Hello Summer

And just like that, it's summer! The days are longer and shorter all at the same time. It was just a few weeks ago that I wasn't sure what the weeks would look like without a preschool schedule and now we've adopted a pretty good rhythm and the new routine most days is working well. It's exhausting but fulfilling all at the same time! 

Besides squeezing in as many fun things as we can from our summer bucket list, I've also started teaching Liam summer preschool while Lyla naps in the mornings (both of which I'll share more in depth soon). It has been the perfect way for us to bond during this season of life with two kids and I love watching him learn new things. Like just yesterday for example, we were using tangrams to make the pattern of a car and after teaching Liam what a hexagon and a trapezoid were, all on his own he says to me, "Look mom, two trapezoids make a hexagon!" My 3 1/2 year old said that!!! WHAT! I had some third graders when I taught school that never recognized that on their own. It was a proud moment for me.

 Speaking of Liam, he has almost completely dropped his nap in the last few weeks too. I've been wanting to pop on here and share more of what we've been up to just about every day but trying to figure out the balance between no nap and quiet time has been tricky for me. Liam has never been great at playing on his own so quiet time usually means he wants me with him which has left no alone time for me during the day. Hence why I say the days can be long because nap time has always been a sanity saver for me. I know that this can change though and it's all about boundaries and forming new habits as I teach him what quiet time can really mean for the both of us. 

Really though, so many things I want to share! Like our summer bucket list, fun preschool activities, Lyla's 9 month update, Father's Day, what we've been up to ... it's coming, I promise! Just as soon as I can figure out when to squeeze in a few minutes of alone time. ;) Hope you are having the BEST summer so far! XO