Channing’s First Day

Last Thursday Channing had his first day of 1st grade. This is a huge transition because in kindergarten he went in the afternoon for about 3 hours. Now he's at school for 7 hours straight.

When I ask him about school he usually comments on how he gets 3 recesses. He also enjoys eating the lunch I pack for him at school. His teacher is Mrs Conway. She seems really great. She communicates well and she's very organized.

I'm excited for a consistent schedule. I enjoy walking him to school, seeing the other moms and kids, and picking him up at the end of the day. I'm slowly getting used to having just the two younger kids at home. Mckenzie is really easy to please. She loves all things crafty or girly. Isaac on the other hand is not content with one thing for long. But I'm sure we'll figure out this new phase of life soon. I do miss Channing during the day. He's a good buddy.

We've been practicing him riding and locking up his bike so that one day he can do it himself.

Isaac, always being silly.

Joey and Channing. This is our neighbor and Channing's best friend.

Notice Channing's silly face. He had just realized that he was standing next to Paislee who is also a neighbor.

After the first day of school, it was a shorter day, a friend of ours set up a slip and slide for the kids. Channing went down that thing more times than I can count.

Comments

Fartlek

Have you ever tried running (more like slow jogging) with a double stroller? My suggestion is to avoid it...unless you're into pain and frustration. I'm a morning workout person. And I'm not talking about waking up before my kids at 6am and getting in a workout--I'm not crazy. I'm into doing my workout when it's convenient and I don't have to sacrifice too much. For example I don't like to exercise when I: Have to wake up earlier than normal. Stay up later than normal. Be too cold/hot for a long period of time. Or listen to a kid cry/whine the whole time. Right now I've chosen to walk/jog in the morning after breakfast and before Mckenzie's nap. That way the morning goes by quickly and I get a workout in. Justin and I signed up for a race here in Meridian and that's my workout motivation...hence the jogging with a stroller. I'm pretty sure the double stroller ways at least 75lbs with the kids in it. 20lbs for Kenz

Pain in the Neck Child

I have one child that's a pain in the neck because she has a pain in her neck! Did you follow that? Actually Mckenzie is adorable and an excellent baby, but the poor kid has torticollis. Here's what google says about torticollis, a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms. Mckenzie only wants to look forward and to the right. This has caused the right side of her head to become flat. Last Thursday I took her to the physical therapist that specializes in this problem and received lots of good stretches that I need to do with Mckenzie 2-3 times a day. She also wants Mckenzie to have tummy time about 5 times a day for 5 minutes each time. The only time I can do these stretches successfully with Mckenzie is when she is falling asleep for a nap. And it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the stretches each time. We're hopeful that within the next 6 weeks we'll see some improvement. The PT

A blessing, 4th of July, and a 2nd birthday!

I'm not good at posting on our blog frequently, so when I do post something it usually consists of many events crammed into one post. And this entry will be no exception! Ya'll ready for this? Cue Space Jam Theme song. I love Summer time. You can go outside without bundling up and we spend a lot more time outside when it's warm. Walks, fishing, picnics! Love it all! Fishing at the pond with daddy. One of Mckenzie's and Channing's favorite things to do. One day maybe they'll actually catch something! ;) On July 2nd we had Isaac's baby blessing. Then afterwards the Hamilton's and the Crawford's came over for a taco dinner. We love having family close by. Makes these kind of events great. On July 4th we headed out to Lucky Peak with the Crawford's for some boat time! Mckenzie was actually super comfortable going on the tube and even sitting on the easy wake trainer. Channing wasn't too impressed with either.

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