Second Grade Open House

Today was a blah sort of day.. There wasnt a whole lot going on.. This morning everyone woke up on a good note.. Kaylee didnt decide to come out of the bedroom until 10am! Im not sure if she was really sleeping that whole time or if she was just hidding in the bedroom.. Either way she was quiet and didnt fight with Natalie haha.. Natalie was pretty good this morning too! She was helpful and stayed busy with coloring.. Amazingly she kept the crayons in the notebook she got from Grandma Candi.. So that was nice! Lily just hung out and played in her pack n play while I fed Nathan!

Once the day got moving we did our normal breakfast and then a few hours later was lunch and then Joe was home a few more hours later!

We had Kaylee's second grade open house tonight. So Natalie went to visit Granny and Vicki and Joe, Kaylee, the babies, and I went to the school. Her teacher seemed nice. She got to find her desk, put away her school supplies, find her locker, mailbox, and lunch stick..There are three kids in her class this year that were in her class last year! So that was a little relief! One of her good friends from last year, Kelsey, will be in Kaylee's class this year. Kelsey even rides Kaylee's bus and goes to daycare just accross the street from us! So that is nice! The girls will have to get together more often for playdates and whatnot!

Kaylee walking up to the main door of the school..

Kaylee turned around for a quick picture

Once we were finished we went to Carver to pick up Natalie. When we walked into the house, this is what we found..

Natalie kicked back in the chair and watched a little bit of TV before crashing. Granny asked her what she was doing and her response was "I'm watching television!" Then vicki asked her what she was watching and never got a response and when she checked, Natalie was sound asleep.. haha! That kid needs a nap each and every day or she is a bear. Its just tough getting her to actually take a nap!

Nathan has been very sleepy today too.. I wonder if he is going through a growth spurt!

I'm off to bed now though.. It's late and I'm sleepy! G'nite!!

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