chore charts, preschool and cheeky ella

our kids need to be doing more chores

i typically do everything while they lazily watch tv 

(yeah, we weren't ready for tv free summer this year i guess)

but no more!

i made them each a chore chart

(i totally felt like my dad making them with a ruler)

and made them a deal that if they do ALL their chores every week they get $5 

if they miss just one they get half the money

and if they miss two, they get no money

so far it's very motivating to them

one of their chores is working on writing/workbooks

this is mostly because noah hates to practice writing so i have to force him..oh well, it's working

(every day they each have to get dressed, brush teeth, make beds, clean their rooms, do workbooks, read 30 minutes and then each have individual chores like vacuuming, dishes, bathroom, playroom...olive's is simpler and i'm not sure how much i'll pay her yet)

yesterday i took some pictures while noah and hazel worked on workbooks

and olive painted and eleanor was just plain cheeky

the first picture she's just being silly

 this is her "i'm not sure i understand" face that's also silly

 unhappy for some reason

but still a little silly

 and this one just kills me

she is hilarious

we also registered olive for a preschool last night!

yay!!! the owner is LDS and super nice

it's close to our house and not as outrageously expensive

and they use a real curriculum,hurray!

although we'll still put her in the pre-school through the district if she qualifies

PS how depressing that it's 7-11 and we live in idaho where they don't believe in 7-11

oh well, it's friday and payday!