Thursday we left for a quick trip to the beach. The girls loved Orange Beach back in June but they wanted to go to their favorite places in PCB and kept telling us how much they needed to go back. Truth be told: Mike and I needed another trip and I am using my kids as an excuse. Unless we go out of town, we are never in the same place at the same time-even if he is off we are going in a million directions and rushing so this was a much needed trip. Paw, Karen, Erin, T and Unc Dave also made the trip which meant-much needed help for me. The girls were entertained and had lots of people to play with. They even got in the ocean which they had both declared would not happen after the huge waves knocked them down back in June. And while we are talking huge waves-Friday the waves were huge. I have never seen them that big before-thanks TS Don for that.
Anyway, I say this is our last Hoorah because in 15 days my baby girl starts school and we become slaves to the county school calendar. I am not happy about her starting school and I am not happy about a schedule. I haven't had an actual schedule since I quit working 6 years ago. Other than church, I have no where to be at any given time unless a doctors appt pops up. So getting up, getting Evan ready for school, getting 4 kids out the door is going to be a challenge because I hate to be late to anything. I have told Mike he needs to make arrangements to be home the morning of her first day because someone is going to have to make me leave the parking lot. I have "plans" of taking my lunch and a snack and just sitting there all day. I haven't figured out what to do with Aiden and the boys yet but I am sure it would come to me.
I am trying to get Evan on a schedule now. I make her lay down for anywhere from 30mins to an hour every day and tonight we are going to bed early. When she lays down she watches tv, which I know is not going to happen at school but if it keeps her laying down right now then tv she will watch.
I don't think Aiden is going to handle Evan going to school well. They play all day and she is going to be bored and my house is going to be quiet. I think. Lucas is trying to crawl now and I guess more chaos is coming. (Yes at 4 mths he is on his chest, holding his head up, and pushing his legs like a frog. Easton is rolling over now but he doesn't really seem to care if he does anything after that or not.)
I learned a few things from our last Hoorah. One, Lucas does not travel well unless you sit and talk to him. Two, getting two babies on the beach is A LOT of work. Three, all cars should come standard with a divider between the front and back and Four, I don't travel well on 4 hours of sleep. Oh and five, really big waves=the water coming up higher on the beach thus getting into your babies tent and trying to wash them out to sea. Lucas was sound asleep when the wave hit and tried to wash them out. They didn't move but he was not too happy getting wet. Easton was awake and he wasn't happy either.
