Wednesday
October 21
School day
- 8:15 amDrop-off together
- 9:30 amWe leave for the airport
- 12 pmDog walker for Brevy
- 5 pmYour first pickup
Coming up
Charlotte time
Right now
Starts Wednesday, Oct 21
You'll come with us to drop-off at 8:15 am. We head to the airport around 9:30.
Home Saturday about noonUp next
Drop-off together
Wed 8:15 am
Brevy
1 cup of food in the morning, 1 scoop at 5 pm, and out every few hours.
The four days
Three school days, then a Saturday morning at home before we walk in around noon.
Thursday
October 22
School day
- 8:15 amOut the door for school
- 12 pmDog walker for Brevy
- 5 pmPickup
Friday
October 23
School day
- 8:15 amOut the door for school
- 5 pmPickup
- FridaysBring her blanket home to wash
Saturday
October 24
Home day
- 7:15 amWake up, breakfast at home
- 11 amOur plane lands
- 12 pmWe're home!
A school day, hour by hour
The two times that matter most: out the door by 8:15 am, and pickup around 5 pm.
Time
Emmy
Brevy
7:15 to 7:30 amWakes upYou'll see her moving on the monitor. Milk, fig bar, diaper.Let out back, then 1 cup of food
8:15 amLeave for schoolBackpack and labeled water cups.
8:30 amBreakfast at schoolSchool covers breakfast, lunch and snacks.
12 pmAt schoolDog walker comes (Wed and Thu)
5 pmPickup from the playgroundBring a banana or crackers for the car.1 scoop of food
After workHome with youAnna walks him
5:30 to 6:30 pmDinnerWhatever you're eating, chopped or cut up.
6:30 pmBath, then the bedtime routineTeeth, PJs, books, sleep sack, sound machine, prayers.
Mornings
Get the milk and fig bar ready before you go in her room.
1
Watch the monitor
She usually wakes between 7:15 and 7:30 am. You'll see her moving around.
2
Warm the milk
A little whole milk in a coffee cup, 20 seconds, then pour it into her sippy cup.
3
Grab a fig bar
They're in the cupboard.
4
Diaper time
Change her diaper while she drinks her milk.
Heads up: she can be a little grumpy in the morning.Walking in with the milk and fig bar makes a big difference.
School
School covers breakfast at 8:30, lunch, and two or three snacks, so there's no food to pack.
Drop-off
Leave the house by 8:15 am
Emmy Jane · 10/21
Label every cup like this. They must be labeled, or the school gets upset.
Pickup
Around 5 pm, on the playground
- Once Emmy comes over to you, her teacher will check her out.
- Bring a snack for the car ride home: a banana or crackers.
Tap items to check them off. The checklists reset each morning.
Dinner
Anytime between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. She'll eat most things you eat, as long as it's chopped or cut up. Her favorites:
Pizza
Chicken tenders
Fruit
Quesadillas
Spaghetti
Car snack after pickup:BananaCrackers
Bedtime
Bath starts around 6:30 pm, right after dinner. Then the same steps, in this order:
- 1BathAround 6:30 pm
- 2Brush teeth
- 3PJs on
- 4A few books
- 5Sleep sackHer “blankey”
- 6Sound machine on
- 7Pray for her
Her “blankey” is her sleep sack. She likes to hold it while you dry her off and get her ready for bed.
She may move around for 20 to 30 minutes after you leave. You'll see it on the monitor, and that's normal.
Brevy
Brevy just needs to be let out every few hours and given fresh water. His walks are covered.
Brevy
Good boy on dutyVet: Park Road Animal Hospital
980-981-4334
980-981-4334
Food
1 cup in the morning
1 scoop at 5 pm
His food is in the pantry.
Potty breaks
Out back first thing
Then let him out every few hours.
Water
Keep his bowl full
Give him more water through the day.
Walks
Dog walker: 12 pm
Wed and Thu
Our friend Anna walks him after work every day.
Fun stuff
She's easy to entertain. Crayons and stickers go a long way.
At home
Coloring
Stickers
Toys upstairs
Toy chest in her closet
Watching TV together?
ElmoOn Netflix
BlueyOn Disney+
Totland at Park Road Park
A toddler play area a few minutes' drive from the house. Lovely when the weather's nice.
Open in Maps ↗Heading out?
Grab her strawberry backpack. It has wipes and extra diapers. At restaurants she sits in a high chair.
Where to eat
All of these are close to the house. Bring the strawberry backpack and ask for a high chair.
Emmy's go-tos
Mal Pan
Piedmont Town Center, SouthPark
Modern Mexican, and Emmy likes it. Quesadillas are one of her favorites.
Open in Maps ↗Chick-fil-A
SouthPark Mall
Keep it simple. Chicken tenders are one of her favorites.
Open in Maps ↗More easy spots nearby
Suffolk Punch
SouthPark Mall
The patio connects to the mall playground, and there's a kids menu.
Open in Maps ↗Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Foxcroft, SouthPark
Pizza is a top favorite. Outdoor seating, with a fountain and room to wander.
Open in Maps ↗Park Road Soda Shoppe
Park Road Shopping Center
An old-school diner with burgers and hand-dipped milkshakes.
Open in Maps ↗Superica
Strawberry Hill, Providence Rd
Tex-Mex with quesadillas, a patio, and a couple of arcade games.
Open in Maps ↗Contacts
911
Emergency? Call 911 first. Then call Dakota or Kat.
Dad
Dakota
843-817-9182Mom
Kat
540-230-8223Walks Brevy after work
Anna
540-750-0867Emmy's school
Sharon Academy
704-364-1200Wedgewood campus · 4800 Wedgewood Dr
Brevy's vet
Park Road Animal Hospital
980-981-43345110 Park Rd, Suite 1-K
Swallowed something?
Poison Control
1-800-222-1222Open 24 hours