As usual, things continue to be busy in our household which doesn't leave alot of time for blog updates. Here are some of the most recent happenings:
Seth lost his very first tooth on the 2nd day of school!
Justin celebrated his 35th birthday on August 31st.
We celebrated with a party here at the house. I kind of forgot what I was doing and only took pictures of the cake and decorations. I know, I'm a dummy!
Labor Day weekend we headed down south to see my family. We stayed with my brother and his family and also visited with my mom, step-dad, and grandmother. The kids just love going down there and always have a blast with their cousins. We also always get spoiled by Nana (my mom) while we're there. We don't have many pictures of that trip but here are a few.
McKayla and baby Jack
Slumber party!
Seth's first true fishing trip. Big thanks to Uncle Ryan for taking them.
A new headband from Nana.
Me and my Layla!
Me and Sethie!
FSU Football has a officially started and we are super excited. We attended the 2nd game of the season and we will also attend the FSU vs. Oklahoma game, the Miami game, and most likely the NC State game. That last one is a maybe because we plan on taking the kids. It's a little hard to shell out the cash for tickets for kids when you can almost guarantee there will be some sort of whining, complaining, and wanting to leave before it's over. I'll let you know how that one goes. In the mean time, here are some pictures of our first tailgate of the season.
Like I said, we're busy as usual. I have also made things a bit busier by deciding to get a part-time job working after-school care at my school. It's only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays but it certainly adds to our schedule. So what does a typical week with the kids look like? Here goes...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Mimi picks them up from school and I get home around 4:00 (this is now, I will start my new work schedule next week). From there, we do homework, play for awhile, read books (this is about the time Justin gets home), make and eat dinner, give baths, possibly read another book or watch a bit of TV, and then the kids go to bed. On Tuesdays I go to one of my grad school classes until 6:15 (this is in addition to one online class) so Justin gets the kids from their after school program. He takes care of all the homework and such and when I get home we have a simple dinner or something that has been in the crock pot all day. Thursdays get a bit complicated. I usually have work meetings on Thursdays so as soon as that is over I run to get the kids so McKayla can be at dance practice by 5:15. She reads on the way to dance and Seth and I do homework while she dances. Sometimes Justin and I have softball practice right when she gets done with dance (yes, we are on a co-ed baseball team). If we have practice in addition to hers we just grab dinner on the way home. Then we give baths and go to bed. So, we decided that wasn't busy enough so we threw in a few more things. As I mentioned, I will now be working til 6:00 on M, W, F. Seth starts flag football this week and he will have practice Tuesdays and Fridays at 5:30. Oh, and did I mention he will have games on Saturdays? McKayla will also start to have dance performances soon and most of those will fall on Friday nights and Saturdays. Friday nights is also when we have softball games. Let's see...anything else? If you see me looking a little frazzled, or I don't return a text (sorry Meghan ;)), or I forget to call you back; don't take it personally, I just have about 1000 things running through my head. Don't get me wrong, I'm NOT complaining. I love being a step-mother and a wife more than anything in the world, but I sometimes wonder, where does all the time go?
