Busy School Week

We’ve been trying to stay busy this week to make our time away from Matt pass more quickly so we came up with a few fun things to do. I took the kids to the Asbury pumpkin patch before art on Wednesday. It was the first year we’d gone without Yaya and the cousins but still hope to on Halloween. I wanted to go in case it ends up not happening so I called it school picture day. I think we got some good ones!





And Thursday morning we had a surprise book fair. Yaya stopped by with a box she had ordered from Etsy and I got some decorations at Dollar Tree the day before while they were at art. They said it was the best thing that had happened at our school this year. 


Friday was our off day and they got to stay home alone while I went to a closing. They felt so big and Lilli got her rough draft of a book report done while I was gone. I was proud of them for being so responsible.

Only 2 more days until Matt comes home! And these kids are ready, especially Katie. Lillian is a homebody and loves us of course but Katie really has a hard time when we are not all four together. I wouldn’t normally post such an unflattering picture of myself but she took a picture of me napping today and thought it was the sweetest thing. That’s some thing that I do to them all the time. She wrote me a cute note while I was out walking yesterday too. 

“I love you! You are the best ❤️ when Covid 19 is gone I want to see family. I love you so much!” 
I wish they could stay little forever 😍


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