The Everyday

I was dying inside when I heard it was going to be a snow day today after Emi just had a week long break from school. However, it ended up being a great day! We played a lot inside, enjoyed some Gabby's Dollhouse, and went out into the snow. This storm was different than the one we had a few weeks ago, in that the temps were not close to 0 and it didn't feel as windy. Which made it easier to enjoy being out in the snow! Macy was zonked! In Emi's words: "I'm a snow ghoul." For dinner we picked up Mimi's with Courtney, Michael, and Marlie and ate together at the Belnord.  And now that I've enjoyed the day, school can start tomorrow ;)

We relaxed and knocked out our grocery shopping this morning. In the afternoon we went to meet our mid-winter break crew at the Safari Playground, only to discover it was closed! We aren't the type to let obstacles ruin our fun so we re-routed to the "Purple Park." Emi played for a bit, but then all the fun we've been having this break caught up to her and she started begging me to go home. I'm not kidding--asking over and over "Mommy can we go home?" while I was trying to feed Macy. Poor girl was exhausted.  We made our way back home, and Emi cuddled up in a blanket and watched Miss Rachel and Gabby's Dollhouse. Sometimes you just need your comfort shows to get you through the day! ...And then both girls went down for an early bedtime.

The mid-winter break festivities continue! Madness Pt 1: We made our way to Costco via bus today. It was quite the trek with our crew--6 children, 4 and under--but we really wanted to check it out and eat at the food court. haha. It was very exciting arriving at Costco and they had lots of good stuff. Unfortunately I had 0 space to haul it back with me so I opted to just enjoy looking around. The actual store wasn't too packed, but the children were crrraazzyyy. At one point Sarah, Nika, and I were in the check out line, and our girls were all lying on the floor hahaha. It was super embarrassing but I was also like "these children never have space just to run around in the winter" so I could see why they wanted to just be kids and get their wiggles out! The actual eating was also chaotic. We were trying to juggle taking kids to the bathroom, finding a place to sit in the 6 table food court, keeping the babies happy, and navigating around missed nap times. haha. Even with ...

This week is mid-winter break, which means we'll be doing fun activities at friends all week! In the morning we went to the children's museum! It was packed. But still a good time! After we were finished playing in the museum and about to head out, we hopped on the elevator to go downstairs, and just as Emi was about to hop on the elevator door shut. It was the SADDEST thing ever. I could hear her screaming as our elevator went to the main level, and as soon as we got there I ran upstairs as fast as I could and there she was (with a nice family who was watching her). She gave me the biggest hug. So traumatizing! After the incident, Emi bounced back quickly and we walked over to Popup with our friends. It's all about the cream cheese amiright?! And then home for a nap for Macy and I/quiet time for Emi, and then Aunt Courtney and Marlie came over! After quiet time, Emi came out of her room with this toy and wanted me to "glue it to her nose" so she could be a unicor...

 My Valentines! 

In my ElEd program at BYU, they taught me the importance of recognizing the good things students did and then letting their parents know about it! I tried really hard to do that with my students, and would shoot their parents an email saying a quality I admired about their child. It was received very well but I didn't think too much of it. Fast forward to now, and I got my first text from Emi's art teacher saying "she's such a great friend to her classmates." I have felt SO proud of her all day.  I had no idea that such a small gesture could make such a big impact.