Hello

Hello All. Not much going on with us but I thought I would post anyway. Brother is growing and Sister is getting herself in trouble. She is a little sassy. I wonder where she gets it from... We are all doing great. School, daycare and work are all about the same. I did look into housing and schools in Allen to see how it compared to Flower Mound in case we get moved at work and it actually surprised me. You can get A LOT more house for the money in Allen. And the schools seem to get better grades and the population is less. The taxes are a little higher though. Its definitely worth keeping in mind. Mandy (Kenzie) said we cant move. But I guess we will play it by ear and see where it takes us.

A Sister's Love...

Brother Did It!

We have 2 great news to share. First, Brother took a bath like a big boy this week. He has gotten so big and long that we had to take out the sling in his bath tub. He just sat up in there like a bog boy. Dad had to stay at his head to make sure he didn't topple over though. Brother thought it was great. He kicked and splashed and got the floor soaking wet. And, of course, he peed on Mom while in there. It's amazing how that thing can just shoot across the room.

Secondly, he rolled over yesterday!!!! Not all the way over, just over to his side. And he did it a few times. That is a great accomplishment. I don't think it will be long and he will be all the way over. He is getting so big so fast.

Yellow...

Britt got moved to yellow today. Guess what for... hugging her friend Cami in class. I think there is more to the story than she is letting on. She said she had a few warnings today but couldn't remember what for and I guess the last straw was the hug. So her teacher moved her card to yellow - which is like a major warning. I guess it could be worse - I can count on one hand how many times she has been moved since kindergarten.

And we have just about made it through our first week of working. I am dog tired. Since Wednesday morning I have cut more than 600 checks. Ya'll might have heard... Sam Adams is being recalled because a batch at the plant was found with glass in it. So Andrew's has decided to pull all the product out of the market and issue checks to the retailers. That's where I come in. I am issuing them as I receive the forms from the guys so they get pick up the beer by Friday so we can get fresh - non glassious beer - into the market early next week. One more day... I think I can make it! Other than that I think we have done good. Dad has got the kids off to school/daycare dressed, fed and in one piece. Good work team!

RE: First Day of Daycare

Thanks! It is called multi-tasking. I'd say you did very well, all things considered. No one died and everyone was on time - for the most part. I think we should get a morning check off list to help Britt stay on schedule and give her a few more tasks to help with. Maybe she can get Allie fed and watered in the morning so you can focus more on Aston. And she knows how to buckle him in his seat so you can always let her do that while you are taking Allie out.
Love the "see, smell" comment. That is so her. And I do have to say that just because it smells good, doesn't mean it is good.

And Brother was crying when we picked him up from daycare this afternoon. I think he was tired. As soon as we got in the car he was passed out. And he is still asleep. Looks like he ate a little irregular today but I guess he still came out with the same amount of ounces by the end of the day. His infant daily info sheet states as follows:

Mood: curious and happy
Ate: 6oz at 11:23 and 4oz at 1:55
Slept: 8:45 to 11:15 and 12:35 to 1:15

We will see what tomorrow brings!

Aston's first day of daycare

So I'm drying off from my shower this morning and notice that it's about 5 after 7. Naturally I'm thinking, "Great! I have plenty of time to get the kids ready and get everybody dropped off. And if things go well I'll even be early for work!" Boy was I wrong. Not that anything went badly - Brittney was an enormous help. It just took longer to get the dog fed, watered, and pottied, and to get Aston changed, dressed, and into his carseat.
I also had to make sure that Brittney brused her hair and teeth. I made her set the timer for the latter as she likes to rub a miniscule amount of toothpaste on her teeth and say that she's brushed them. "See, smell!", she says as she breathes in my face. Needless to say I won't fall for that one again.
Then to the car...all I have to say is God bless four dour vehicles. See, Aunt Lyn let me borrow her Camry (2-door) while my car is in the shop (which by the way Aunt Lyn, thank you very much). However, rear facing child seats and two door vehicles just don't mix so well. We finally managed it, and I think I dropped Brittney off at about 7:55 or so - only five minutes to spare. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful after that. Aston was pretty sleepy so nothing really happened at daycare. I do have a picture of he and Brittney at the apartment right when we were finally ready to go. I'll post it later.
And after all was said and done, I got to work about half an hour after I normally do. I'm sure we'll get faster as the routine sets in, but I'd just like to say I don't know how mom's do it. Carrie, you're a much better juggler than I am.