Kindergarten Sign Up

Today I signed Evelyn up for kindergarten. It was exciting and sad at the same time.  It is so hard to believe how fast the time has gone.  I of course was the first person there (and 15 minutes early).  The Greeter made me wait for a minute before starting but then decided that she would be nice and get started a little early.

I have to admit that i was a bit in shock as I drove away.  It was kind of an odd feeling part of me wanted to cry (though I've been pretty emotional anyway) and the rest of me just can't believe that Evelyn is old enough to be signed up for kindergarten.  I have heard some good things about the school both from co workers and a drug rep so I am hopeful that it is indeed a good school.

I'm married!

Today we had a busy day,  gymnastics in the morning which we barely made. Then a trip to the store and a play date with one of William's friends which went fairly well all before noon!  After the playdate we came home for lunch and didn't have enough time for nap time before seeing daddy's arrival from Hawaii. So I did what any good parent would do and let the kids watch a movie :).

The kids had a blast picking him up from the airport and seeing daddy arrive. After seeing J we raced off to the library for another play date with a different friend of William's.  As we were in the car I found Evelyn's goodie bag from a friends party.

Evelyn: Mommy what's that?
Me: that's the gift bag from N's party.
Evelyn: Can I have it?
(hands it to evelyn)
(Evelyn takes out ring and puts it on her finger)
Evelyn: singing "I'm married, I'm married, I'm married".  See mommy I just wanted my ring.  I'm wearing a ring does that mean I'm married?

Bath time memories

Really having two kids makes bath time so much fun though I wish William were a little more cautious in the tub.  his latest favorite activity is jumping in the tub.  I can't seem to diswaid him even when i take him out after doing it.  he screams his head off then does it again the next night. he also likes to sit on the back ledge of the tub and slide down the side of the tub.

Tonight was actually a great bath time.  I sat back on their stool and watched the kids play nicely.  Evelyn sang whatever came to her mind for half of the bath.  and as a bonus I didn't get soaking wet from William's splashes.  After bath time I read Williams current favorite books Dazzling Diggers and Silly Sally and he didn't do to bad going down.  Evelyn got two of her favorite books from the big purple book for beginners.  She was exceptionally patient with me as I seem to be coming down with something - again.  She is such a sweet girl.  I love it when she randomly pipes up with an mommy I love you - I'm not even going to call the cops to arrest you (Idon't know where this one came from) and my personal favorite from when she was a little younger mommy I love you so much.  I'm going to have to through you in the garbage"  You may be able to guess she was fond of Oscar at the time :).

So tonight I am reflecting and thinking of all the memories that I have left out of this blog by not following through with it and will now make sure to take a few minutes to recap my favorite parts of the day.  Because once a memory is gone it is gone forever.

It is finally here - AKA Happy Halloween

Today the kids had a blast.  William was a skeleton - He didn't wear the wings trick or treating.  and Evelyn was a cow again.  After school we had a quick dinner and Grandpa showed up with christmas cookies from panera for the kids and gave them to them for their treat buckets.  William had another idea and I had to take it away (crying) I finally gave him a small piece so he would calm down and go trick or treating.  J and dad took teh kids and I stayed behind in case there were more trick or treators after evelyn's friends came by (there were not).  Dad ended up going with Evelyn so that Evelyn could catch up the the group of neighborhood kids.  William stuck with dad and William did indeed say trick or treat tonight! the kid learns fast with proper motivation.

After trick or treating they watched Dora's Halloween at ate the well deserved cookie, bedtime was something else.

Buisy day = Breakdown

Today was a great day for the most part.  We started out with swimming lessons and since Grandma and Grandpa are in South Carolina J came out to the lessons with me and the kids.  Evelyn and William had a great time swimming around with daddy.  It is truly amazing how far they have come in such a short time.

After swimming we ran strait to Zoe's 4th birthday party at the Jump Club. The kids had a great time jumping around on the bounce houses.  Though William had some trouble getting into the bounce house and fell hitting his head it was not a bad injury and he was soon over it.  I did watch him closer from then on.  Evelyn had a blast and is now even more excited to have her party there whenever it may be.

After the party we played for a little while before dropping Jason off at home and heading to the library.    Evelyn had a great time playing on the computer and with Ms. Lori who was nice enough to walk over and meet us there and help us into the car - she really is gifted with kids!

Once we got home we walked over to david's house down the street and played with all of the leaves that they had raked up during the day it was quite the pile.  Evelyn and William went crazy as only they can and even David got into it a little bit.

After dinner we all needed a break so we watched Dora's Halloween adventure.  This is where things started to get fussy.  The movie had one episode left and it was to late to watch making the tired kids cranky.  Evelyn had a series of bad decisions leading to a meltdown.  She decided that she didn't want to bath with her brother however once his bath was done she wanted him there.  I couldn't get her into the tub without counting. then she refused to clean off.  it was a fun scream fest.  but we did get her calmed down eventually.

It is safe to say we all were ready for bed tonight!

Stroke Farms

Today was Evelyn's first field trip which included quite a few firsts.  She was so excited we got to school early.  Then it was off to her first bus ride which she loved...

 

At Stoke Farms they had a ton of great activities including a mini farm where the kids could feed the animals.

 

They also had a train ride, hay pile, big slides and of course pumpkins!

 

 

 And the end of the trip Evelyn had her first Bee sting.  She handled it well and didn't have a big reaction thankfully (Ok I had William's Epi Pen on me) It doesn't hurt to have it just in case and the school where he was had one for him.  I gave her some benadryl when we got back to the school and she had a great nap.

A Chipped Tooth

William was running in daycare and fell.  Then a friend fell on top of him.  The combination fall caused a bump on the head and a chip on the tooth. he chip of the tooth went unnoticed until I brushed his teeth at night.  So Today I had to find a dentist (which was long overdue).  and I brought him in.  they filed the tooth.  a fun experience let me tell you.  and we scheduled a follow up to get him and his sister cleaned.