Almost time for school!

Julia's school is about to start again for the new school year. Her mom babysat the girls on Wednesday so Julia could go to some sort of in service training so I came to their home on Thursday so she could go to her classroom and start getting it organized and ready for the school year. Altho it hasn't been too long since I have seen the girls I see more changes. They are reaching up and grabbing your face, they are starting to grab and hold small toys that are held out in front of them, they are really babbling, and they have discovered their toes. It's so funny to see them trying to grab their feet while laying on their backs with their legs held above them. I took a few photos of this but not sure whether you can tell what they are doing. I enjoyed watching Alyssa and Olivia but I was worn out. Seems like it was never ending diapering, feeding, and entertaining with a few naps in between. I admire Julia more and more every time I'm with the girls. She has never complained to me about how hard it is taking care of those darlings.


Alyssa (left) and Olivia (right) working those feet!


Olivia grabbing her pinkies!


Olivia trying to grab Alyssa's foot!


Get that foot waaay up!



Alyssa and Olivia are going to be starting daycare on Monday and altho I knew this day would come I also hate that it's here. I went with Julia in April to the daycare center and it seems like a very nice center with lots of caring workers but I still hate to see our grand babies being taken care of by other people. I worked for most of our kids' growing up years--full time until they were 4 and 6, and then I had part time jobs until we moved back to Moberly. I know how hard it is to be a working mom but Julia is fortunate she is a teacher. Getting summer and holiday breaks will give her a lot more time to spend with her girls than most working moms get. As you can imagine daycare is going to cost a fortune but one of these days she might actually see some of her paycheck!