Walking Report Cards

I was so tired when Tyce woke up this morning at 6:45 but I knew it would be the best time for me to go to the gym. I had a good 40 minute run on the treadmill and then did some weights before coming home. I felt great!
Rylan requested muffins for breakfast and then got too impatient and ate some cereal while the muffins were cooking. The boys and I snacked on the muffins all day. Mmmm!
After breakfast I showered and got ready to go to Rylan's walking report card day at school. Kev worked from home this morning so he could go with us. We dropped off Asher and Tyce with Deborah and Ry, Kevin, and I were at the school right at 11:00.
Rylan brought home his report card yesterday and is a great student! He is improving in his reading and writing and both of those were apparent today. There were four stations--Reading, Writing, Math and . We got to see some work he's been doing--mostly pictures he's drawn with a few words about the picture. This is where we could really see his improvement by the words he wrote on his pictures. We were there for about 45 minutes. I love that my boy is doing so well in kindergarten :)
We picked up Asher and Tyce and then came home for lunch. Kev ate his lunch and then went to the warehouse to work. The boys and I played with and counted marbles, seeing how many marbles filled up different sized jars. We started their job chart today and we were trying to figure out which jar we wanted to use. We started with the smallest (a baby food jar) and depending on the reward they are working for we'll choose different sized jars. I hope this works and teaches them some responsibility!
I let Ry and Asher play on the computer when I put Tyce down for a nap. I was so sleepy myself so I sneaked into my bed for nap. Rylan and Asher came in about every 5 minutes asking for a snack or a drink. I still got a little nap in though as I tried to ignore them...they know snack time is at 3:00 and it was only 2:15! Tami called just before 3:00 so I answered the phone and got out of bed to get the boys a snack (pretzels, chocolate chips, and marshmallows. That's their snack nearly every day. I remember my mom giving us chocolate chips and marshmallows and I've always loved it!)
The boys did their chores which included making their bed and reading for 15 minutes (Asher just looks at the pictures in his book). They played and I unloaded/loaded the dishwasher. It was almost time for Kevin to get home so we all hid with blankets. We were in our hiding spots for about 15 minutes. I had my book with me :) When Kev got home he found Rylan and we all jumped up, yelled "boo" and covered him with our blankets. This was all Rylan's idea of course. He's always coming up with these fun plans :)
Kevin had been to the gym before coming home. He worked some more on the chore chart while I heated up our leftover taco soup for dinner. Asher didn't want to eat, of course. When Ry was about finished with his soup he came up with a 'great idea'. (My boys are always saying that-"I've got a great idea!" "Is that a great idea?" It's cute!!) He decided that whomever finished their dinner got ice cream for dessert. Sure, why not? Asher said he didn't want ice cream...until he saw Rylan eating his! Kevin kept telling Ry to say "mmmm, this is so good", trying to get Asher to eat his food! Kev got Asher to eat 2 nice big bites, promising him one (small) scoop for each bite. He tried to get him to eat a third bite for a third scoop but Asher said "no, I only want two scoops"! So Ry and Asher enjoyed their ice cream together before getting in the shower.
Meanwhile I put Tyce down for nap and started cleaning up. I've been wanting to vacuum for several days and I was determined to get it done today. Ahhhh, it feels so nice to have it vacuumed now!
I think I'll go watch a show with my hubby now before bed!