Monday Musings

First of all...I did not blog at all last week. I greatly apologize for that. Basically beginning on Monday, we started the process to withdraw my 9-year old from his school and we enrolled him in another one in our district. He starts school there today. It was just a lot to do...I had to arrange to meet the principal, his new teachers and tour the school. And then I also had to finish up some things for his campout birthday party that we had on Saturday, so needless to say, blogging was just the last thing I could really get to.

I am feeling good about our decision to switch schools for Tanner. This new school is a bit smaller, so his class size is only 16 students and there are only two 3rd grade classrooms. He has always done better in smaller groups. He had some issues in his class at the other school and it got to the point where we decided it might be better to remove him from the situation and start off with a clean slate. Don't worry - it was nothing super-serious, but just something that we had been trying to work through and it needed to be addressed a different way. Tanner is a sweet, loving and smart boy...but without getting too far into it, he's shown some behavioral issues when it comes to his schooling and we are consistently working through it with him. We hope that this change will bring improvements.

On another note, his birthday party was a great success! I didn't actually have to be there other than to help set up the campsite, supplies and goody bags for the kids. It was a father/kid campout and my husband said it ended up being a really good time with no meltdowns! I don't have a lot of pics as I asked my husband to take some {that means I got 4 pics - ha!} but here are some:

I made these goody bags and a scavenger hunt for them. In the bags I put trail mix, glow bracelets, a fruit rollup and the scavenger hunt. Kept it simple. I figure the hunt would be nice for the kids to do while the men set up their tents, etc.

What did I do Saturday night while the boys were out of the house?

I spent my time with this happy little face and a glass of wine...and Gilmore Girls reruns on Netflix {don't judge me...haha!}

Basically, I am glad last week is over and done with...and I'm eager to see Tanner later and hear about his first day at his new school. I was glad that when we met with his IEP teacher and the kids he'd be in there with, that he knew one of the kids from his school last year that did IEP with him then! I am starting this week with a fresh attitude ready to hit the gym daily, go for practice runs {my Turkey Day 8K is next week!} and just keep caught up on my normal SAHM duties...the ones that don't involve birthday party planning and changing schools all in one week. :-)

Hope y'all had a great weekend and have an even better week!

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Monday Musings: Back To School

Praise the Lord, it's back to school time! {I know some other mommas are with me on that!} Don't get me wrong, I'll miss Tanner, but it is so good for him {and the rest of us} to be on a schedule. He will also be learning, maturing and making new friends.

I am also glad because today is the official start of me getting to be back on a regular gym schedule! Farrah is old enough for the gym daycare now, and it is across the street from Tanner's school, so Breckin, Farrah and I will be heading there every morning after dropping him off. It will be nice to have a shred of "me time" on a regular basis. It's been a while. I also know that regular working out again is what is going to get me back down to pre-pregnancy size...so I'm looking forward to making progress there.

This past weekend was great and full of beautiful weather. We had Breckin's superhero birthday party yesterday at the pool and couldn't have asked for a nicer day. He was just so excited.

 

We even managed to get a lot done around the house. Jake put the finishing touches on the closet - a mirror, a light fixture and glass doors for my jewelry case. I am in love with the space and sometimes just want to sit in there. Updated pics on that for you later.

Well, that's about it for this Monday. If it's back to school for your kids this week too - good luck and hope they all have a great week!

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Monday Musings

Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green are expecting again! {OK, so I love Megan Fox; sue me.} Excited for them...their first baby, a son they named Noah, was born last September. This is the only picture I've actually seen of that little bundle of joy - they've been excellent about not parading him around for the Paparazzi to plaster all over the tabloids.

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This is a lot sooner than I expected Ms. Fox to be on the way to popping out another human again. But the girl is gorgeous and will likely bounce right back no problem! Please let this one be a girl - she needs to spread that beauty!

In other news, we celebrated Breckin's 3rd birthday this weekend at the pool with family and friends. With all the rain we've had in Charleston this entire summer, I was worried about the weather. But I got lucky that this happened to be a fairly dry weekend. We got a little sprinkle at the pool, but nothing that ruined our day.

The theme I did was construction/handyman. Breckin is very into tools right now thanks to Daddy.

 

 

We had a great time and I can't believe that this Thursday, he will actually be three. It goes by soooo fast...

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Tanner's Lego Birthday Party

For Tanner's Lego Birthday, I knew I wanted to go all out with the Lego-themed decor. I browsed Pinterest for ideas and was really happy in the end with the turnout.

Goody Bags for the Kids

Coloring Pages for the Kids

Rainbow Kabobs

Lego Candy

One Excited Birthday Boy

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It was a great turnout, a beautiful day and everyone had a great time. We couldn't have asked for more for our little man.

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Monday Musings

This weekend was AWESOME.

We celebrated our sweet Tanner's 7th birthday  on Saturday {actual birthday was November 6th} with some family and friends at our house. As previously mentioned, we did a Lego theme since Tanner is Lego-obsessed. I had a lot of fun putting the decorations together...I'll be posting about his party tomorrow.

I seriously cannot believe my main man is SEVEN. Am I really getting that old? He is getting so big right before my very eyes...it's bittersweet.

I love that Tanner's birthday is at the beginning of November. For me, it sort of feels like our kickoff to the holiday season. We get to see a few family members and friends...in just over a week from now we'll be celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary and Thanksgiving...it's just a time of togetherness for our family and Tanner himself has always symbolized togetherness for our family...at least to me...he is the reason we are a family. God has blessed us so much with this little boy...Tanner serves a larger purpose in His plan than any of us may ever know.

On Sunday, I went to work - I know, do I EVER have a weekend off? This one was my doing though...after taking off last Tuesday for Tanner's birthday, I decided to make up some time and offered to work. I'm actually very fortunate that my job provides that opportunity. I do know that I'm not scheduled to work any weekends until December, so that will be nice. I can finally use the weekends to get some much-needed tasks marked off my to-do list. Speaking of my to-do list, I decided to put one together for what I would like to accomplish by the end of the year, this way I can stay focused on some small goals rather than stressing myself out with the big picture of everything I'd like to get done. Here's what I've got planned:

TO DO BY 12/31/12

1. Paint Kitchen, Living & Upstairs Hallway {Gray} - All of these walls run together, you do one, you do them all...but I may break it up over a couple of days or weekends.

2. Christmas Decorating - Find accents to switch out in place of current accents

3. Finish Painting Wall Shelf from Goodwill & Hang

4. Make a Gallery Wall with the White Frames I've Bought

5. Book Nook for Boys

6. Organize Office/Play Room

7. Paint Boys' Rooms

I do hope to get a little more done, but I will consider myself a success if I can manage to do all of this.

Items 1 & 2 are first on my list {I generally decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving}. I have been perusing some color choices for the walls and I really like Colonial Revival Gray by Sherwin Williams:

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 Here are some rooms I found that are painted with this color:

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 Can't wait to finally have some free weekends to make some progress around here!

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