Monday morning dawned dark and early. Thanks to the time change, there was no gorgeous sunrise peeking through my window like I've gotten used to. Mallory has teacher observations this week and since we are sharing a bathroom with her right now, I had to get up a little earlier than usual, ...
Week In The Life, Sunday Words + Photos
This week, I'm documenting a 'Week In The Life' of the Wests. A Week in the Life is a project started by Ali Edwards (of scrapbooking fame). I try to document a week in our lives twice each year--once in the spring and once in the fall. It usually coincides with Daylight Savings Time, somehow. Way ...
February Books
Every month I do a round-up of all the books I've read. My goal for the year is 60 books and I'm cruising along pretty well towards that goal. (Spoiler alert: As of this post, I have already read five books for March and it's only halfway through the month!) I read five books in January and five ...
Babies Wearing Glasses
Last Tuesday, my sweet baby boy got some new spectacles. I hate that he can't see well and needs them, but dang it, babies wearing glasses is just the cutest thing! Our regular pediatrician, Dr. Hull, does a routine eye check at 6 months. They use a little computer to scan the babies eyes. ...
Read Across America 2016
Today we are wrapping up Read Across America Week at school. (As an elementary school librarian, Read Across America week is my favorite! And who doesn't love a good dress-up day?) We celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday and all things related to reading all week long. In addition to getting our ...
Currently, Vol. 1
With all the moving and house stuff I've been doing lately, I've forgotten to update you on all the random things we've had going on. And I know you would all be lost without the play-by-play of our lives, right? :) This post is full of pictures from my phone and explanations of the things we've ...
