first week of kindergarten, soccer saturday, mom's night out

ashford's first week of school is in the books! i mentioned that his first day drop off went really smoothly and i was celebrating that we were passed the hard stuff. well, i was overly optimistic because tuesday morning the tears came out. he was really upset when the bell ring and i had to leave. he was clinging to me and begging me not to go :( i had to leave him crying with his teacher. i'm always okay leaving my kids if they are happy, but when they are not, it's so hard! thankfully he had a good day and the rest of the week was back to smooth drop offs. it's been a big adjustment for him. he is trying to wrap his head around the fact that he will be there 5 days a week for 6 hours. but i know how great kindergarten is at their school and i can already tell he is enjoying it (minus the length). he loves seeing azalea (and other kids that he knows) in the hallways and on the playground. 

it's also been a huge change for me having both kids gone for 6 hours each day. i feel like i can accomplish so much now! i do my book keeping work for 1-2 hours each morning then i go to the gym (3x a week), run errands, clean the house, do my grade rep volunteer work, etc. it's been really nice! and i'm excited to see them when school gets out and focus on them the rest of the day. though i'm always surprised at how quickly their bickering starts up after not seeing each other all day ;) 

now onto the weekend. on saturday morning i took azalea to top 10 toys to get a gift for her friend ella kate's party on sunday. then the kids worked on their snap circuit kit (something their mom knows nothing about. ha!) 

in the afternoon she had a soccer game at gilman field. she got to play goalie for the first time and she did great. they didn't win, but the girls played really well together and it was so fun to watch. thatcher took these pictures with our new camera...

she smiles the whole time she is playing and i love it! 

saturday night i got to meet up with some mom friends from preschool (last year) at cafe munir for dinner. it's a little lebanese restaurant that has been on my list forever and it did not disappoint! everything we ordered was fantastic and it was really fun to get to catch up with them and have a night out. 

sunday was a rainy day! in the morning i went to the grocery store and took this picture on the walk back. i love the historical street markers in ballard. 

in the afternoon thatcher took azalea to her birthday party and did some work at a coffee shop while she was there. vanessa and ewan came over for a couple hours to hang out with ashford and me. we relaxed at home the rest of the night and got ready for my mom's visit. she comes into town today!!