School Week 1 Done

Wesley cleaned out his backpack recently This is the collection of pencils he had in there:

I thought I remembered him once saying that he liked to have his pencils short so he could fit them in his pocket. Upon further inquiry, he told me that no, that's not why he had such a plethora of tiny pencils. It was just because his pencil sharpener didn't work very well and would always break the lead so until they were all whittled down to nothing.

As for school, it's Wednesday again, so we've officially survived our first week of school. 5 down, 175 to go. Older kids were practicing music until 11 pm last night. (And I believe that is why my little girls have slept in until 11.)

Little kids were playing with toys and legos - Lily made one of the lego city trees "be on fire" - the tree right by the school. Hope the school doesn't burn down! I thought it was funny though~ not sure if you can see it here but it was cute.

Melodie was finishing up homework on the couch as her brothers practiced in the same room close by her. Corey was playing with them, and took it as a noise challenge when he noticed Melodie doing her studies with orange plugs in her ears.

Corey started blowing and making the loudest noises on the saxophone that we've ever hear - sounded like a big boat honking out a warning or a fog horn, it made us laugh.

And then he tickled her and gave her dead leg punches. And then we tried to wind things down... good luck with that huh.