Party of Three

Today hasn't been as wonderful as last week.  I woke up at 3 AM and wasn't able to fall back asleep.  Jason took Lexi to school this morning so I could get some rest.  I rested, but didn't sleep.  Instead, I felt sad and guilty that I didn't get up with Lexi this morning and help her get ready for school.  Jason did and of course that is fine, but I missed walking her into school.  I miss Lexi terribly today and I can't wait for the clock to hit 3:00.  To celebrate this Friday Eve and since it is almost September I'm going to take Lexi to Hobby Lobby after school for some Christmas tree ornament shopping!!  I *might* even pick up a caffeine free PSL.  :)

Thank goodness it's Friday eve week 2!!  Today has been pretty perfect.  I dropped Lexi off this morning and went straight to Target.  I was there ALL BY MYSELF.  Literally.  No one else was shopping at 8 AM and it was amazing!!  The only thing that would have made it better is if I had a PSL.  ;)  After Target I went to the gym and had an awesome workout.  Once I got home I got in the pool for a few minutes, took a shower and then took a NAP!!  I slept for 20 minutes and it was glorious.  I am now sipping tea and just finished my second paleo cookie of the day.  As perfect as this Thursday has been I am so thankful tomorrow is Friday.  Today has been pretty spectacular, but it won't even compare to the greatness of this upcoming Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday.   I'm jumping out of my skin excited to have my mini me home for a couple of days straight!!

The days leading up to kindergarten were hard.  Ok, I'll be honest...the 2 weeks before were really, really rough for me.  So rough that I didn't sleep.  At all.  Maybe 2 or 3 hours a night if I was lucky.  I even had to go to the doctor to get a prescription sleep aid.  I wasn't anxious about Lexi being nervous because she wasn't.  She has been nothing but excited about school.  I'm happy with the school we have chosen for Lexi's education, I just feared the unknown.  What would this new normal look like? The night before kindergarten we read Lexi a lot of stories about kindergarten that were given to her from the Harmon's, the Jeffery cousins, Grandma Mike, and the Lee's.  Lexi felt so loved and special with all the gifts she received to help celebrate this milestone. Going to bed that night I was at peace with this new chapter beginning in our lives.  On Monday (the day before the first day of school) we invited two of ...

Baby Luke was baptized at St. Ann's on Saturday, August 2, 2014.  Jason is his godfather and Aunt Sarah is his godmother.  We spent the day with family celebrating Luke's blessed day!

Lexi, girlfriends are so incredibly important.  They will lift you up when you are down and they will be your biggest cheerleaders throughout life.  Keep them close and treat them well.

Aunt Sarah and John are engaged to be MARRIED!!  We are over the moon excited for them and can't wait for John to be another awesome uncle to Lexi!!  Hopefully we will hear details of the big day soon, but for now we will help them celebrate their engagement.  Congratulations to "my Aunt Sarah" and soon-to-be Uncle John!!

Lexi started ballet with her friend Lucia yesterday.  The girls were absolutely precious during class.  I'm excited about this school.  It is a real ballet studio with real ballerinas all over (they seem like real princesses to me and Lexi)!  After class I asked Lexi if she liked it and she responded, "I loved it."