My 5 yr old's favorite Ipad apps

Amelia is growing up very quickly. She is starting to read and spell, she can count, and she even knows a good bit of Spanish! Recently, we cleaned up the iPad to make room for more "grown up" apps.

No more monkey preschool lunchbox - I am most sad about this one! It was a big favorite of ours, but she has sadly outgrown it.

Here are some suggested apps, tested and approved by a savvy almost-kindergartner:

Where's My Water?
This was originally installed for me. I really enjoy the challenge of figuring out each level. I have gotten far enough to where it is really difficult, but Amelia can breeze through the first few levels. She is actually quite good! Pretty soon, she may beat me to the end.

#WW: Adventures in the sun

We took a break in between the moving chaos to enjoy five days at the beach with family. Photos are from my iPhone because (1) we forgot to pack the Nikon, and (2) the cord to the waterproof camera is packed inside a box, somewhere in this mess of a new home.

Amelia loved her very first waverunner ride! We saw at least five dolphins and went "super fast"!

Being Supermom: What my 5-year old taught me today

Like most moms, I do it all. I cook, clean up toys, chauffeur, stay at home, pop into to the office, support, cheer, play, and never take time for myself. My husband's demanding job does not allow me to make evening girly plans, because I can not count on when he will be home to watch Amelia. Going out on weekends would mean rarely seeing him and barely having time as the three of us. So I suck it up and do it all. I get tired and lose all patience; I am a troll when tired. Moving, of course, has put me into an even deeper realm of stress and fatigue. But I trudge through it.

Trudge, trudge, trudge.
Miserable, sore, and troll-like.

Packing and moving

Oh, the joys of moving
(Read to the tune of "Twelve Days of Christmas")

12 heavy boxes (times ten!)
11 paper cuts
10 stairs-a-climbing (times fifty!)
9 bumps and bruises
8 days of shopping
7 hot baths
6 sore muscles
5 scrapes... and... dings!
4 twisted ankles
3 frantic phone calls
2 bad headaches
and a new (messy!) home for them and me

Truck day is on Saturday! The new home will be a disaster for a while, but at least we will be in one place. I cannot wait for some relaxation again soon!