Monday Musings...

Happy Monday! We had a busy weekend, but it was jam packed full of fun! Today, I'm just musing over last week and trying to survive a Monday!

The girls had Red Ribbon Week, and I must admit, it was pretty boring. Dress up weeks were always my favorite in school, and when I worked in the schools, I loved dressing up on those days. 

This year, the girls had wear red day, sunglasses, crazy socks, adventure day, and wear a Halloween shirt. I mean, is it too much to ask for a pajama day, decade days, crazy hair day, twin day. Part of me, liked that I didn't have to think, but man, our kids sure do miss out on some of the fun things that  we got to do as kids. 

Anywho, I forgot to take a picture most days, plus, I wasn't enamored with the themes, but here's two of the girls on sunglasses day. 

And, we had no clue what adventure day meant. I guess this could've been our one day to go a little crazy, but our adventures involve road trips, not African Safaris, so I let the girls choose something on their own. Megan wore denim on denim on denim. She said she was mountain climbing. 

Last week wore Adalyn out. We're still getting use to earlier bedtimes and super early mornings, and I can always tell that she needs a little nap right away, because she'll come home super fussy and whiney. Addy and I both took a nap on this day! Ha! I guess I was fussy and whiney too :) 

Megan was a sweet heart when it was time to wake her up for dinner. 

My aunt sent me a new sign for our house, and it was perfect for our entry way space. It's the "thankful" sign :) I'm not sure where she got it, but most of these just came from good old Hobby Lobby. 

Addy and I enjoyed a few minutes of quiet while she ate breakfast before school. And, i'm not sure about y'all, but it is SO dark here in the mornings! DJ says it'll get better when daylight savings kicks in, but it's pitch black when we get up and leave and I'm so not use to that. 

Kindergarten birthdays at school are so much fun... especially, when you come home with icing all over your face. 

Gretchen was accepted in to her schools gifted and talented program. She's already involved with a research project, and she was explaining that she wanted to research the world's most famous asked questions. I have no idea what she really means by this, and I may have encouraged her to change her topic, but she's pretty persistent. So, if you have any ideas for us, since good ol' google didn't, let us know! 

Remember those whiney afternoons?

Well, last Wednesday, Adalyn was super whiney and throwing a lovely tantrum because she was grounded from the TV. Anyway, I had heard a friend talk using Endoflex essential oil on her kiddo during tantrums, so I grabbed ours, put a swipe of oil over Addy's heart, and within a few minutes, she was asleep! I didn't really mean for her to fall asleep, but she obviously needed it! 

Texas makes beautiful skies :)

The girls had award assemblies on Friday!

Gretchen and Megan both had A/B honor roll, and all of the girls had perfect attendance. I tried to get photos, but the cafeteria lighting as well as my iphone did not make for a good combination. 

Addy walking in with her class- look how tall she is! 

Megan was not as thrilled to be getting her awards. 

She hates being the center of attention when it's not her idea, so when her name was called, she walked to the front with a scowl on her face the entire time. 

The same thing happened when she got perfect attendance! Ha! 

I have to say again, that the girls have adjusted SO well to their new school. We prayed so hard that they would adjust and make new friends, and it's truly an answer to those prayers.