The Dow Family: September 2017

Sunday, September 10, 2017

September 2017

shutting down the Cornell pool for the 2017 season

1 more round at Sonlight preschool

It's FrIDaY! 🎉

Oasis soccer on Saturday morning

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Sonlight Preschool, take 3

Last spring I listed the pros/cons of Gracie going to preschool vs. staying home with me and came to the conclusion that she was going to tag along with me for 1 more year.

And then all summer she talked about going to school.

And then my boss from Amarillo College offered me a couple of classes on Tuesday/Thursday (they don't have child care).

Which led to me calling ALL around Amarillo (and Boys Ranch) and learning that most mothers' day out/preschools were already full.

BUT!

A friend from Sonlight (where the boys went) called to say that someone moved and there was an opening in the young 3s classroom.

"cheesssssssse" with that Gracie lisp

We had 2-weeks to talk about preschool with her brothers quizzing her about the dos and don'ts of school.

Today she was READY!

the Dow nap-mat getting its 3rd use

getting down to business

We're proud of you, Gracie Dow!

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Kaden's birthday will probably always fall on the first week of school – one of the worst times to celebrate your birthday with a sleepover as everyone is readjusting to the shock of an alarm going off and building back stamina into long days of listening & learning.

We decided Kaden could have a sleepover party Labor Day weekend – when everybody gets an extra day to recover (not to mention I would be home that weekend to help).

Kaden helping make his "vision" of a Reese's peanut butter cup pie. 😳😍

Luckily the Amarillo Townclub decided to extend their pool hours and stay open on the weekends through Labor Day, so we kicked off his birthday festivities by taking everyone to Cornell's pool.