So we have made it throught the first 2 weeks of summer. I must say that things have gone pretty good so far. I have been much busier trying to provide activities for the kids. We have a semi set schedule in the mornings starting around 8 or so we have breakfast and then "school" I have the kids do a few worksheets and reading. Mostly I need to do this with Bekah to help her reading come along, she is doing better, but still gets very frustrated with reading. It's helping me to learn patience I guess. With Sarah we are working on teaching the ABC's and recognizing the letters... I'm actually surprised she doesn't know them yet, but I've just never taken the time to sit and teach them to her.
After school work it's housework. I believe my house is cleaner now than it has been in a long time. If I have a chore assigned to one of them they are very good about making sure I show them how or help them to do it.
I hope I can keep the routine up all summer.
We bought a membership at the zoo and have been there twice now. The girls love to see all the animals, We went this morning for a bit and rode the new carousel.
In 2 weeks I have the girls enrolled in a summer music camp for a week, they will get a half day of crafts and singing, etc. It should be fun. Then swimming lessons start in July, they can't wait....
Here's a few pics from the Zoo:
Okay, here's another quick belly shot. The Dr. appointment this week went great. I hate seeing the weight on the scales though, I need to stop payig attention to it. The Glucose Tolerance test went fine, at least the doctor hasn't called back yet to tell me I failed it. Now its a just a waiting game until the end of summer. ug! The nesting bug has finally struck a bit, I'm trying to use some of my 2nd trimester energy (I know I'm in my 3rd now) We moved Emma and Bekah to the 2 bedrooms downstairs and they love it down there, their rooms are much larger and there is lots of room to play. Now there is room upstairs for the baby and my craft room. Here's a pic of the baby room at the moment... We have a long ways to go to get it ready. I'm looking at paint ideas this week and hopefully can get some help to paint it in the coming weeks. Note the box of legos on the dresser, one of the ideas for paint is a Lego theme ( in primary colors, lego moulding, etc). The other idea I had involves and browns and reds in stripes and stenciled cars and trucks.
