When the boys are away...

So now that Andrew is in school all day I get lots of Mother/Daughter bonding time. I am really enjoying spending my days with my two girls! Lucy has become such a great helper and a wonderful big sister. I have been asked to babysit quite a bit lately and I tell Lucy that she is in charge of keeping them happy and I am incharge of keeping them safe and fed. We make a great team, and she plays with the kids and reads the books- I LOVE IT. Plus Gracie is getting older and the two of them are playing a lot more.

My girls love to match and thanks to their sweet Grandma B they have adorable matching outfits. The first sentence out of Gracie's mouth in the morning is "Matchy Lulu" so she wants to see what her big sister is wearing then match her. I am eating this "stage" up!
Lucy and I are doing a Pre K homeschool. For starters the preschools are more expensive then BYU here and the second reason is I love having her around. So in the afternoons after Gracie goes down for her nap I give Lucy an art project and I do housework, e-mail etc. Then we do a reading lesson and a few minutes of math. So far we have both loved our Homeschool afternoons.
Once a week I invite a little buddy for her over and they can play without a bossy older brother and a pesky little sister. I will really miss Lucy next year when she goes to school.