School!!

Kids are back in school. I am no longer a homeschooler. Well except for my pre-school age kid. But we don't do much right now. I am still trying to get settled here. I am so happy to be in my own home!! I would be making progress except that 2 days ago I twisted my ankle really bad. Stepped funny really. Except it wasn't funny at all. It made a pop sound. But it is healing fast. I am glad for that. In the mean time, I have a couple pictures to share.

First day back to school! 4th grade!!!

2nd grade!!! I know he has no shoes on...

Grandpa came to visit for a week to help with minor fix ups on the house and built this truck with Simon. Simon did really good. He was very serious about his hammerin'!

Oliver at 9 months is now crawling EVERYWHERE!! and exploring the stairs.

I am now currently looking for a violin teacher for Katie. I have found a piano teacher for Leo, he will start in June. I think Katie will start her lessons soon. I am excited for them both.

I still have much to unpack and organize so no sewing has been done lately and I am ready to sew up some projects. I need to decide where my sewing will take place and get that set up. It is NOT for lack of space. I just want to make sure my house looks nice and presentable at all times. Supose thats all I have today.

Lunch Time!

Because I just couldn't bring myself to pay $7 each for something I didnt like, I made my own.

Duct tape lunch bags!! I had plenty of time before church to whip these out. (Kids start school tomorrow if its not cancelled). I love the lunch "boxes"!! I will do a tutorial on it. Simon asked for one as well, how could I say no! Oh, and found out as we were about to pull away from home that church was cancelled due to the whether. Its really not that bad out but I guess its supposed to get worse in the next 3 hours.

Petal

I totally missed posting my kids birthdays. Really they were both kinda lame birthdays. Guess that's what happens when you're in the middle of moving. Simon turned 5!!! His was not so bad. We were in the middle of packing and Hugh was not in town. But he had a cake and ice cream and a gift too!! Katie on the other hand... We closed on our new place the day before her birthday. Slept on the floor of said new place. Didn't have a cake or ice cream or even a gift ready for her. Such a lame mom!! We did go buy a cake and ice cream but we were stumped on what to get her. Well, a few weeks late but I am sure she thinks the wait was worth it.

Meet Petal the leopard gecko. Katie wanted a pet more than anything. We acquired her from a friend that was trying to find a new home for her. She did have a different name but I told Katie she had to give her a new name to make it officially hers. We instantly fell in love. This has been a new experience for me too. I have had snakes before a little green anoles. But never a gecko. It has been so much fun and a great experience so far.

Thank you Clair for giving us this awesome pet!! She loves her new house and has been eating and even pooped for Katie to clean up sometime last night.