A quick update

 It's been a while since I have update. Life has been BUSY to say the least!! I finally feel like we are settling into a routine and things are feeling a little more normal.

There is so much to write about, but I think I'll start with Lucy. Who's Lucy, you ask?  Well, Lucy, was Charlotte, the new dog that Tony brought home, but we decided to change her name. We knew too many Charlotte's (people) and my kids LOVE "I love Lucy" shows, so we changed her name. 

Lucy is still a puppy...so she gets into a lot of trouble. We have to watch her carefully because she is still in the chewing phase.  The next few pictures are just a few of the things she does to get herself in trouble. :) (Sorry for the picture quality...)

 

 Shoes....Ugh. She loves shoes. She has ruined about 4 flip flops from the kids and one of my good pairs of shoes. (I wasn't too happy about that, but I did have an excuse to get a new pair)  In this picture, luckily, I caught her before she chewed up those shoes! She also loves to chew on markers, crayons and the kids stuffed animals. Like I said, we have to watch her!

 She also thinks she is allowed on the couch. She is sadly mistaken. She tries and looks very comfy, but I think she will soon learn she is not allowed up there. To her defense, she is learning from Scooter about how things are run in our house and Scooter IS allowed on the couches. So...she is just copying what she sees. 

 This next picture ..oh my goodness!!

 Yes....this is Lucy, on the top of our table. I'm so glad that I didn't see this when it happened....Tony had to sense to take a picture before getting her off (He was the one that found her this way)

We were all upstairs putting the kids to bed. I was with Jillian and Tony was with the twins. Lucy was downstairs.  Tony and the twins heard something and looked downstairs and found this!  I think she was helping herself to the ice cream that one of the kids left out.  Tony said she knew she was in trouble and scrambled to get off the table......

Now Lucy stays outside while we put the kids to bed.  :)

Scooter and Lucy are getting along much better these days. They play often and I haven't seen Scooter play this much since she was a puppy. (Again....Lucy on couch.  Sigh)

Scooter and Lucy did have one fight a couple of days ago, which wasn't fun.  Tony and I had to intervene. We have learned that bones won't be allowed in the house unless they are in the kennel. They DON'T want to share their bones and if the other one tries to get it...look out!

Tony and Lucy are best friends. Period. End of story. Lucy loves him. LOVES him.
She really is sweet. She loves her belly rubbed and hardly ever barks. She loves the kids and our favorite thing about her is that she "talks" to us. It's sooo sweet. 

Now...on to my sweet children.  :)

 Jillian attended a birthday party at the beginning of the month....she was excited because it was one of her little friends and she was the only one invited. She felt so special. :)
She is staying with my mom and dad during the day while we are at work and eating up all the special attention she is getting. :)  She goes to gymnastics on Tuesdays and is still enjoying it.

The twins are enjoying their new school (especially having their mom nearby!) They love their teachers and have made a lot of new friends. They went on a "play date" last week with one of their new friends. They had a great time! :)

Kennedy has lost both of her top teeth and Kaitlyn has lost one of hers too....right before picture day at school. I loved it! There is nothing sweeter than missing front teeth in 1st grade pictures! :)
The twins are now going to tumble and cheer on Mondays after school. This works out nicely because I teach piano lessons at the school until 5pm on Mondays. I'm so thankful to my parents for helping out with the pick up and drop off. (and everything else!)

Kennedy's teacher is sweet and sends pictures every once in a while about what the class is learning.

 This is a picture of the science teacher showing the kids a rat snake. 

This is Kennedy's little class after learning about helping out at home.  (There is a tally chart behind them about the chores that they do in the home)

I get to see both girls at lunch every day and occasionally in the hallway. I love their teachers and I love that they are just down the hall from me.

The first month has been a month of adjustment though for all of us ...making sure we are out the door by 6:30 am or before is a challenge with 3 kiddos.  Getting up early is hard on all of us, but we are slowly getting used to it. I know it will get easier.

My sweet Kinder class is awesome. I only have 10 little ones so they get a lot of individual attention. I am enjoying getting to know all of their sweet personalities and I'm loving planning fun activities for them. (and spoiling them......again, a class of 10 is awesome)

Tony is really enjoying his ASL classes at Elkins.  His year is even better than last year! He loves his students, and of course, they love him. (He is such a great teacher!) He is department head this year and has some extra responsibility, but he's doing great.
He also has occasional lunch dates with the superintendent of FBISD!!!  They are getting to be good friends. :) Only my husband....he is everyone's best friend.

Today the girls are all invited to another birthday party...ice skating!! That should be interesting....especially since the girls haven't ever skated before! I'll try to be better at updating the blog. :)