Jackson's 7th birthday celebration at Leadership Academy

Today I rearranged my schedule to celebrate Jackson's birthday with him at school.  I love the way birthdays are celebrated with the Montessori style.  The child (the earth) walks around the sun and each month of the year each year of their birth, recalling special memories each year.  It is such a meaningful way to remember years past and celebrate the current memory.  Noah lit his birthday candles and we had a special lunch to celebrate the birthday boy. Happy 7th birthday Jackson! You are loved!

50’s day for 50th day of school

Halloween 2017

Halloween 2017 was a doozie.  It started with a trip to Urgent Care for Annemarie who was diagnosed with pink eye, followed by the boys staying home as well after complaining of not feeling well.  After they each had very long naps, we journeyed to try trick-or-treating.  Well, that turned out to be a bust! It was cold and raining, and we tried to go to the event at the mall, which only had 1 person giving out candy and a long line to get that one said piece.  The boys were saying, "This is the worst Halloween ever" until Mom decided to try to save Halloween.  I talked to the boys about a compromise.  We decided to go to the store, buy a bunch of candy of their choice, and then hunt the candy around our warm, cozy house.  SCORE! They loved it and ended up telling me they felt "grateful" for their Halloween. #momwin.

Noah’s 1st day of 4th Grade 2017

Where has the time gone? My first-born is now a 4th grader! 

Annemarie’s 3rd birthday at Chuck E. Cheese

Rainbow birthday party decorations