barrett: 116 months old

 

I took Barrett's photo on time but of course didn't get a post up!  That's what happens when the weekend rolls around - the days blend into nonstop errands and to-dos, and I look up and it's Sunday night way too fast.  I already miss the lazy days between Christmas and New Year's, and I know Barrett does too, because he has been ornery about getting back into the swing of things.  Luckily, he's only in 4th grade, so there's not a ton of homework or anything, just getting used to getting up at 7:00 am again!

Barrett has been resistant to our reading time over break - he wanted a break from anything remotely "school." But I've pushed and now we're back to Harry Potter!  We're well into the third book, when Sirius Black shows up and the story really takes off, and I have no idea how long it's going to take us to read the entire series - years probably!  Barrett got a couple of the Harry Potter Lego books and the big Harry and Hermione Lego statues for Christmas, so I think that's helped get his "Harry Potter spark" back.

Likes:  playing soccer with his new FIFA ball, riding bikes in the neighborhood with his BFF

Dislikes:  getting up early

161 months old

 

Well, this month I actually got Britton's photo taken on time, but alas, I forgot my post!  It was hard to get back into the swing of things for school and work, but we gave ourselves a break this week just to wade into the shallow end before diving back in.  Britton finally got her report card this week, and got all As and one B, and we're so proud of her and all her hard work!  We've lucked out tremendously in that she handles all of her studying and homework without needing us looking over her shoulder, and she is incredibly responsible with school and its demands.  

Britton starts volleyball this month!  She's never played volleyball on a team before, just at school or for fun, so this will give her a chance to fine tune her volleyball skills in a short rec league session.  Then in the spring, it's back to softball, which is Britton's favorite sport to play.  Neither she nor Barrett want to do swim team this year, which admittedly, I'm kind of relieved about, so I don't have to volunteer at 8 hour meets!

Likes:  Arizona tea, boba tea, Orbeez, snuggling with Nella the cat

Dislikes:  running the mile at school