The Bledsoe Family: First Week Back

Well, I think we can count it as a success! The girl's first week back has been great! They have gone to bed on time every night, gotten up easily every morning, and come home telling me the best stories about their day! As said in my previous posts, they LOVE their teachers and it has made it that much easier to transition back into our routine. I forget what prep work goes into their school days. At night, I go ahead and lay out their clothes and pack their lunch/ snack, and get their backpacks ready, so when I get off work and rush home in the mornings I can focus my time on making sure they are ready to go! Brandon is such a big help! He gets them up and makes their breakfast, and the girls do great at dressing themselves and brushing their teeth, so all that's left for me to do is fix their hair, and put on the finishing touches! Bless his heart, I just don't think Brandon could tackle the chore of ponytails and hairbows! :)
One thing different about this year is that the girls started going to racetrac after school instead of riding the bus to Kid's World. I just thought they were getting a little old for "daycare", and several of their friends were going to racetrac, so we decided to give it a try. They like it so far! They get a snack as soon as they get there, and then they go for homework help...(my fave part!), then they can play outside on the playground, or they have various inside activities set up also. They haven't really had any homework yet, but I can already tell this is gonna be a great help. When they get home in the evenings, I can just look over what they have done and sign papers or whatever. We don't have to spend what little time we have in the evenings doing so much school work, and we'll have more time to enjoy together.
As their first week back comes to a close, we don't have much planned for the weekend. A birthday party on Saturday afternoon will probably be the highlight! LOL! So, hoping for some rest and relaxation before we start again on Monday! Here are some pictures from our week!

Yummy muffins for breakfast!

Found this idea on Pinterest...of course...It's their teachers' gifts. They are filled with thoes instant Peach-Tea packets, and the tag says "Have a Tea-rriffic year!"