With Thanksgiving right around the corner (shockingly near actually), I start to panic about the 2.5 weeks of vacation my kids will both be having from school over Christmas. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?! I'M SO SCREWED!
And then there's all the end of year stuff that needs to get done - gift buying, party attending, party planning and throwing, decorating, Christmas card sending, calendar making, etc. etc. etc.
Actually, the panic starts to set in around Halloween, which came and went so quickly I forgot to blog about it.
So from here until 2017, I'm pretty sure every post will just be like this - photo dump with longish captions!
(1) Noah in front of his preschool. This school has saved my life. So much better than the nightmare place he was at last year (that changed his teacher FOUR TIMES in the course of 9 months).
(2) Oh how I love when my kids bring home holiday-themed art and crafts. Except for that ugly troll mask Noah insisted I put up along with the other tasteful items. I really can't be blamed for any decor decisions whilst having kids.
(3) The witch, black panther, and Chris Kratt turned into a cheetah with creature power. I know, nobody who didn't have boys ages 4-7 understood what their costumes were.
(4) On our way to Judah's school Halloween festival. It was a loooooong-weekend of candy/cavities!
(5) Randomly, Judah pet this homeless man's bunny at the food kitchen, touched his eyes, and freaked out when his eyes swelled shut to the size of golf balls. Wow, crazy allergic reaction. That was a first.
(6) Most of our weekends look like this: errands and the kids hanging out. I call this composition: Trader Bros. They always wait for me like this while I get rung up. Every so often, this is where I realize I forgot my wallet at home and curse the heavens. Mom brain.
They're really into drawing and coloring lately and as always, play really well together. They have moments of squabbling of course, but by in large, they entertain each other (and leave me blessedly alone).
During this particular art session, I overheard Judah saying to himself, a la Bob Ross (my favorite TV show personality and person to which my kids have been subjected to for hours and hours), Now I'm going to put a happy little mountain here...
And I thought, it just doesn't get any better than this.
3 comments:
I love the easel idea. I think that would keep my kids entertained for hours. Oh wait, who am I kidding, 20 minutes at the most? :)
Ha! Well surmised. But my standards for attention length have dropped so low, 20 is considered very effective for me! The average toy would prob only give me 3-5 minutes of peace :-P
p.s. I'm delighted to stumble across your blog! It's a rare thing these days - well written and frequently updated blogs of mothers. I shall visit often.
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