right decision.)
So, even though there are plenty of moments that feel a lot like this (literally and figuratively):
We're working really, really, really hard on this.
And so far, that's feeling pretty good.
2 comments:
Oh my god, "don't step on the lava", seriously, my kids do that too! What's with the lava?!? (And my poor pillows!)
Lovely post. I'm seriously blog slacking.
And huge congrats on your book! Woo hoo!
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