Babies Make Four: First week of Kindergarten, Hoof & Mouth, and Apple Festival!

Does anything really go smoothly anymore? Probably not. I think I just need to accept our new normal and that our lives are a little crazy right now.

Luke made it through his first week of kindergarten and LOVES it! He's ready to go back again. He's made some new friends this week, even if he can't remember their names. He ate hot lunch on Friday and really enjoyed the ziti that the nice lunch ladies provided. He also got a treat at lunch and was very excited for that. His favorite thing is his 5 minute bus trip home in the evenings. He talked about how it was kind of scary at first and the bus went reaaallly fast, but we had to explain that driving a bus is hard work and it probably just feels faster. He enjoyed some chocolate milk for breakfast, too, and some cinnamon toast cereal. Our school system is super awesome and offers free breakfast to all students so I've told him to try and get something each morning. He's like me, though, and isn't much of a breakfast eater. The first morning he went in on his own, he got all excited about breakfast and left his backpack in the cafeteria. HA! I'm not quite sure how they got it back to him, but he ended up with it at the end of the day. He really enjoyed all of his extra classes, too, like art and gym. He also gets to go outside each day and play on the playground which he loves. They know how to keep them busy, that's for sure! He didn't seem too tired when he got home from school, but he did fall asleep on the couch last night which NEVER happens. I think he will really like it and I'm glad we're getting in the swing of things. I think anticipation is always the worst for a big change.

In the midst of this, Charlie came down with hand, foot, mouth disease this week. I don't really know how this virus came about. I don't know of anyone who had this when I was little, but the best I know to compare it to is chicken pox. It gets its name though because the blisters pop up on your hands, feet and in your mouth. Charlie's have kind of spread up her arms and legs and it's a pitiful site. She does seem to be much better though and her blisters are healing over but I know it had to hurt. She didn't want to eat much this week and has just been a sad little thing. Luckily, you usually only develop it once so hopefully this will be it for us since Luke had it once when he was little, too.

The pediatrician said once her fever broke that she wasn't contagious anymore so we did take her out today to the Apple Festival in Hendersonville. In the 14 odd years that Dillon's lived here and I've been in town, we have NEVER gone there. We had some free time this morning so decided to go and check it out. It was busy. And hard to maneuver with a stroller and small kid. It was also hot as all get out so it wasn't as fun as it could have been, but we still enjoyed it. We had lunch out and came home and napped.

After the craziness that has been going on, we're looking forward to a long weekend at home. The fall is still going to be busy, but I'm glad we've got a few slow weeks coming up. We just need to get situated with all this stuff. It's all good though!

Luke finally started sleeping in his bunk beds! He prefers the top, but sometimes he falls asleep on the bottom before he can make it up there!

Luke's first day outfit (that he didn't wear).

Waking up a kindergartner!

Fake it 'til you make it. Amiright?!

Dillon pictured every stage of Luke leaving that morning. HA!

These pictures break my heart. He looks so little. :(

Luke's teacher this year. He loves her already!

Luke and Oakley! Oakley is our neighbor and Luke has played with him a lot this week. Also - Luke had no tears whatsoever and didn't want me to walk him in anymore this week. First day only.