It's all in the details...

I posted here about our summer schedule and yesterday it went great!  Amelia (our mini Aaron) kept an eye on the clock and me on our schedule all day!  Even my little wild man seemed to have a pretty good day.  Quiet time was kind of a bust, but they'll get used to it.  I need to figure out  a way to keep them separated because Amelia would lay in her bed and read the whole time if he didn't bug her!

Anyway...the schedule...it's not perfect and not for everyone but it's something we're trying...

We are also trying a new approach with discipline.  It focuses more on rewarding good behavior than punishing bad behavior.  We call them "Gem Jars".  This is yet another pinterest find! 

Each kid has a jar and they receive gems for good behaviors.  There are different sized gems for different behaviors.  I occasionally do take a gem away for really bad behavior.  When their jars are half full we will take them out for ice cream, and when they fill the jars we will have a family "date day".  We've talked about going bowling, mini golfing, to the movies, or to a baseball game.

It seems to be working quite well!