Birthday Partyin'

We've been busy celebrating Miss Sierra ~ 

I still can't believe she is 15!

The night before her birthday we celebrated by starting a fire in the fire pit,

enjoying some S'Mores, and opening a few gifts from mama and daddy {since Jerm was going to have to work on her birthday :( }

Birthday day started with Church, then home to prep these delicious 

single-serving-seven-layer-dips!

A few more presents

Sweet notes,

And reminiscing, by looking through all of Sissy's photo books.

{My big Sissy's first major outing since she started chemo, and we were SO happy to have her join us!}

And then some photos with the birthday girl!

Once everyone left, we got set up for an Outdoor Movie Night:

The perfect ending to a very special day!

Celebrations continue this week as Sierra has her first ever facial and massage at the spa.

Just a couple more weeks of Summer fun, before the reality of back to school hits!

What are you doing to enjoy these last few days?

Back to School Time!

 We are officially back to school!

 

 

 {And Miss Tay refused to have her photo taken, so I had to make do with an oldie}


Are y'all settled into your school routine?

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Back to School Days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Day of School

 

First Day :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I had to include an extra of Tay, 'cuz I just love it . . .
 

 

 

 We're easing in to our school year, but so far, so good!
How about y'all?
 

 

 

 

First Day

 

Excuse me, WHERE DID SUMMER GO??????

 

I can't believe it's back to school time already.  It snuck right up on me!

 

It snuck up on the girls, too, I think, because they were a little bummed to say goodbye to our carefree summer days.

 

Not to worry, though, we had a great first day. 

 

Complete with first day pictures . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And this is all I'm going to say about getting back into the routine . . . 

I am soooooo much more efficient in my head when I'm planning out all of the things to accomplish for the day, than I am in reality.  Bummer.
 

 

Wordless Wednesday ~ First Day

Side Note: When I first had the girls fill out their "favorites" list I didn't do a great job of guiding. I just  sort of handed them the lists, and let them be.  So, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when I got Makenna's back, and she had filled in, Salt for her favorite season.  Oh my.  I laughed so hard I almost cried.  That's my girl!
We've since decided that Summer is actually her favorite season ;)

Wordless Wednesday ~ First Day

School is in full swing at the Fraijo's!

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Head on over to Miller Racing Family for more Wordless Wednesday Fun :)

Gearing Up . . .

For our big first day tomorrow.

Anyone else?

{Bed} Times, They Are A-Changin'

Bed time at the Fraijo house has always been . . . laid back.

It started when Sierra was born. We took the "no schedule" approach.

And we've definitely stuck with it.

You see, when I was growing up, bedtime was a STRICT matter.

Up until high school I was in bed by 8, and that was that.

It was so strict, that I wound up having some sleep issues.

Of course, as a parent, I now completely understand

why my mom was so adamant about an early bed time.

Besides the fact that kids need a lot of sleep,

she needed some time to herself in the evenings. Simple as that.

But, a long time ago I made a vow that bedtime, and schedules in general,

would not be strictly enforced in this house.

The problem is, Sierra is {just about} seven years old,

and Makenna is four. They need a schedule. A routine, if-you-will.

And so do I.

I'm going a little crazy having children running around until 10:30 or 11:00 at night!

I'm ready for bed by then, which results in almost no down-time with Jeremy.

And we need that.

Even our homeschool days were flexible, in the past.

Some days we would start at 8am, some days it was closer to 9.

{A definite change for the upcoming year}.

So, no more complaining. We're just going to do it.

I won't turn into Strict Mom ~ The Enforcer.

But we will have a goal of getting all children,

{well, Kam is a bit young for a routine},

into bed by 9pm.

Who knows, maybe we can work toward an earlier goal in the future.

Anyone else facing bedtime issues?

Having a hard time getting the kiddos adjusted to a school-friendly routine?

Or, are you a scheduling pro?

I'd love to hear about it!