Explorer of the Month

Day 49.

This morning went incredibly smooth. I really enjoyed my bible study this morning. The kids each were up on their own. They got dressed and ready for school. They each made their beds and put their laundry away. They each had time to read this morning and we had breakfast. We don't get mornings like this very often, but I'll take it! I was able to sit and enjoy a nice hot cup of tea this morning because everyone was on task and doing what needed to be done! So, I'd say our morning started off wonderfully.

I spend a lot of today working and catching up on a few thing around the house. I also took a little break during lunch and watch an episode of Gilmore Girls...sure do miss that show :)

I picked up the kids from school and Madison didn't have any written homework (she always has reading) since they had a test in math and language arts today, so that was a nice break. Once again, we didn't have to rush. We just took our time getting ready for gymnastics. Hudson worked on the math portion of his homework and then finished it once we were at gymnastics, as well as part of his spelling. He'll finish the rest tomorrow...it's not due until Friday, but we try to finish by Tuesday so that we can enjoy the rest of our week.

We received notice today that Hudson has been picked as Explorer of the Month for his class and will awarded it on Thursday. So excited for him. He also told me today that he can't wait for T-ball in the spring...this is huge for him because lately he'd been saying he only wanted to swim. However, he LOVES baseball and knows more about than most kids his age, but something about the team aspect was making him nervous...well tonight, he decided he wants to play and he talked about it the whole way home from gymnastics.

My friend Sarah came and watched the last hour of Madison's practice. Her husband is also deployed and so we're deployment buddies. It was so nice to get to catch up with her and so thoughtful of her to want to come and support Madison by watching her practice. She was so excited to get to show some of her floor routing to Sarah.

Kids came home and did everything they needed to and bedtime went off without a hitch. It was glorious.

Hudson has a field trip tomorrow and he's beyond excited, so hopefully I'll be able to get a lot of pictures from it to share, as I'm getting to go as one of the parent volunteers.