Back To School

Will, Evan and Lily Clare's first day of 3s Preschool.  Same scene as last year, the first few photos I snapped Lily was standing patiently, by the time the boys looked up she was getting restless.

I asked this cutie what she wanted her teacher and friends at school to call her several times over the last few weeks. Each time she said 'Lily Clare', so I enrolled her with her middle name this year at her new school.

This was Lily Cat the night before school started, she decided to draw wiskers on her face with a permanent marker.  Thank goodess a little make up remover was all it took to take it off.  Lily agreed that the teacher would probably say, "No cats allowed at school!'.

Pirate Memo, already feeling inspired after one day of school to 'get creative'.  He is usually a bit reluctant to draw and will say 'you do it for me' so I was happy that he was enjoying the window markers. Barely a widow in the house escaped his art and today he brought home a drawing from school.

Holden's first day of school was today. He was all smiles.  Yesterday was a bit rough for him, with everyone going off to school without him.  The trips will be going three days a week, and Holden will be going two days.

Proud little guy with his backpack on.  No tears at drop off, although about a third of his class was pretty distraught.  At pick up he told David 'I had a fun day!'

How was your first week? Any tears for you or your kids?

3 Tips for a Successful Bedtime Routine

Tips for a successful bedtime routine:

1. Dim the lights for quiet play

2. Read a bedtime story

3. Sing songs and lights out

Our bedtime routine:

Countdown to the Beach

Photo by FlyThroughOurWindow.com

Counting down the days to our beach vacation...We are staying at this amazing ocean front house in Panama City Beach, FL.  David's parents, my mom and a friend and our nanny Carmen will be joining us.  We will also be celebrating the trip's 4th birthday while at the beach - robots and princess theme.

Photo by FlyThroughOurWindow.com

This is where we'll be enjoying our morning coffee.

View from 33rd Floor

CEO's digs

Fashion Week Awards Afterparty

 

We offered our office space to host the Fashion Week Awards afterparty.  I snapped a few random photos.  Later discovering this photo included project runway star and her photographer, children's vampire book author, unknown partygoer and my coworker Lea at Lea's desk.

Check out this fun video my co-workers made.  Those are my colleagues in the 'dance train'.

Ballet for 3s

Holden with one of his coaches

 

Holden at day camp

 

 

Summer Camp Ice Cream Cake Dance

Ah, to be three and in summer camp. Lily was having a blast dancing to Ice Cream Cake on 'Pajama Day'. She must get her dancing skills from her dad.  You can hear Evan in the background, he was more interested in confiscating my camera.. 

Pick Your Favorite

Trying to select bedding and beds for the boy's bunk room. I already have the cowboy curtains and dusty sky blue walls so building the rest around this pallet.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Quilt (see first photo) or Duvet w/ Monogramed shams (like below): I'd love to have both....but you know, the budget thing...

Smoothies!

Lil Firecrackers

Happy 4th everybody. We had a fun packed weekend. We kicked off the festivities with our annual neighborhood parade and carnival. The triplets decorated and rode their bikes for the first time. Ah, big kids.

Holden didn't want to ride in the wagon, but insisted in pulling it the whole route - although he did take a short cut across the park. I didn't mention but he gave his bottles away to baby Hudson a week ago and is now officially a big boy. David took him to pick out a special toy to celebrate - he chose a cat piano keyboard. He is proud to be a big boy now but has been a bit of a terror, he will not wear clothes, difficult to going to sleep and generally just a mess. I think he just needs to learn how to unwind without the bottle. Hopefully this is just a phase, a short lived one.

David and I spent Saturday with friends at a lake house with a boat trip to devils cove which was hip hopping, but fine in small doses. I prefer the tranquillity of the lake house. Sunday was also full with a family barbecue pool party complete with sparklers.

Tiny Dancers

Lily joined her friends, twins Harper and Lucy, on Saturday for their first ballet class - creative movement. I think I enjoyed it as much as the girls. They were so cute in their pink tights and ballet shoes. I couldn't resist getting a tutu and ballet bag for Lily. The boys really wanted to go watch, we will all get to view the dancers on their last day of class.

Lily and Lucy

Let the Summer Begin

Peach picking at Barsana Orchard.

Baking, chocolate brownies and cupcakes.

Memo maked the strawberry cupcakes almost entirely by himself. I set up the ingredients and he did all the mixing and pouring himself.

Rewards for the chef.

Haven't you wanted to do this?

Waiting for cupcakes to bake, passing the time making 'snow angels'.

Worm hunting...