It's Official- It's SPRING!

It's officially spring which means it's time for spring cleaning! And this 9 year old going on 19 wanted to add to her chore list. That's my girl! Of course there was a monetary incentive on her behalf, but I'm ok with that. Although I do believe kids should be responsible for certain things no matter what, I also believe they should be able to pay for certain things. And how else is she going to pay without an income! As if I would expect anything less, I gave her a list that consisted of weekly chores and daily chores....things she's expected to do each day. She of course copied it over and had it color coated with boxes beside it so she could check them off as she goes........LOVE IT! She has really done a great job. We came home from church the other day and she had gone straight to her room to vacuum and clean the bathroom (on the list) before going outside to play. Now sure I will be going back over the bathroom to make sure it's clean, but that's ok. The fact that she's doing it is great in my opinion!



And along w/ spring cleaning, comes spring sports. It's fair to say we are busier than ever in the sporting department. Halle is playing volleyball. Her games will be on Friday nights. Gracie is playing soccer, games Saturday mornings, and Cade is playing baseball and soccer. Games for baseball are Saturday afternoon and he's on Gracie's soccer team so that'll get done in the morning....wow...I'm tired just typing that! Busy, yes....but they love it and as long as they do, they can play ball!

Halle has really enjoyed volleyball....we had to go out and buy one last Friday and she hasn't put it down since! She's pretty good at it too. Of course we'll see how the games go, but so far so good!