Life in the hive...

The kids were out of school today for a staff development day. It was nice to get to sleep in and not be rushing to get here or there before a certain time. We slept in and then just hung out, watched t.v. and "loafed" all day. Of course, Monday morning will be back to reality. Already on the schedule: Matthew will arrive around 6:15a.m., I'll take the kids to school at 8ish, my photography class is at 11a.m., pick up Rachel at 3, pick up Noah at 3:30, PTA meeting at 4:15, Cub Scouts at 6:30, fit in errands and such.... Yeah, I think we deserved a day off!:-) Don't get me wrong! I am not complaining- life is good and I enjoy all that we are involved in, but it was nice to have a day where I had no deadlines and could just enjoy being with my two most favorite kiddos! We had a great time!

This moment in time...

Wow! It has been such a busy and crazy week. And next week is looking to be the same. We seem to have so many irons in the fire of life - Cub Scouts, school, PTA, Building Bridges, Bees, yada yada yada. We have to be really careful to be sure we prioritze and put first things first. So far, we seem to be O.K. Noah came home today with a 105% on his spelling test and Rachel did well with the Potty Thing at school for the second day in a row. Isn't it funny? With all that is going on, it is the little victories that are the most meaningful each day and are the greatest stress relievers. Noah's mood has been good all evening and Rachel is so proud of herself that she has stayed dry (and clean) and in panties all evening as well. Who knows what tomorrow will bring, but for right now, for this moment in time, all is good in my world.

The Wheels on the bus...

go round and round,
round and round.

Rachel has been going around the house singing this since the first day of school. She is loving school. My little social butterfly loves being with all the other children in her class. She is learning so much and is really blossoming and growing at an amazing pace.

Bees, bees, bees...

I was so proud of Noah yesterday!
Noah, Roscoe, and I did a presentation for Noah's 2nd grade class about bees, bee hives, and bee keeping. Noah did a great job and seemed quite comfortable in front of the whole group. He shared many facts about bees. We also showed the kids a bee hive and even let them taste some honey from our own hive. It was alot of fun!!