So how was your 1st day at school, Aevyn?

Uh-oh. A little boy hit her right before I got there. Poor baby

Except for those hitting boys, it seemed to go OK. She had a hard time sitting still for snacktime, but Myah helped remind her to sit down. She does the same thing at home so I'm not surprised.
She got straight smiley faces!
And she made a rainbow. Here she is inspecting it:

Another Griffin Girl Enters the World of Academia

Aevyn will now be attending YMCA preschool on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I will be taking a class on those days, so Aevyn is too!

Good grooming is always important and Big Sisters always know best

Two little school girls

Here we are!

Let's go inside

Here are our friends

All the happy school kids

No Biggie, It's Just a Little Fingerpaint

Busy Buzzy Bizzy Bee

PAYDAY

Myah's 1st allowance. This is an experiment and so far it's working wonderfully. Myah wanted chores and she wanted money. So now she gets a quarter a week for each chore completed (some everyday and some are just once a week). She was so stoked to have assigned chores that she woke up early and put took all the silverware out of the dishwasher and put it away. What would have been more cool is if the dishes had actually been clean at the time...
I hope the dedication continues after the novelty wears off.

If you are trying to read Myah's list of chores it says
1) Make bed
2) Put away silverware
3) Put away toys
4) Clean windows on door
5) Wipe down doorhandles (with a disinfectant wipe, once a week)
6) Put dishes in sink
7) Put clothes in basket
8) Help fold and put laundry away

There are quite a few things on the list I think she should do for free since they are her things and she made the mess, but I have to give in sometimes. And besides 25cents per job, per week is rather affordable for a housekeeper. If you are following the math it comes to $2 a week.
Aevyn got 2 nickels this week. One for being cute and the other for being nice.

Happy 2009

I just like this picture. It reminds me of twins in utero (this picture being the closest I ever want to personally get to that condition)