Foto Friday--After School Photo Essay

What does your house look like after school?
Everybody has to have a snack. Evie has learned to climb anything, especially if there are Cheerios involved.

Or if her big brother is doing it.  She LOVES Hyrum.  She has a special smile and laugh reserved just for him.

Hyrum has become tighter and tighter with his silky.  That thing doesn't leave the house (or the car if I've had to wake him up to go somewhere), and it's getting ratty.  Remember Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom--"Your woobie's lookin' bad, bud."  That's where we're headed, I'm afraid.  Here he is "acting" like he doesn't want me to take his picture.

Big brother's sitting in the chair?  Big brother has his silky?  I'm on it.  And she's started talking.  She can reliably say "DAY-DEE."  That doesn't mean what you think--it's "baby."

Can you guess who this cool dude is?  Armed with a snack, homework folder, and Magic Treehouse, Micah tackles a lot of homework every night.  Twenty minutes of reading (hence, the timer--wouldn't want to read one extra minute now, would we?), and two worksheets plus math facts.  It seems like a lot, but I wish more teachers would do this.  Then the kids get in the habit of working every day after school, before they play.

And here's a photo I've been trying to capture for weeks.  And it's so blurry and bad.  But it caught the action just perfectly.  Imagine it's clear.  Lily has been working on some pretty difficult skills at tumbling.  She's still got a spotter, but this is her back tuck.  She's amazing me.

Where's Ben?  What?  Didn't you see the video yesterday?  Tomorrow's the big day--ninth grade City of Mesa meet.  Can't wait.  It's going to be an exhausting Saturday, but it will be fun.

And not to rub it in or anything, but the weather is spectacular.  I only say that so that I have record of weather happiness when it's August and I can't stand it any longer.

Have a great weekend!