Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Getting into the swing of things
Well we are getting into the groove of our new schedules!
Jonas and Tom are out of the house by 7:10 and Tinzley and I get to lazily follow them. We are usually out of the house by 7:45 and some mornings we will milk those extra min in bed! :)
Jonas gets dropped off at school every morning by Tom. Tinzley and I head to school together and sometimes pick up Grandma on the way.
It is sad sometimes to not have Jonas with us but we are getting used to it! Tinzley will sometimes ask where Jonas is and I think that is sweet!
Tinzley and I get to school around 8:30 and she either heads to the gym or plays in my room or Grandma's room.
My schedule has changed from working 3 days a week to 5 days a week. It has been adjustment but not bad. I dont have to work any extended care hours so that is nice to be able to leave everyday at 1:15. My class this year has definitely been a challenge at times but hopefully we are making progress and getting into the swing of our routine!
Jonas is doing so well at school! He loves PE, and riding the bus! He also loves the classroom management system and gets so excited to tell us each day that he lands on a 3,4, or 5. He is waiting to get to a super six so he can get a trip to Steak and Shake as his reward from mom and dad!
TInzley and I get home around 2 just in time for her to go down for her much needed nap! I get to rest for about an hour until i have to walk up to the bus stop to pick up Jonas. He usually comes eats a snack and has rest time too. He hates it but it is so necessary still. By 7:30 the kid is wiped! He has started getting homework this past week which has been interesting. He has a little math question everyday and every Monday he gets a poem that we have to go over throughout the week. It is not hard but he doesnt love it and I have a hard time not getting to intense that he needs to know ALL of it the first time we read it. Haha
We also have soccer practice every Monday and I am coaching Tinzl;ey's team. She had her first game today (pics to follow) and she did okay. NOt terrible (no crying) but not great (didnt really participate). Tinzley also is starting dance this week at school. She will have ballet and tap every wed afternoon from 1-2.
I have bible study every Tues night and Tom has prayer group 1 tues a month. He also has some friends that he likes to get together with and play guitar. It is a busy schedule but everyone seems to be adjusting well to it.
I am also in the process of training for my third half marathon so that keeps me busy as well!
I hope to get some pics up here soon of all of the happenings we have been up to!
Jonas and Tom are out of the house by 7:10 and Tinzley and I get to lazily follow them. We are usually out of the house by 7:45 and some mornings we will milk those extra min in bed! :)
Jonas gets dropped off at school every morning by Tom. Tinzley and I head to school together and sometimes pick up Grandma on the way.
It is sad sometimes to not have Jonas with us but we are getting used to it! Tinzley will sometimes ask where Jonas is and I think that is sweet!
Tinzley and I get to school around 8:30 and she either heads to the gym or plays in my room or Grandma's room.
My schedule has changed from working 3 days a week to 5 days a week. It has been adjustment but not bad. I dont have to work any extended care hours so that is nice to be able to leave everyday at 1:15. My class this year has definitely been a challenge at times but hopefully we are making progress and getting into the swing of our routine!
Jonas is doing so well at school! He loves PE, and riding the bus! He also loves the classroom management system and gets so excited to tell us each day that he lands on a 3,4, or 5. He is waiting to get to a super six so he can get a trip to Steak and Shake as his reward from mom and dad!
TInzley and I get home around 2 just in time for her to go down for her much needed nap! I get to rest for about an hour until i have to walk up to the bus stop to pick up Jonas. He usually comes eats a snack and has rest time too. He hates it but it is so necessary still. By 7:30 the kid is wiped! He has started getting homework this past week which has been interesting. He has a little math question everyday and every Monday he gets a poem that we have to go over throughout the week. It is not hard but he doesnt love it and I have a hard time not getting to intense that he needs to know ALL of it the first time we read it. Haha
We also have soccer practice every Monday and I am coaching Tinzl;ey's team. She had her first game today (pics to follow) and she did okay. NOt terrible (no crying) but not great (didnt really participate). Tinzley also is starting dance this week at school. She will have ballet and tap every wed afternoon from 1-2.
I have bible study every Tues night and Tom has prayer group 1 tues a month. He also has some friends that he likes to get together with and play guitar. It is a busy schedule but everyone seems to be adjusting well to it.
I am also in the process of training for my third half marathon so that keeps me busy as well!
I hope to get some pics up here soon of all of the happenings we have been up to!
Monday, August 20, 2012
First Day of School
First day of Kindergarten
Mrs. Johnson, Jonas' Kindergarten Teacher
Tried to recreate last years picture
Tinzley's first day of 3K 8/13/2012
Jonas had his first day of big school today! He was excited and did great! It was a long way to school with all the busy traffic trying to get there too! We walked him in today because they recommended it and he did great! We found his room and his teacher and he just walked right in (after a picture of course) I did not fare so well! The second he walked in there I shed a few tears! I just lost it. It was so scary to just let him go and not know what he would be doing ALL day.
He had such a great day and said he likes school but it is too long! haha
This kid also got to ride the bus which he LOVED! I greeted him at the bus stop and he was ALL smiles! Whew what a day!
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Summer is over... :(
So I have missed SO much on here because we have been SO busy!!!
I worked two jobs this summer, we went to the beach for a week, and then went to the northeast for 10 days camping and walking and all kinds of adventures!
We left on Friday July 21 for our first night of camping in North Carolina! We got there in the drizzle and had some help from our neighbors on the campsite. Got the tent set up and dinner started! We went to bed with dear all around us and woke up to dear all around us! I woke up and made pancakes and bacon on the griddle! I LOVED cooking breakfast every morning over the fire! It just was such a new and fun experience and the kids LOVED camping. Everything about it!
We got packed up and headed to Washington DC. We arrived at our campsite around 5 in some pretty strong rain... No fun to set up a tent in! We got set up, got dinner and got settled for the night! We had a big day of walking ahead of us!
We woke up, ate breakfast and headed down to the bus stop. We rode the bus to the train station.. yes train station, was Jonas excited?, and rode the train into Washington DC. We had two excited kiddos! We headed over to the air and space museum first, then to the Washington Monument, down to the Lincoln Memorial, then headed to the National Museums of American History and Natural History. We caught our train back to our bus stop and got back to our campsite in time for dinner! I had a LONG day of walking and did not feel so great after our train ride and may have thrown up in the train station.. haha!
The kids got to play in the campground pool and then we headed to the tent to sleep off the LONG day!
We got up the next morning and ran a little late getting to the train station and we missed our Capitol building tour! We were SO disappointed but got to see the outside of it and walk around the sites of the Capitol. We got in the car and headed to Connecticut. On our way to Connecticut we stopped in Hoboken NJ at Carlos Bakery! We had to wait around an hour but the cannolis and lobster tails were totally worth it!!
We left the bakery and headed through the Lincoln Tunnel to Connecticut! We got there and headed to bed pretty quickly. We had another LONG day of walking ahead of us!
We woke up, ate breakfast and headed into New York City! Parked at the Lincoln Center, headed over to Central Park, ate a big pretzel from a street vendor, went to FAO Schwarz, headed down 5th avenue, took the subway to Times Square, got Tinzley's pic taken with Hello Kitty (haha), ate lunch at a New York deli, took the subway down to Staten Island Ferry. Took the ferry to the island and back, and rode passed the Statue of LIberty, then headed down to Ground Zero then headed home! Whew it was a BIG day!
The next day we woke up and headed to Boston. We went to the Quincy Market and went to the Boston Harbor, and ate in the North End at a yummy Italian restarurant! Boston was quick but such a neat experience to have! We camped in Boston, headed to Harvard the next day. After Harvard we then headed up to Vermont for Wendy and Dwayne's wedding! We got to our hotel, that was a little sketchy, and showered and headed over to the rehearsal! Ate dinner afterwards and got to visit and talk with Tom's family! The next morning we ate at the skinny pancake and then walked around downtown Montpelier! I LOVED montpelier! We headed back to the hotel and got ready for the wedding!
The wedding was great and the reception was SO much fun! We had so much fun visiting and celebrating with the Phifers!
After the wedding we got some rest because it was time to head home the next day!
The stops were not done yet... We stopped in Hershey PA and camped there that night and then headed home that SUnday! WHEW! It was a whirlwind of a trip but so many memories, so many places visited!
I will post pics soon! (Tom has the laptop with the pics on it :) ) hehe
I worked two jobs this summer, we went to the beach for a week, and then went to the northeast for 10 days camping and walking and all kinds of adventures!
We left on Friday July 21 for our first night of camping in North Carolina! We got there in the drizzle and had some help from our neighbors on the campsite. Got the tent set up and dinner started! We went to bed with dear all around us and woke up to dear all around us! I woke up and made pancakes and bacon on the griddle! I LOVED cooking breakfast every morning over the fire! It just was such a new and fun experience and the kids LOVED camping. Everything about it!
We got packed up and headed to Washington DC. We arrived at our campsite around 5 in some pretty strong rain... No fun to set up a tent in! We got set up, got dinner and got settled for the night! We had a big day of walking ahead of us!
We woke up, ate breakfast and headed down to the bus stop. We rode the bus to the train station.. yes train station, was Jonas excited?, and rode the train into Washington DC. We had two excited kiddos! We headed over to the air and space museum first, then to the Washington Monument, down to the Lincoln Memorial, then headed to the National Museums of American History and Natural History. We caught our train back to our bus stop and got back to our campsite in time for dinner! I had a LONG day of walking and did not feel so great after our train ride and may have thrown up in the train station.. haha!
The kids got to play in the campground pool and then we headed to the tent to sleep off the LONG day!
We got up the next morning and ran a little late getting to the train station and we missed our Capitol building tour! We were SO disappointed but got to see the outside of it and walk around the sites of the Capitol. We got in the car and headed to Connecticut. On our way to Connecticut we stopped in Hoboken NJ at Carlos Bakery! We had to wait around an hour but the cannolis and lobster tails were totally worth it!!
We left the bakery and headed through the Lincoln Tunnel to Connecticut! We got there and headed to bed pretty quickly. We had another LONG day of walking ahead of us!
We woke up, ate breakfast and headed into New York City! Parked at the Lincoln Center, headed over to Central Park, ate a big pretzel from a street vendor, went to FAO Schwarz, headed down 5th avenue, took the subway to Times Square, got Tinzley's pic taken with Hello Kitty (haha), ate lunch at a New York deli, took the subway down to Staten Island Ferry. Took the ferry to the island and back, and rode passed the Statue of LIberty, then headed down to Ground Zero then headed home! Whew it was a BIG day!
The next day we woke up and headed to Boston. We went to the Quincy Market and went to the Boston Harbor, and ate in the North End at a yummy Italian restarurant! Boston was quick but such a neat experience to have! We camped in Boston, headed to Harvard the next day. After Harvard we then headed up to Vermont for Wendy and Dwayne's wedding! We got to our hotel, that was a little sketchy, and showered and headed over to the rehearsal! Ate dinner afterwards and got to visit and talk with Tom's family! The next morning we ate at the skinny pancake and then walked around downtown Montpelier! I LOVED montpelier! We headed back to the hotel and got ready for the wedding!
The wedding was great and the reception was SO much fun! We had so much fun visiting and celebrating with the Phifers!
After the wedding we got some rest because it was time to head home the next day!
The stops were not done yet... We stopped in Hershey PA and camped there that night and then headed home that SUnday! WHEW! It was a whirlwind of a trip but so many memories, so many places visited!
I will post pics soon! (Tom has the laptop with the pics on it :) ) hehe
Monday, July 2, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Beach vacation!
We had the best week at the beach! Perfect weather, perfect company, perfect food!!
Day one.
We left our house around 10 and headed in a caravan of 4 cars to the beach. We stopped to eat around 1 and all got to finally see everyone! We were headed to the beach with my mom, my aunt Nola, my cousin Rachel her husband Ed and their two sweet boys, my cousin Mitch and my cousin Tina her husband Kevin and their 4 kiddos! 17 in all!!!
We were headed to alligator alley before we got to the beach and the kids loved it! We got to see them feed the alligators and we got to do a little feeding ourselves! We left alligator alley around 5 and got back on the road for the beach. We had a new passenger with manny joining us and tinzley rode with grandma! It was so much fun to listen to manny and Jonas discuss the sights! We stopped at a farmers market and the grocery store before arriving to the plantation around 7! It was a long day but such a good way to start a great week!
We ate pizza got unpacked and settled in for the night!
To be continued. Hopefully with some pics!
Day one.
We left our house around 10 and headed in a caravan of 4 cars to the beach. We stopped to eat around 1 and all got to finally see everyone! We were headed to the beach with my mom, my aunt Nola, my cousin Rachel her husband Ed and their two sweet boys, my cousin Mitch and my cousin Tina her husband Kevin and their 4 kiddos! 17 in all!!!
We were headed to alligator alley before we got to the beach and the kids loved it! We got to see them feed the alligators and we got to do a little feeding ourselves! We left alligator alley around 5 and got back on the road for the beach. We had a new passenger with manny joining us and tinzley rode with grandma! It was so much fun to listen to manny and Jonas discuss the sights! We stopped at a farmers market and the grocery store before arriving to the plantation around 7! It was a long day but such a good way to start a great week!
We ate pizza got unpacked and settled in for the night!
To be continued. Hopefully with some pics!
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