Tiger Toes

This week was a good, but exhausting week!  As I posted earlier, Miles started kindergarten and Hailey started a new daycare.  They both did wonderfully!  Miles really had a good time this week and is eager for next week.  He is looking forward to breaking out his school supplies and doing some work!  I guess this week, they have focused on rules and adjusting and such.  I'm glad they are taking their time!  He has made some friends in his class and seems to get along well. 

 

4th of July...

 

Hailey also did well in school this week!  She is a bit clingy in the morning with some fake tears when I drop her off, but apparently, they don't last too long!  She has named some friends in her class as well.  She is eating, and napping, but not going potty!  The first day, she did.  And the second, she had an accident at nap time.  But, she won't go on the potty-she holds it all day and tells her teachers she will go at home.  No wonder her belly hurts!

 

Nana came to visit over the 4th.  This turned into one of Miles' favorite games while she was here!

 

 

Hailey painting...looks so old to me here!

 

When Nana was here, we also went to Medieval Times -it was awesome!

 

So, then this turned into Miles' favorite game with Nana!

 

 

And then we went to the pool-and THAT turned into Miles' favorite thing!  We've gone almost every weekend since!

 

I know I was tired all week and the kids were too.  Today (Saturday), both kids woke about 6:15 am and went back to sleep.  Miles didn't wake again until 9:45 and Hailey until 10:25!  Wow!  We all feel better now!  Last night, there was a PTA event at the local ice cream shop, so we went out there.  Miles saw some friends from his class and had fun running around.  Ahmad and I were trying to wrap our brains around the fact that we were at an ice cream social for our son, who is in kindergarten, while he runs around with his friends from school, all while living in Georgia!  We are still figuring all this out! 

 

When Hailey lets me, I've been practicing braiding her hair-not too bad...

 

They love the big tub in the master!

 

Miles seems to be growing all the time.  One minute, he is the voice of reason and the next, he is a toddler.  I'm seeing more and more of it though!  He's also into cleaning, which I can't complain about.  He got into this in the last year, although he has always helped out at home.  But now, when it mood strikes him, he picks up everything he can lift and puts it up on something else.  He doesn't want anything to be on the floor at all.  While I appreciate it, I also find it a bit funny!  And, to get him to keep some things (like small chairs) on the floor, is challenging!  When he can't sleep at night (which didn't really happen this week!), he cleans his room, which is never that messy to begin with.  He will straighten out all his blankets and sheet, put up his chair on top of his bookcase, make sure all his books are put up, and put any remaining items in his nightstand drawer.  He's also decided, at random times, that the Star Wars and super hero stickers on his wall are scary.  One by one, we have moved them down to the living room by his toy box.  He still has some in his room, but the most scary of them all are downstairs.

 

Hailey is such a little stylist!

 

Somewhere in between was Ahmad's 34th bday!!!

 

The kids love to play outside!  They both love their scooters, but Miles is much better on his than Hailey!

 

Hailey ended up pouting like this because her scooter wouldn't stay straight when going down the road!

Hailey cracks me up.  It's amazing to finally hear the things that are going on her head.  While she has been vocal for some time, over a year now, she is really just now getting into talking about things and starting conversations.  She is hilarious!  She still stalls so much when it's time for bed, calling me up to her room 4-5 times before going to sleep.  While I find this super annoying, I do enjoy all the little snuggles she gives.  She also likes to sit up, turn her pillow over for a fresh new side, and get all covered up again.  She asks where daddy is and where Miles is.  Then she asks if she can wake up after later.  Sometimes she asks about Nana and Grampie too.

After getting Hailey dressed one day, I asked her what I should wear.  She replied with "a dress-like mine!"  Come to think of it, I actually had one!

 

She loves wearing dresses these days!  This was her pretty black dress, before school.

 

Referring back to an earlier post, this is the place on our stairs where Hailey reaches over to take a pretend muffin or cupcake from the blue and white vase.  Then she pretends to eat them.  :)

Today, we just hanging out after our lazy morning!  We finally got ourselves together and took a little advantage of tax free day in Georgia.  I would have loved to shop more, but I just couldn't justify it.  I did get Miles some new dress shoes and some shirts for the fall at school as well as new socks.  Hailey lucked out with a new dress and work-out outfit type get-up for the fall.  Too cute!  Then we played in Miles' room and now Hailey is napping and Miles is watching Super Mario Brothers videos on YouTube.  I know, right?!  Last weekend, storms hit and a lightening strike took out our phone, alarm, and TV.  We got everything fixed, but for that weekend, we had no TV.  So, Miles watched some videos online and now loves it.  Actually though, our main TV is still knocked out.  It fried the ports, so we are using our bedroom TV downstairs.  Hoping we can fix the big one.  Anyway.  Tomorrow, I hope to get to the pool as time is running out for that.  We are also going to try a new church tomorrow.  We just went last weekend, finally after the move, and neither Miles nor I were super impressed with the one we went to.  So, we're going to try out some others and hope to find another good one.  And so it goes....!  :)