Beauty and The Beast

Nope not these two....well not exactly heehee

Yes, this Beauty and The Beast. Lucy was a Dancing Napkin in her school play. She was also a town's person. She was sooo cute up there! I have never seen a better dancing napkin-FOR REALS!


Adam flew up for the weekend so he could witness the budding star. We decided to celebrate Easter a little early so he could partake of the festivities. The first pic of this post was of the kids dying eggs. It was a little stressful but ended well. The next morning they woke up to an egg hunt. I had hid a message in one egg that lead them on a scavenger hunt till at they end found a trampoline in the garage. Yeah this Mama rocks :)




Best Easter EVER! After the hunt and eating too much chocolate, we went on a hike.




Dad was pretty excited to buy Grey his first pair of Salomons-I think the thing that has surprised me most about Adam having a son is how he likes to have Grey and him wear matching clothes. Cracks me up :) It will be a sad day when Grey decides he is too cool to dress just like Dad.

My Day:

Was GREAT! I went to spin class-first time since the feets surgery. It made me feel not just normal again, but powerful. I have MISSED that feeling. I got a txt from my amazing Dallas bestie-always makes my day a little better when I hear from K. I did some Easter shopping, picked Grey up from school, did a little more shopping, then went home. I cleaned (whole house is sparkling) while Grey had a friend over (LOVE when I get to be home so the kids get to have friends over). Both kids had gymnastics, Lucy had a school play performance (Beauty and the Beast and Grey sat on my lap the whole time and snuggled), then ice cream from Baskin Robbins to celebrate. Came home, bathed kids, wrote a paper, and not its time for sleep. Exhausting, wonderful day.

Last Day of Spring Break

Darcie sent this pic of her, Kayleen, and their friend having fun at Disneyland.
This was their day:

And this was my day:

Spring Break 2012

This year my Spring Break consisted of only one day of no work. I took Lucy out of school meet the Clarks for lunch and then an awesome hike up Holbrook Trail. A much needed outing for the Moms. We all enjoyed the mountains, the snow, the Jelly Bellys, the sticks, and throwing rocks. Love you Clarks!!!!!!

Homework

Yep I know this pic is sideways, but I took it that way so its going to stay that way. Tonight was of course another homework night for all three of us. Grey absolutely LOVES being like Mama and Sis so even when his preschool teacher doesn't send worksheets home to do we work in his book. It has been such an interesting process teaching both of my children how to read and write. Lucy caught on so so quickly. She recognized letters and words at a very young age while it has been a very difficult process for Grey. He still calls letters numbers and the alphabet song is still not memorized. I do think his struggles with speech have contributed to his struggle with learning. But he is accomplishing something every day and we are both so excited when that happens. Even holding the pencil correctly for an entire page is big. What I love about the first pic, well the two things I love, are that he drew a pic of a zebra. And he LOVES zebras. The second thing I love is that you can see his adorable brown fingers in the corner anxiously waiting to turn the page to the next worksheet. To me that is a MAJOR accomplishment-him wanting to do a third sheet.

This pic is my confession pic. Yep, I bribe my kids with candy. I have been really good about not buying so many processed and sugary treats for us to snack on, but a little incentive to do homework, pick up toys, or put away the dishes is A-ok with me. PLUS, Daddy is a pediatric dentist-he can fix it. BUT they do have to brush their teeth after the treats so I am not too worried.

And finally...I am not sure if I posted a pic of this when I posted pics of our home, but this has become(as I knew it would)my fav spot in my house. It is our schoolwork wall. Honestly the best part of being a mom to littles is the awesome artwork or 100% on assignments. LOVE. (FYI the numbers above the shelves-yes old metal shelves I painted and have used as magnet boards-are our address. It represents our home and I love love)

Alright time for bed after a night of online quizzes and scholarship applications for Me.

Weekend Update

The weekend started off with Grey going on a field trip to the zoo with his preschool-okay so they did not go during the weekend BUT the Lion aka Tiger-y and the elephant mask and the animal puppets made a LOT of noise this weekend. I had to study for my last midterm which was stressing me out A LOT. My mom knew the pressure I was feeling and surprised me with a dress I had seen the previous weekend and was dying for! Grey and I came home and SURPRISE! It was on my bed! Not sure I have said this before but I for sure without a doubt have the bestest mom in the whole world. My kids can attest to this. Then came the late nights of studying and Grey NOT staying in bed but sticking stickers on his forehead and staring at me. Seriously staring. Best part is it is monday night and my test is over and my classes and work is over and I have tomorrow off. No homework for me! But not for them :) Better them than me!

Midterms