Decisions and a Welcome

So First I have to say a welcome to our new niece Victoria Claire Kramer.  We currently have no idea what she looks like at all as my sister in law had to have her in one of those high tech places called a hospital and is still there.  Hopefully we will get to see a picture soon.  She was 7 lbs 10 oz, smaller then her big brother but outweighing my scrawny newborns by quite a lot!  


So for us.  Decisions for me the past two years have been torture, not sure why, but they just have been.  I have felt stress over job decisions and education decisions and other things for a long while.  One decision we made last year was to send Celia to a private quaker school.  It has been a great experience for her this year.  I believe in public education and we live in a top school district.  So we intended to send her to the district next year.  It was fine with hesitation at how nurturing the school has been for Celia.  Not to mention the extras that she gets and the fact that they still push her to just be a kid.  But really I was resigning myself to the fact that things were just going to be a little complicated with using before care 2 days a week and having to deal with some extra days off, extra half days, etc.  But we would work through it.  Then last week I learned that my job was changing.  Next year I need to work 2 half days and 1 full day and the following year 4 half days.  I also have working Fridays thrown about 1 to 2 times a month.  I do not like the change and it has left me with many sleepless nights.  Figuring out how I was going to get Audrey to school at a time that would allow me to do the half days and not put her in full days and get to work on time and drop Celia off was just seeming impossible.  Then there is the redistricting issue.  Our school district is going to go through one of the biggest redistricting proposals in the 2015-16 school year that they have seen.  Oh and the fact that we are looking for a house.  All those combined just led me to ask if we could possibly still send her to Friends (Quaker school) and although I don't like the idea of still paying for her education it would solve a huge amount of stress.   And so long story short…. Celia will be going to Friends again next year.

We have told her this does not mean she will go to Friends forever.  The following year it would work out for me to adjust my hours to not have to use any daycare for Celia if she went to the district.  So we will take it one year at a time.  Celia is excited and she would have been okay if we sent her to district but this way we know that redistricting will not make her change schools yet again and we have a bit more freedom in where we move.

And this peanut, well I am not sure she wants to go to school 3 days but she will also be okay.

Happy Mothers Day

Love these two so much.

Around this time 2 years ago

It has been a highly stressful week

I have talked enough about it throughout the week and now I am just tired and I don't want to talk about it anymore.

I just want this week to be done

I am just glad there are these two little ones

And cute little pictures to look back at!

Oh my goodness, Celia was just so cute.

She still is, but when it was compacted into that cute little body, oh my goodness!

Celia has her first field trip tomorrow.

And she has to wear 3 star dress which means her adorable little uniform!!

Healthy Running Kids Update

Well we had our 3rd Healthy Running Kids race this weekend and guess who ran when they said Go!!

Celia stretching.  I was able to wonder over to her group, since Audrey is Miss. Big Girl now!

Yep, we said Go and she went, not fast but she ran.

Celia has a rough 1/4 miler.  Part of the course is a tough hill.

I don't know if you can see her but she is in black pants next to the girl in hot pink shorts.

 She finished strong, hungry, and thirsty.

Perhaps this one did go out too strong.  This was the next day.  After she whined her way through Mom's Morning Out, at one point stripping (spilt water and long story), and had a complete meltdown at nap time in which she fell asleep on the floor.   I had to wake her to go pick up our neighbor from the bus and she fell asleep again. I texted this picture to Pete and he said "whatta cutie". I texted back simply "no".  In case you were wondering, no it was not sundress weather.  That was her dress of choice at nap time.

This Weekend

On Friday Celia celebrated Arbor day at school.  They walked to a park and had a celebration for the event.  Celia was made an honorary deputy and was given a deputy/sheriff star too.

I did not really understand all of the festivities that took place despite asking multiple questions and getting random odd answers…

On Saturday I went to my last consignment sale of the season in search of plain tops for Celia.  I did not find them at the sale but of course I found other things!  Good thing is that it did not add up to much at all in cost.  I found a nearly brand new with batteries in it Tigger toy for $1.  I was going to bring it in to work however, well, someone else liked it.

On Sunday Celia impressed everyone during the Children's Message.  Our children's minister asked the group of kids about Doubting Thomas and asked them what Thomas said.  Celia responded with this:

"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe".  I sorted of missed this and after church several people came up to me and commented about it.  I just expected it, Celia is something special!  Celia said that during Sunday School, the children's minister kept asking her to repeat it.  

I planted flowers.  For those of you that know me, this is risky business for the flowers.  But I did it and they look beautiful for the little time they are alive.

She's Got the Moves

Easter Dresses

The girls are very into dresses, they love them, especially Audrey.  I had my heart set on this very simple pink dress with a collar for Audrey and I was hoping she would agree.  I approached her the night before Easter and played up this "very extra special bunny pink" dress that I found for her.  It worked and she agreed to it.  Now for Celia.  I never know if I will win or not with her, she typically is okay as long as it is comfy and I pick it out the outfit for her.  Dresses though, well dresses sometimes go wrong.  I purchased a Jelly the Pug dress on clearance almost a year ago for Celia.  I loved the dress and I usually do not actually buy dresses in the store.  I usually get them from consignment sales.  So the night before Easter Celia asked me if we could pick out her Easter dress from her closet.  I had a few options but really in my mind the Jelly the Pug dress was it.  I told Celia that I had one in mind but it was up to her (because if I told her she only had one choice, that would backfire).  I pulled out the Jelly the Pug dress and she became super excited.  So I won with both girls.  That never happens, it was my little Easter present I suppose.

 The bunny ears were a crucial part of her outfit.

Audrey would not let me put up her hair, sigh.