What a fun and busy week! We started off the good times with G's fourth birthday last Sunday. We invited the Minnesota grandparents to join us for dinner, cake, and presents...and it was fun! G had a blast opening his gifts, blowing out the candles, and eating mac and cheese (Scott made a marvelous turkey dumpling soup for those of us that didn't want mac and cheese. Yum!)
G also received a happy birthday call from the Paw Patrol on Sunday morning, so that was exciting...once he figured out who was calling him. Haha!
Halloween was just two days later, and man, what a day. I took the day off of work, and then learned that G's daycare was having a Halloween party, so I was able to spend a hour with all of the little kids. It was really neat to see G interact with his little buddies. Grandma Karen and Grandpa Doug were able to join that fun event, too, so G had quite the audience to entertain.
As soon as Ava got home from school on Tuesday, we started getting her dressed and ready to go out trick or treating. When G got home, we got him ready to go and headed over to the neighbor's house. Scott stayed at home to hand out candy and enjoy some peace and quiet. We had pizza with the neighbors and then a whole crew of us headed out. Once we hit up our house in the trick or treating path, G decided he was done and stayed home with Scott. Then, we lost the other little once she got to her house, so we were down to four kids, all nine years old, and all fully capable of begging for candy on their own. Soooo, we moms had a great time walking with our coffee mugs of wine, and keeping an eye on things. We were out for just under two hours, so at around 7:30pm, the neighborhood goes dark...and we went back to the neighbor's house for a little after party and a candy sorting event. What a fun, fun night!
Wednesday night was Ava's school conferences. I had a very enlightening conversation with her teacher about math. Ava hasn't been enjoying math as much this year, and isn't trying to understand as well as she should. Turns out she's in an accelerated math class, and I think the pace is too much for her. Math is so important to understand, and while I don't like pulling her out of an accelerated class, I think it's best that she goes back to the standard class and really understands what she's learning.
She and I spent at least an hour yesterday working on exponents...at the end of her loooong assignment, she totally understood it, and was already beginning to memorize some of the bigger number equations. I want her to know that math can be fun...and that it should always make sense in the end! She's super advanced in reading, and doing really well at her other subjects, so we're not concerned about anything else.
On Thursday night, I had a long-awaited happy hour with some girlfriends. We enjoyed pedis and a nice dinner out. It's so important to take the time to enjoy friendships, and ensure that all parts of life are being taken care of. I truly value my friend time, and need to make sure those relationships are solid!
This is deer opener, which means that Scott's been up north since Friday afternoon. When we spoke with him last night, he had seen lots of deer but hadn't shot any yet. This time of year can get to be a bit long with Scott gone for many weekends (3 down, only 1 more to go!) so my parents invited us over for dinner with them on Friday night. We had a great meal, and then Ava spent the night with them. They live in a condo, and there's limited space, but they have the option to rent the guest room in the building. Grandma Karen and Ava stayed up until almost 11pm, watching a movie, playing games, and talking. They took her out for breakfast the next morning, back to the condo for crafts, and then to Michael's to decorate her very own Christmas tree! I think they all had a fantastic time.
Meanwhile, G and I were being super lazy at home...we watched some tv, I watched a movie while he was napping, and then last night, once Ava was back home, we all watched The Emoji Movie. So fun and cute!! And so much screen time...and I'm ok with it. It was a lazy, lazy weekend...
After such a busy weekend, you'd think there would be more sleeping...but the time change totally threw off G. He wandered into my room at 5am today, and was wide awake. Maybe next year he'll sleep in...But, knowing this family of early birds, probably not!
Trying out a Halloween wine...photo bomb by Ava!
Halloween was just two days later, and man, what a day. I took the day off of work, and then learned that G's daycare was having a Halloween party, so I was able to spend a hour with all of the little kids. It was really neat to see G interact with his little buddies. Grandma Karen and Grandpa Doug were able to join that fun event, too, so G had quite the audience to entertain.
As soon as Ava got home from school on Tuesday, we started getting her dressed and ready to go out trick or treating. When G got home, we got him ready to go and headed over to the neighbor's house. Scott stayed at home to hand out candy and enjoy some peace and quiet. We had pizza with the neighbors and then a whole crew of us headed out. Once we hit up our house in the trick or treating path, G decided he was done and stayed home with Scott. Then, we lost the other little once she got to her house, so we were down to four kids, all nine years old, and all fully capable of begging for candy on their own. Soooo, we moms had a great time walking with our coffee mugs of wine, and keeping an eye on things. We were out for just under two hours, so at around 7:30pm, the neighborhood goes dark...and we went back to the neighbor's house for a little after party and a candy sorting event. What a fun, fun night!
Our lovely gladiator and fierce (aka adorable!) ninja!
Wednesday night was Ava's school conferences. I had a very enlightening conversation with her teacher about math. Ava hasn't been enjoying math as much this year, and isn't trying to understand as well as she should. Turns out she's in an accelerated math class, and I think the pace is too much for her. Math is so important to understand, and while I don't like pulling her out of an accelerated class, I think it's best that she goes back to the standard class and really understands what she's learning.
She and I spent at least an hour yesterday working on exponents...at the end of her loooong assignment, she totally understood it, and was already beginning to memorize some of the bigger number equations. I want her to know that math can be fun...and that it should always make sense in the end! She's super advanced in reading, and doing really well at her other subjects, so we're not concerned about anything else.
She's #1!
On Thursday night, I had a long-awaited happy hour with some girlfriends. We enjoyed pedis and a nice dinner out. It's so important to take the time to enjoy friendships, and ensure that all parts of life are being taken care of. I truly value my friend time, and need to make sure those relationships are solid!
This is deer opener, which means that Scott's been up north since Friday afternoon. When we spoke with him last night, he had seen lots of deer but hadn't shot any yet. This time of year can get to be a bit long with Scott gone for many weekends (3 down, only 1 more to go!) so my parents invited us over for dinner with them on Friday night. We had a great meal, and then Ava spent the night with them. They live in a condo, and there's limited space, but they have the option to rent the guest room in the building. Grandma Karen and Ava stayed up until almost 11pm, watching a movie, playing games, and talking. They took her out for breakfast the next morning, back to the condo for crafts, and then to Michael's to decorate her very own Christmas tree! I think they all had a fantastic time.
Happy plate at breakfast!
Meanwhile, G and I were being super lazy at home...we watched some tv, I watched a movie while he was napping, and then last night, once Ava was back home, we all watched The Emoji Movie. So fun and cute!! And so much screen time...and I'm ok with it. It was a lazy, lazy weekend...
He loves hanging out in the tub...
He just wanted to crawl into the tub one day while I was getting ready for work...pjs and all!
After such a busy weekend, you'd think there would be more sleeping...but the time change totally threw off G. He wandered into my room at 5am today, and was wide awake. Maybe next year he'll sleep in...But, knowing this family of early birds, probably not!
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