New Routine

This year James, Lynnlee and Kaden are on the early bird track at school. That means school starts at 8:00 and ends at 2:15. It's an hour and fifteen minutes earlier than last year but it also means an extra hour and fifteen minutes after school. I love the new schedule and sometime wonder why we didn't make the change sooner. The time we have after school is so worth it. I'm not going to lie, some mornings come so quickly and it's hard to get everyone up and moving but it's still better. It's also made us all start going to bed earlier. We started doing scripture study in the mornings. I try to make home made breakfast every other day. On the other days we have cold cereal, muffins or toast.

James, Lynnlee and Kaden each took time to help me bottle peaches. They really enjoyed it and were amazed by the whole process.

I have loved the new routines of this school year. I have time with the minis where we play or go run errands. They have a music class Tuesday afternoons while the others are in school.

 
They go to preschool Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. While they are at school on Wednesdays I go to the temple. Sometimes it's initiatory ordinance and sometimes I get to do a session with the help of my aunt Pat coming to my house when the minis get home from preschool. It works out well car pooling with my neighbor because she drives on Wednesdays. I really look forward to my Wednesdays and temple time. It doesn't get any better. Actually it does because my mom goes with me to the temple and that is very special to me. Ali got to come a few weeks when it worked out with her schedule. Good times!

These are some random ones. James loves watching a show when he has free time at the end of the day. He made quite a comfy bed on the couch.

 This statue is outside of our library. We are there a lot and the minis like sitting by it.