I can't believe that today is the 19th of July!! That means that teachers return to work in exactly one month from today! I don't know where the time has gone! I have really enjoyed this time with my family! The last two summers I taught summer school, so I don't think that 3-4 weeks is really a "restful break." During the school year, I don't get to spend but 2-3 hours a day with my own children before bedtime. I usually leave work after 4:00, go get Logan, then go get Carter, cook dinner and then it's baths and bedtime. Chris doesn't get home until close to 10:00, so not only am I doing everything with the boys alone, by the time he gets home, I am so exhausted from the day and getting up at 5:30 that I am sleeping or ready for bed. On Saturdays I work vaccine clinics all day, so my time is few and far between. A comforting thought is that after this coming school year, Logan will be going to Kindergarten at my school!!! Then Carter won't be too far behind. We laid low this week due to all of the things we did last week. Carter started going back to school on Tuesdays, so when we picked him up, we stopped by my Oma's house to see her, my dad and brother for a little bit. While we were there, my brother was in the garage. Logan went out there, and the next thing I knew, when I looked out the window, Uncle Adam was showing him how to skateboard! It was the cutest thing. I didn't really want him to do it because I am a helicopter mom, and I think the sport is too dangerous, plus he didn't have a helmet. It just melted my heart to see my brother holding Logan's hands and helping him. He did really good and eventually slowly coasted across the floor with no hands!
Also, I decided that when we aren't out and about doing things, Logan needs less TV time and more school type activities. Although, doing it with him made me realize how much fun helping him with homework in the future is NOT going to be! He is whiny and acts silly even though he is perfectly capable of doing everything. He knows all his colors so we worked on matching the colors to their spellings. We also did some counting and number recognition. We are continuing to practice reading and popcorn words.
I gave him a sticker on each one which he totally loved! I am so proud of him! I hope he has a love for school as kiddo. I think he will because all he talks about is going back to school and seeing his teacher and is always talking about what he is going to take to show-and-tell.
The most eventful part of our week was going to the Mckenna Children's Museum in New Braunfels. I bought a Groupon back in April or May, so we went with my friend Erica, and her daughter Reagan. I LOVE this place. It is so open (unlike San Antonio's) and tons of stuff for them to do. I like the outdoor area. It has a giant water table area, musical instrument area, a climbing structure, and a few other things. Aside from Carter tripping and busting his lip open, we had a great time!
I realized I didn't get any pics of the 3 kids together because I was busy chasing my boys in 2 different directions and continuing to put Carter's shoes back on! We had lots of fun and then took them to McDonald's after. That was the only time in our day when Erica and I got to chill and talk! After a 30 min nap for Carter he was woken up and him, Logan and I headed to BJ's to meet up with my team and meet our new special ed inclusion teacher. We had a great time, but the boys were a handful. I am surprised we stayed for the amount of time that we did! Probably because I was missing my friends! Now I have the joy today of cleaning house, doing laundry, and dealing with an overtired Carter. I am being punished because I haven't done housework in a couple days so the house looks like CRAP!!! I don't understand how people can have immaculately clean houses with kids. I know some people have a maid that comes a few times a month, but that luxury isn't in our budget, so woe is me. I guess I have spent enough of a "break" on the computer. Back to the housework it is!!!
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