We just returned from a week in Texas with my sister and her family. It was a total blast! I really needed to get away and just have a week off of daycare and the day to day stuff and just spend time together. I got to spend some quality time with my sister (whom I hadn't seen in a YEAR) and I got to spend time with my cutie pie nieces. Chris spent alot of time on the computer watching baseball (it was opening weekend of regular season), but he was always willing to watch the kids, so Angie and I could go escape for a while and have sister time. The kids had fun together, we are starting to see personalities come out in how they play together, we sort of let the routine/bedtimes go out the window too, which made for some pretty tired and cranky kids by the end of the week, but it was worth it!
Back to reality in Clarinda, Ia! We are approaching the end of the Preschool year, Hannah will move on to the 5 day a week program at the Preschool, I've had mixed emotions of whether to start her homeschooling this next school year which would be on track with "kindergarden" and her age, but I really like what our 5 day a week teacher is doing with her kids and I think she would benefit from one more year of Preschool and then the Fall of 2012 I will begin her homeschooling. Hannah has also been busy with dance classes this year and seems to really enjoy it. She has also shown interest in Girl Scouts, as she was invited by one of her older friends to visit a girls scouts meeting. I dont to burn her out, so we'll see about that next year. She is very excited for summer, so she can swim, play outside, and get Kool Kats.
Alivia will be 3 in two weeks! My baby isn't a baby any more. She is really wanting to do everything sister does. She will be able to start Preschool in the Fall, so I like that Hannah and her will be attending at the same time some days.
Chris is still working at CCF, 10pm-6am, I think he is starting to miss being up during the day and having a normal life, but this is the shift that works the best for all of us. He's looking forward to doing some golfing this spring/summer. We both got our fishing licences yester day and we plan on taking the girls fishing as much as we can.
Im am still doing daycare. I am very busy with that, but it has been an excellent way for me to stay at home with the girls, but still make some money. I only plan to do daycare until Fall 2012. I really enjoy all the kids i have and the girls most of the time like having so many playmates, but I think I will be ready to give it up and start spending more one on one with my girls, when I start there home schooling.
Hopefully I'll be better about posting more,but I just do not have time to sit down and do this most of the time.
