Bryce had about one or two weeks left of paternity leave in January and during that time I did some more substitute teaching. Aid jobs were easier to come by and since I’m a certified teacher I got paid almost the same as a regular teaching job and it was WAY easier, However, I froze my buns off doing recess duty! I literally would put on several layers and try and stand in the sun and still froze. Meanwhile kids would be running around in a t-shirt and shorts and be totally fine! I was grateful for this opportunity to be back in the schools. It was a fun chance to do some teaching but I also felt reassurance that being at home with my kids is where I need to be.
Bryce jumped right into busy season which meant getting home around 10:00pm every night and working Saturdays. I don’t mind the late nights because then I can watch whatever show I want ;) but I hate that he had to work Saturdays too.
In the pics below, Syd’s hair is getting a little crazy, Avery just enjoying a show while laying on her sister, and Avery and Dallin making their own lunch!
I would say going to the lego store is within the top ten favorite things these two like to do. And looking cute with their little backpacks. This was on an outing with Bryce and he makes them carry their own water bottles and snacks. Smart man.
When Bryce was doing all the cooking and grocery shopping,he only ever went while I was home and could take care of Sydney. I told him he wasn’t a true stay at home parent until he could go grocery shopping with all kids. He did it. But then he never did it again :)
Love Syd’s face in our selfie, the 3 littles helping Bryce with dinner and a favorite game of these two.
Watching a show, Avery working in her letter book while I work and a selfie with my favorite little bubs.
Playing kid sequence, bugging Sydney while I went to Staples, and holding hands in the car!
Trip to the mall! Play place, lego store, and sleeping Sydney. Sydney does SO well in the ergo. She hardly every cries and goes right to sleep. She just loves her mom.
Sydney is not a fan of her bed and has been sleeping so much better in our bed. I know it’s not safe, but really, where’s she going to go all swaddled up? the two littles playing with their baby and having a living room picnic.
Avery has discovered that she can take pictures on my phone without having to know the code to unlock it. I find hundreds of pictures on my phone of things like string, a toy, the couch etc. These three were my favorite from the month.
Little D laying on Avery is just about the cutest thing ever. Crazy boy with spiky hair and crazy girl wearing mom’s boots.
One evening while Bryce was working I took the kids to McDonald’s play place. Dallin was terrified to go in and Avery cried the whole time because she wanted Dallin to play with her in the tubes so it wasn’t exactly a success. This picture of Avery trying to get the treats on top of the fridge reminds me of Pinkalicious when the girl is trying to get the pink cupcakes-one of Avery’s favorite books. And the aftermath of fort making.
Dallin and Avery are actually pretty great at playing together. They fight too, but there are a lot of these moments too. I’d say more than the fighting moments which is a good thing.
Chinese New Year! We celebrated Chines New Year with Chinese takeout, some decorations, eating dinner on the floor and watching Mulan! Any excuse for Chinese takeout is a good excuse.
Dallin scratched Avery’s eye and it was watering and red all day so I finally took her to the dr. only to discover that her cornea was no scratched which is a good thing but annoying when you go to the dr for nothing. Avery made this person in perschool and I thought it was pretty funny. And Avery laid on the ground with her chair singing I think.
Riding bikes and vacumming! Avery and Dallin both LOVE riding their bikes. Probably because they hardly ever get to ride them since it’s been cold and rainy and I have to haul them down 3 flights of stairs.
Syd has started solids! She isn’t quite gaining what she’s supposed to they’ve put her on solids. She’s not really a fan though. Avery and Dallin were using Sydney’s bouncy chair as a car. And library time!
Bryce and Sydney just hanging out. Dallin and Avery climb on the table several times a day, it is what it is. And a cold trip to the park, but hey, it wasn’t raining!
The playplace at the mall is great. But then need about 10 more in Bellevue because this one is always crowded. I took the kids there and spent all morning and had lunch. I even brought my book club book and got a little reading in.
