ADD THIS UP!!

I have been blessed to be at home with Isabella this year. It is already so amazing. She and I have never had one on one time before without other siblings around. So we have been playing games A LOT the last week. Today we had our morning ritual of walking the kids to school and then coming home to immediately get out the Leap Frog Bingo game. There is a number wheel that practices adding as one skill. Isabella has been listening to me recite the number sentences and then figure the problems using items. Well today she promptly told me that she would do it. She began reciting math sentences and figuring out the problems. She is almost four!! I am so proud of her.

Saved more than I Spent!!

I absolutely love the times I go to the grocery store and end up saving more than I spend. I stopped by Albertsons this afternoon due to some really good sales they were having on a few things that we eat. After the preferred savings (albertsons card), manufacturers coupons (which the machine spit out while I was checking out), and store coupons out of the weekly add I saved $48.96. I only spent $33.59!! I love it. I bought 25 items. It was so awesome. I don't even shop there very much so it's really not a plug for them but this time I made out really well!

Jordan's 6th Birthday

What a fun time today. We celebrated Jordan's 6th birthday with a bunch of family and friends. He had a bowling party in the backyard. Thanks to the beautiful sunshine we were also able to get out the big waterslide. There was some tackle football towards the end which Jordan absolutely loved. He keeps asking when the next time is that his boys will be back. With Jordan starting the 1st grade and his birthday this week I am reminded just how quickly time is passing. Thank you God for my precious son!

First Day of School

Well we did it. We started our first day of school today. The kids did great! Mikayla was so excited. She could hardly get through breakfast. Jordan was too. He is such a little man. We headed out the door to find all our neighbors walking as well so that was a bonus for the kids. Once we got there Mikayla was happy to have her mom hang out and talk to kids and be around. Jordan on the other hand was a little different. Once he was in the correct line waiting to go in he let me know that I could go. He was sure he could do this on his own. I wanted to stay and walk in with him all those great things for a first time at school moment but he wasn't having any of that. He let me know he had it under control, he loved me, we took a picture and he said "O.K. mom, you go. I know where to meet you after school."

So, it all went well. Daddy even called before we left and the kids got to speaker phone with dad for a few minutes while he encouraged them and loved them. It meant the world to them that He took the time. Thanks Greg. We love you.