Me and the boys at the Deerfield Fair yesterday!
September 30, 2013
September 29, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 272
One of my favorite things about going to the Deerfield Fair is being able to see the Flying Wallenda's!! Not only do they put on a really fun show, they always stay after to give autographs, chat and take pictures! Here are all the kids with Alessandro Wallenda after the show!
September 28, 2013
September 27, 2013
September 26, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 269
Shaun's class field trip to White Farm! I got to chaperone for the first time since Evan had school during the field trip hours!
September 25, 2013
September 24, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 267
Making some great progress in his new class! He still gets nervous where he can't touch, but he's moved passed simple doggy paddles!
September 23, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 266
Since yesterday was the first official day of Fall we headed to cross off Apple picking off the Fall Bucket list!
September 22, 2013
September 21, 2013
September 20, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 263
I think we all have those moments when you feel like the worst parent on earth. I have had my fair share of those moments but then you get an email from your child's teacher telling you about an incident at school that makes you realize that perhaps you're not totally ruining your kids lives!
I forgot to tell you today that Shaun had an "incident" with another student. They were reading books together and I think Shaun thought he would be funny and put his face down in the other child's book but when he came up, his head hit that child in the nose pretty hard. I didn't see this happen, but when I turned I saw Shaun sitting in a chair at a table looking like he was going to cry. I asked what was wrong and he said, "I'm in trouble>" I asked why he was in trouble as I had not spoken to him or told him to go to the chair. Then I saw the other child completely in tears on the rug, but silent. I was able to get the same story from both kids and in the end, it was a complete accident as a result of silliness.
The positive part that came of it was Shaun choosing to "Take a Break" on his own. It was the perfect example of how someone might choose to put themselves in take a break to think about something that has happened or regain control. This has never happened before so I praised Shaun for making that choice and let him know that it was a great use of Take a Break. I could tell he felt a lot of remorse immediately and he was definitely more hard on himself than I would have expected. Then after recess, probably a half hour later, he approached the other child all on his own and apologized again. Even though someone got hurt initially, it was a very sophisticated way of dealing with the situation. He is always honest and forthcoming. He's a sweet little boy. As a mom, I thought you would be proud of him.And I definitely was!
September 19, 2013
September 18, 2013
September 17, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 260
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the most stubborn child on the planet. Who chose to sit at the table for an entire afternoon, over eating 4 tiny cut up pieces of a farm fresh peach. Sigh!
September 16, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 259
He's starting to get the hang of it! Right now his instinct is to push backwards but he's working hard to move his bike forward!
September 15, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 258
Someone is mad at me for making the "wrong" sandwich. Not sure what his issue was, he loves peanut butter and fluff, it's not like I made him a liverwurst sandwich with mustard.
September 14, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 257
This is David's second year in Division 1 soccer and this year the volunteer coaches have the assistance of professionals from England! They were working on learning the different positions.
September 13, 2013
September 12, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 255
Today was school picture day! This is Evan's first time getting his school pictures done. I was assisting the company today and was able to see Evan come down with his class. You would have thought that this kid has never been in front of a camera before. He completely froze. The two staff members sat tried to get him to sit back and smile but he wasn't having it! He was the epitome of awkward and goofy! I think they eventually got a smile out of him but it won't be natural. I can't wait to see how they turn out! In any case, I'm glad I have this one!
September 11, 2013
September 10, 2013
September 9, 2013
September 8, 2013
September 7, 2013
September 6, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 249
This guy came to hang out with me while I sat outside waiting to go grab David from the bus. I don't have a Macro lens, but these are the times I would want one! I had to settle with my phone for this one...
September 5, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 248
Birthweek dinner at El Rodeo with my boys tonight! And ice cream from Granite State Candy Shoppe in the freezer for dessert!
September 4, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 247
So we won't be sharing a birthday after all (she couldn't hold out for 11 more minutes!) but I did get to hold her and snuggle her today so it's a close second! Welcome to the world sweet baby girl!
September 3, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 246
Tonight I headed south to say goodbye to one of my adopted grandmothers, since I never met either of my grandmothers, I felt lucky to be able to have my friends grandmothers in my life. My boys are lucky to have both of their grandmothers in their lives and even luckier to have 2 great grandmothers. I'm inspired tonight to post this picture I snapped today of David and his Omi walking home from the bus stop this afternoon.
September 2, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 245
Getting in one last hurrah before the reality of Summer's end hits! But I'll be honest, I'm not very sad! I'm so ready for pumpkin everything, cool crisp air and gorgeous colors! Bring on Fall!
September 1, 2013
365 ~ 2013: Day 244
A Halloween preview at my parents camp today! It's always fun to see all the camp sites decked out and the kids love getting to go trick or treating.
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