Getting back into the school routine

 Austin and Sydney have been back to school for three weeks now.  It has been a little bit of an adjustment.  We are very fortune that our school offers in person five days a week.  We feel the kids really need to get back to school. We did okay in the spring with online learning but they do best in the classroom.  

Austin is back to getting up extra early (including on the weekends when he could be sleeping in).  He also likes it when I bring London up to his room to get him up.  London sleeps in his pen so he's not allowed in the bedrooms at night.  The kids like packing up their stuff for school in the morning.  I find it a lot annoying and rushed but it seems to work for them.  They each have a chromebook that needs charged daily.  

The homework is real.  It's back to real school with real work.  I was kind of thinking we would be eased into it but it's back to a lot of work.  I am not complaining.  I think it's great.  It's just we went from 0-60 very fast!  

Austin is loving cross county.  He practices three nights a week.  He had his first meet last weekend.  He did great!  He had to run 1.5 miles.  I was super proud of him.  I know I can't run that much so fast.  

Sydney has been cheering at football games.  She will also start soccer games this weekend.  She loves both of them.  She's is very busy but loving it.  She continues to do piano.  

Brian celebrated a big birthday this week.   With everything going on with school, we didn't get to celebrate much.  Austin made him a slideshow and Sydney made him a card.  We had cupcakes after practice.  And his gift was solar panel delivery.  Brian is excited to put solar panals on our roof.  I am not nearly as excited as I know how much work it will be.  But I was happy to see him excited for his delivery.  

London is almost 4 months old and weighs 27 pounds.  He's going to be a big dog.  Overall he's not too bad.  He still needs a lot of work though.  He likes to jump up especially to get stuff on the table.  He ware working on his walking around the block.  And he still likes to bit the kids when playing.  He continues to go to puppy class once a week.