#everlygoestodisneylandround18

working mom, traveling kid.
and it kind of works.


I've been given the opportunity to take on a leadership role at my school site that allows me to travel more often than you would think for a public school teacher.  and with some careful planning, that means I can bring my family along too!



last week I attended another conference, and worked in another trip to disneyland with my family.  clearly, this working mom thing can have it's perks.

everly had her first mickey ice cream bar - of course - inspired by the bucket list family!

and we got to ride the train!

the new path around the rivers of america was pretty fun to see!

and of course, her one souvenir, a minnie mouse dressed as sally

when she showed her nona her new minnie,

 nona asked why she was blue

everly of course responded, because she's dead

if you haven't seen the haunted mansion in disneyland during the holidays

add it to your list!

slightly overcast all day, making these sunset photos breathtaking

the one photo from her daddy date on saturday

trying to watch the parade while on the teacups can cause extra dizziness

bought my first pair of disneyland ears in years - turns out, the handmade community has really pushed the parks to up their ear game!

my favorite 'new' decoration for sure!

first days of school, for two of us

this year everly started transitional kindergarten.   due to her november birthday, she cannot start kinder officially until next year, but TK is an option we have in our state for kids her age.  having everly in my school district is exciting because our calendars are now perfectly aligned.  however, that comes with some new challenges for this working teacher mom...my first day of teaching is her first day of school. and that means I have a lot to wrap my head around!photos from daddy - thankful for text updates during the day!

thankfully, we had our meet the teacher the day before school officially started, and this allowed me to get that first day experience.  this year, even though I had amazing teachers willing to take my classes on the first day so I could go to everly's school, I just didn't feel like I needed it.  this year, everly is at a school that she will only be at for the year of TK, so maybe I will feel different next year when she officially starts at her 'real' elementary school.  thankfully, when I got home from my first day, everly was still completely dressed [I think re-dressed] from her first day, backpack included.  this way, we were able to make her 'first day' of school sign, and grab some photos, since this had totally slipped my mind this year.  again, her starting pre-school in september made some of those little details easier to remember, but we fake it pretty well.

everly did amazing, and because she is used to her daddy being on school duty with her, she didn't bat an eye about anything.  in so many ways, she is exactly my daughter.  when it comes to going to school, she is much more the mr.  leaving us doesn't bother her.  she loves school, and even though she tells me every day there is a little girl in her class that is crying because she misses her mommy, she just states it very matter of factly.  she is really just excited that this year, every day I go to school, she gets to go to school too!  win win for everyone here. and of course, we celebrated our first days, her first, and my eleventh, with pinkberry.  we are both very serious about our pinkberry as you can see.

below are photos from her meet the teacher morning - and this 'in progress' mural at her school was pretty perfect.  later, we are checking out the Wide Open Walls project here in Sacramento - so I'm sure many more mural photos are in the future here!

 

here's to another amazing school year, for two of us!

our day in the magic kingdom [mini film]

there is always that moment.  that moment that just makes your heart feel happy.  one of those moments was while riding 'it's a small world' and everly kept asking me to make sure I got a picture of this or that, because she wanted to remember it just like that when she got home.

this trip was special in many ways, and I am so grateful for all the people who allowed this once in a lifetime experience to happen, especially my husband who held down the fort while I worked and played in florida.

everly tried so many new things this past week.  I think my favorite was when she was really trying hard to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  you should have seen her face trying to process peanut butter.  but she tried it.

she also tried roller coasters she's never attempted before.  riding thunder mountain railroad isn't featured because I was too worried she was going to be upset.  and sure enough, the entire ride it seemed like she was completely freaked out.  however, as soon as the train stopped, she was hysterically laughing and said how much fun it was.  so she's going to be 'that' kind of ride kid.  I think she gets it from her dad, not me.  however, the seven dwarfs mine train was another highlight.  one, because it is something unique to disney world, and isn't found in disneyland, but also, she loved it.  and even though she has the best ride face ever, she clearly loved it too!

Magic Kingdom from Lyndsay Lewis on Vimeo.

shot on our sony a6000
music -
Cinderella: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans (Prologue)
Tangled: I See the Light

working mom playdates

working moms don't always have time for playdates during the regular work week - but being friends with a bunch of teacher-working moms is all good in the months of june & july [notice how I left out august, because, somehow, august is no longer a part of summer for schools around here].  today we played hard with some of our favorite littles, and their smiles really say it all!  I'll have to share more on our stock tank pool, but for now, we're just all smiles here.