First Day As A First Grader

Monday we had an open house at the school to met Landons first grade teacher, then afterwards we went to the mall for a new outfit for his first day. I am the mom that is stuck somewhere bewteen wanting my child to look nice and letting them & pick what they like and want. He ended picking out an Angery Bird tee shirt, that was one size too big...

On the first day of school I plan to always take my children and pick them up & Dunkin Donuts is a must too. This year since daddy got off work late he picked up a dozen donuts and one special oreo one for the big first grader. After I dropped him off at school I came home and did 20 minutes of Zumba, my plan was 40 but I was worried the babies would wake up and I wouldn't hear them with my saucy music pumping! Of course after I stop and check on the kids they are still sound asleep and didn't wake up for another 45 minutes. Since I had time to kill I cleaned out the large toy box in our living room which sent me on a cleaning spree. My house wasn't too bad but I cleaned top to bottom of the living, dining room, kitchen & hallway. The calorie counter on my phone said that I burnt well over 350 calories well cleaning! It was win win...I not only get a nice clean house but a good burn too!

Another tradition I hope to keep is dinner out after the first day. We ate at Texas Road House. A total diet killer right? Nope. I got the kabob with a side of veggies and a sweet potato (it was loaded but I scooped all of that stuff off and let the kids eat it!) After dinner we went the county fair which was a great lower body exerise since I we parked at the bottom of a huge hill and I had to push the kids in the double stroller to the top. I thought I was going to die. There wasn't much things for the kids to do. Landon was just a few inches too tall for the kids rides and too scared of the adult rides. Emily had a blast on the kiddie rides but Richard was too short and was very upset that he didn't get to ride. It was ok fun, but Sweet Frog would have been better. ;)