Crazy Week!

So, I have been wanting to blog like every night this week, because we have had so much going on. However, I did have a baby less than three weeks ago, and I started working again this week, so I've had to settle for keeping the kids fed and somewhat clean and happy. Don't look at my house. So, here is what we have been up to this week...

PEARL:

Pearl started her first day of first grade this week! She was a little unsure about the getting up early thing (we all were - and still are, for the record) but happy to see her friends!

She is lucky to have her best friend Makayla in class with her - what would we do without the Larsens? They provide a complete friend profile - Tami for me, Makayla for Pearl, and Evan for Sam. Poor Max!

Her teacher's name is Mrs. Magness. The kids love her so far, she treats them like big kids (which they are!)

Pearl also started piano lessons this week. Now I feel like mom of the year! We did a bit at home, but just never got the structure of it down what with me being pregnant and cranky all summer. So, we had our first lesson at 6:45 on friday night (I know terrible time, but I heard a lot of good things about this teacher and that's what was available). So, after a full week of school and swimming that afternoon at a friend's house, you can just imagine how it went. Yep, I wanted to crawl under a rock. She told the teacher she didn't really want to take piano lessons but that I was making her. Ouch. True, but it still hurts. She also kept telling her how tired she was, and at one point told her "I'm trying to focus, could you please just BE QUIET!" Sigh. As we left, however, the possibilities of being a musician began to percolate around in her little brain, and she decided it would be so cool that she could just go to the piano whenever she felt like some music, once she plays as good as me or Kelsey on High School Musical or Molly Mahoney on Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium. Looks like I lucked out with our recent media choices. Thankfully, the practice Saturday morning went great, it's hard for her to start new things and not be good, but she was able to do her songs better even after one day, and I think once we get some success under our belt it will be fun. Not to mention the fact that the teacher has prizes for kids that do all their practicing...

SAM:

Sam had his first day of preschool this week! Hallelujah! It was the best feeling in the world to drop them BOTH off at school! He is attending the preschool on campus at Latrobe, with the same teacher that Pearl had. So far the class is small (which we won't complain about) and my potty accident fear has not been realized. Yeah! He has been TIRED after school (he fell asleep at dinner on tuesday) and has been having "rest time" which is super cool for me.

My friend Sherri brings him home for me on Fridays, and we did have one little hiccup this week when he was supposed to get in the booster seat in that car (she has two girls). Sherri finally figured out that it was just TOO GIRLY (according to Sam) and had to threaten that I wouldn't let him swim after school if he didn't get in the car seat... oh dear, we seem to have EXTREMELY well defined gender roles around here... he's going to have to get over it...

MAX:

Is still a sweet baby. Good eater, can't complain about his sleep schedule, only one or two nights of fussiness while his little tummy was working things out. He had his two week appointment this week, was declared by the doctor to be a perfect baby:) His current stats are 7 lbs 13.9 oz (he gained 1 1/2 pounds since his two day appointment!) 23%. He's 21 1/2 inches long 76% and his head is in the 20%. Big boy!

The kids still love him and Pearl especially is very helpful.

AMY and JARED:

This week was our 8 year anniversary. You know you're tired and sleep deprived when your husband has to remind you that it's your anniversary and we should go to dinner or something. We left the kids with Sherry at about 2:00 and headed to Sac State to get some stuff turned in for his brother, John's masters degree. It was fun to go back to where we fell in love. Then we headed to a mexican restaurant that I would HIGHLY recommend, called Zocalo's. Really yummy and authentic. Then, we went to Trader Joes to get lunch food for my all the sudden picky eater, and headed home. It was a nice relaxing day (except for the little fight we had over directions, normal at 8 years, right?)

This was the card Pearl had waiting for us when we got home. It has lots of red because that's the color of love, apparently.

Crazy week! But a good one:)