FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL

Okay--so this is only a month late for Eden, but let's just roll with it. Here is my cute little first grader--she has loved being in school and her favorite part is (you guessed it) 3 recceses and taking lunch. Its been an adjustment from our summer schedule of getting the kids to bed at 10:00 (What the?) now that school starts at 8:00! With the help of some friends (Eve and Kristy--who I also took 2 hip-hop classes with) and the book called Healthy Sleep habits, Happy child everybody is going to bed at 7:00! The girls may not be sleeping until later, but at least they're in their room for the night. I'm finally feeling like I can do more that just survive! Its great! Where was I . . . oh yes, back to school. Eden has adjusted so well to school all day and has been learning so rapidly! she even comes home with a "joke of the day" from her teacher i.e. where do you take a sick bee? To the WASPitol! I really miss her through out the day but she is loving it and thriving. Ruby also started Joy school a few weeks ago. She is the only girl in her class of 4 and this coming week is my turn to teach--we'll see how it goes. Ruby is so proud to be going to school and is growing up too fast (just like her sister!) As for Jay-Jay--he recently started eating mushy rice cereal and his favorite . . . sweet potatoes which have a laxative effect--Whoooaaa!

Eden ready for school


Big girl Ruby Suby


this is what I had on the table when Eden came home from school--the cake has starbursts and m&m's on it (kind of weird) so I tried to think of something healthy, so, (even weirder) came the smiley face of cheese sticks, cups of applesauce for eyes and peanut butter-filled celery for either eyelashes/hair. You love it!