1st Day of School!

Yesterday was our first day of school. Last year I waited to start Lily until after Labor Day, but the girls were getting restless, so I decided to start early. Since I'm homeschooling two in different grades, each of them get their own private class time. Jasmine was first. She was so excited. All last year as Lily went through Kindergarten, Jasmine felt left out. Even if I gave her a page to color or had her practice writing letters, she wanted more. So when we started yesterday, she could barely sit still. I was trying to teach her the lesson, and she was wiggling in her chair, grinning ear to ear, and nodding her head saying, "It's okay mom, I know...I can do it all by myself." Even though at the time, I didn't think she was paying much attention (because she was too excited to concentrate), when I had her tell Jamie what she'd learned in school, she'd remembered everything. She's already greeted me this morning because she wants to do her homeschool (it's 6:30 in the morning...I couldn't sleep).

Lily had a good first day as well, that is until I put a movie on for her sisters. The other girls were being louder than I'd wanted, so I put a movie on to get them settled so Lily could do her work. But I made the mistake of picking a movie that Lily apparently wanted to watch. It was killing her...she was missing the movie because of class. Before my bright idea to put on the movie, she was as excited as Jasmine had been. She was ready to start first grade, unless Alvin and the Chipmunks was playing in the other room. Oh well. Today is a new day, and I'll make sure to pick a movie that Lily doesn't like.

So by now you are wondering what the story is with the crowns...

I wanted to have a fun craft for the girls on their first day. I'd been at Walmart a few days before, and ran across these crowns in the craft section. The girls got to make their own "first day of school crown." Rosalie and Iris got to make one also. If we're going to have princesses in our house, everyone gets to be one.
I think this year will be a good one. Our first day went very well. Lily was understanding when I'd make her take a break so I could feed Levi, or change Iris. I'd better finish this entry. Jasmine has managed to wake up all her sisters in hopes that we can get a start on another day.

Keeping you updated...

Okay, I really don't have much to talk about, but when I started this blog it was with intentions that I'd keep it fairly updated.



Levi is 6 weeks old, and growing like crazy. He's already well over 10-1/2 lbs. Maybe he'll be tall. I keep saying that he broke the mold in more ways then one. He's the biggest baby that we've had (only by 2 ounces). Of course, he is the only boy, following 4 sisters. He has brown eyes; all of his sisters have blue eyes. So far, he's the fussiest baby that we've had, but that's getting better. I guess he's starting to realize that's okay for me to put him down (even though I'd hold him all day if I could). He's the first one to take a pacifier (Lily didn't take anything, and all the other girls suck their thumb). He's so sweet! I'm really enjoying this little guy.




This past week I've been busy getting my lesson plans and materials put together for the new school year. I'll be homeschooling Lily (1st grade) and Jasmine (Kindergarten). They are both really excited about starting school. Growing up I loved pretending to be a teacher, and now I'm so blessed to be able to teach my children. Just one more thing to occupy my time, as if a new baby wasn't enough. But I like the challenge.




I've been proud of myself lately. I've been staying on top of the housework, having dinner ready for when Jamie comes home, and keeping the kiddos happy and taken care of (that's just a few of the things that I do everyday, but are the most important). This Sunday I'll return to work at the church nursery. Like I mentioned, school will start for us soon. I guess I like for things to stay busy. It's makes me feel important, and needed. It reminds me of who I am. I am a wife, mom, teacher, chef, caregiver, daughter, sister, friend,...(you get the point). I know things would manage to get done eventually if I wasn't taking care of it, but right now I'm happy to be the one in charge of them.