Adventures in La La Land

What a week. 1. The girls started school this week. Lucy started on Monday. She's been so excited and counting down the days. I love her small school where she knows everyone. She has the same class every year so there's no anxiety about making friends or who to play with at recess. 2nd Grade. Where has the time gone? 2. Lena only has school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so her first day was Tuesday. I was a little worried about how she'd do at drop off. She was excited but nervous leading up to the first day, and I wasn't sure if the anxiety would overtake her when it came down to me leaving her there. But she did great! She marched right in, sat down at her desk, and got to work. I remember leaving Lucy on her first day of Kindergarten with a pit in my stomach. But I didn't feel that way with Lena. I knew she'd be fine. Second kid? Haha.  Walking in to school Walking out of school together.  3. I asked Lena if she made any friend...

1. Levi had a rough week. I wrote last Saturday that he was battling a fever. When he still had it Sunday, was pulling on his ears, had no appetite, and was acting lethargic, I decided to take him to urgent care. Sure enough: ear infection. I figured after a couple doses of the antibiotic he'd be back to himself. But he was miserable almost all week. All day. Every day. Actually, that's not true. He usually made a miraculous recovery around 5:00 every evening . . . just in time for Justin and my parents to get home. I wanted to scream, "You don't understand!! He has been crying for hours on end!" I resorted to taking pictures as proof: Even being outside didn't make him happy.  He can't even. Yesterday, for the first time, he finally started to turn the corner and act more like himself. And by today, he was full of energy and giggles. Whew! Finally! 2. Before our trip to urgent care on Sunday, the whole fam got together at Golden Corr...

I don't really feel like writing this week, so prepare yourself for a less than stellar entry. 1. Last Sunday the girls got invited to a gymnastics birthday party for one of their friends. Neither of my girls has ever been to gymnastics, but they're both interested in it, so they were thrilled to go. They loved the gym and all the equipment. By the time they were done, they were begging to sign up for classes. They don't do sports and I've been wanting them to get involved in something, so we signed them up for a weekly class! I think Lena will love it and be a natural, but I'm a little more concerned about Lucy. She does not like to push herself, and if she doesn't succeed the first time she tries something she immediately gives up. (She might  get that from me.) They start in September, so we'll see how it goes!! 2. This week I read The Reluctant Duchess  (meh), The Heiress of Winterwood  (meh), and Just The Way You Are  (yeah!). [Affiliate ...

1. We survived another year of VBS! It was exhausting but fun. The girls loved it. Levi was not a fan. He really struggled with being in nursery for 3.5 hours every day. Poor kid. There's a new-ish family at our church with a boy named Levi who's only a few months older than my Levi. I'm unreasonably upset that he'll always have to be Levi V. at church. It already caused problems this week. I tried to label everything (Levi's bag, cup, even himself) but they got him mixed up with the other Levi - they tried to give my Levi the other Levi's blankie, they couldn't find my Levi's Binky because they were looking in the other Levi's bag, etc. I'm naming my next kid Pepper (after the doctor of course) so it's less likely that there will be anyone else named that in his/her class. 2. I tried something new at VBS this year. Instead of leading the preschool class, as I've done for the past few years, I took on 2nd grade, so I could be with Lucy....