October

 

Bad idea but funny they can both squeeze in there.

This boy loves spaghetti. Also discovered he wants his soup right out of the can....no heating required. Now that's an easy lunch! Plus he gets tons of vegetables in his favorite minestrone.

 

School has been a rough start. I was fully prepared for the Spanish immersion to be a tough transition. The full day has really thrown her for a loop too. She misses her Mama. She's also experiencing some anxiety, but the teacher has been very understanding and accommodating, which I'm very thankful for. But the worst part....starting from the first day of school a girl was BULLYING her! The first day of school Campbell came home and told me this girl said Campbell's name was dumb.  Campbell stood up for herself by saying, "You may be all Fancy Nancy, but you are totally rude." I was so proud of her for standing up. The name calling (dumb, ugly, stupid, weird) continued every day and when it progressed to Campbell's hair being pulled and the girl pushing Campbell over is when I talked to the teacher. Senora W didn't realize that was going on and put a quick end to it. It took Campbell quite a while to recover.  She just wanted to play with that girl and didn't understand why that girl was so mean. I tried to coach and try to get her to focus her efforts on playing with other kids on the class. I felt so bad for Campbell. What a rough start to kindergarten. My poor baby. I feel horrible and also quite mad. I am VERY thankful that Campbell told me about what was going on.

Mama's helper

Our house is covered in box elder bugs. The kids have a blast spraying them off the walls with water.

Happy half birthday Blake! 3 and 1/2! Celebrating by making chocolate chip muffins.

Cute things Blake has said lately: 

• But mom! You are my best mom ever! 
• On way to his first trip to the dentist. "Essentially, I don't like the dentist." He did great though. I wasn't sure what to expect since on Campbell's first visit she refused to open her mouth. He just sat there with his mouth wide open the whole time. Good job Blake!
• Blake: "Why does Santa live at the North Pole?" Me: "I don't know, you'll have to ask him." Blake: "Do you know his phone address?"
• "No indeed!" Can't remember the context of this one, but cute!