So, it has been another week...
We are adjusting to life here in our little apartment.
We had our 2nd (and final) fantasy draft of the season.
The kids have been quite lonely, I have been lonely. But... the other day, outside, this is what we saw:
KIDS! Aaron has found a couple boys to run around with here. Charity sometimes gets to tag along. Note the nice view from our back patio. The kids think the basketball court is our backyard. I seriously almost cried because I was so happy for them to find friends!!!
They started school on Monday. Charity is in Kindergarten, and her teacher is Mrs. Smith. Aaron is in 2nd grade and his teacher is Mrs. Schiff. They both seem to be great teachers, and, all day kindergarten is really nice... Anyways, as expected, they love school. I think they are pretty cute.
Aaron has been playing TONS of football. He is really enjoying (most of the time) his first year in tackle. He is on the Cowboys ;) so of course, I am thrilled! Anyways, I am preparing my little tight end, so he has the best number: 82 (somehow, it got into his head that Mr. Witten on the Cowboys is really cool - maybe it is because mom is a big fan, and maybe she might have bought him a Witten Jersey too...) So far, 3 days a week we have been doing football. I am just waiting for charity to start soccer then it will officially be fall sports season.
Nate is very lonely while the kids are at school, but we have been having fun. I took him to the zoo the other day. He is my little buddy and gets lots of mommy time. I am ready for him to find a little playmate though... it is tough entertaining a 2 yr old all day when I have been so used to my kids entertaining him!
So, here is the question: why do we buy clothes for back to school? I buy the school supplies (from the PTA so i dont waste my time or effort finding all the items on the list) BUT i didnt do the whole back-to-school shopping. I bought Aaron NOTHING. I bought Nate NOTHING (he isnt going to school) WELL, I guess I ended up buying charity a pair of sneakers, and on an impulse i also ended up buying her 1 outfit for the first day of school (yes, that outfit came from walmart saturday night when i went to the store to get milk and a loaf of bread)... but really? I just moved into this apartment, and as I was unpacking all their clothes and hanging them all up, I just thought to myself: WOW THESE KIDS HAVE LOTS OF CLOTHES. I even budgeted and planned on going out and doing the obligatory shopping... but we got busy. then one night, i decided to make an inventory to determine what was needed, and as of right now, my kids are very well stocked. This is probably because i buy clothes year round (it is just so hard to resist those super target and walmart clothes! i swear, i go to buy ONLY groceries, and somehow cheap & cute kids clothes jump into my cart!) if i only bought clothes in the fall it would make sense. I guess soon enough my kids will start thinking walmart clothes aren't the coolest...what do you guys do?
They started school on Monday. Charity is in Kindergarten, and her teacher is Mrs. Smith. Aaron is in 2nd grade and his teacher is Mrs. Schiff. They both seem to be great teachers, and, all day kindergarten is really nice... Anyways, as expected, they love school. I think they are pretty cute.
Aaron has been playing TONS of football. He is really enjoying (most of the time) his first year in tackle. He is on the Cowboys ;) so of course, I am thrilled! Anyways, I am preparing my little tight end, so he has the best number: 82 (somehow, it got into his head that Mr. Witten on the Cowboys is really cool - maybe it is because mom is a big fan, and maybe she might have bought him a Witten Jersey too...) So far, 3 days a week we have been doing football. I am just waiting for charity to start soccer then it will officially be fall sports season.
9 comments:
get a bag from another/cooler store and put the walmart/target clothes in them (it should at least buy you a little bit more time until they figure that one out)
i don't usually buy clothes until it starts getting cold. i just bought new socks & shoes before school started. i buy stuff all year, too, but nothing specifically at school time.
sorry you guys are lonely. that totally sucks. call me if you're over here and your mom is busy! :)
Hey, I miss seeing your smiling face and church.
I'm with you about clothes shopping. I picked up a few things here and there, but after looking in Liv's closet to see what was needed I realized I shop too much!
Nice, full day kindergarten. Liv is gone 8-11. That's it. Enough time for me to clean the house and get ready for the day.
I don't have kids in school yet but I don't remember getting much by way of back to school clothes, I think we used to get a new pair of shoes and one outfit so I think I'll be pretty out on the official Fall shopping too, like you said, they have tons of clothes already!!! Glad you are settling in at your apartment, it'll get better with time, we miss having y'all here though!
Ya, back to school shopping...I totally lost my head this year. and I think I have Emma trained a little too well. I mean seriously. What 5 yr old sits in front of the computer screen picking out outfits? It's a joke! Can't you just hear Lehi laughing...NOT!
Honestly, maybe it's just an excuse to buy more things that we don't really need.
I don't shop for my kids year round. They might get one random outfit a year. I get them clothes when they go back to school, Christmas and birthdays and that is about it. Fortunately those dates are all spread out pretty even through the year so it works for the seasons.
i buy year around. but my girls are little and growing fast. that's what i tell myself anyway!
My children didn't wear new clothes the first day of school, Even though I bought them some. Madelyn even had an Achievement Day fashion show to show off new school clothes & she chose not to wear anything new. Maybe my kids have too many clothes too. :)
We use to get all of our clothes at back to school, I remember wanting stuff as the year went on and already having supply...so I do like to shop year round too. In Utah I like to shop when it starts to get cold, thats when it seems like they really need new stuff. i think my husband would read this and disagree...I admit I have a shopping problem, I will seek help!BTW I shopped at walmart today after I was reading you got good stuff there, and let me tell you, shirts for 5 bucks!!! what the heck, I was in heaven!!!!
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