It's officially happened. Summer as we knew it has ended. The sound of school buses can heard each morning driving down our quiet street. Our neighborhood really comes alive each school year. I think many of our neighbors head off for vacation, have the kids in camps, or spend their days at the pool because our street is empty most summer days. I always look forward to school beginning again. It seems to make my brain kick into gear and we are more easily able to get on a "schedule. "
This year Madison & Noah will also heading off to preschool. I always looked forward to my double trouble leaving the nest for a couple days a week, but since Mackenzie was born...well, thinking of getting 4 kids ready, into the car and off to school, only to do it again in a few short hours suddenly doesn't sound appealing. They are going to do great and have a lot of fun in the process, but I am going to really have to figure out a sleeping/eating schedule for our baby. Dylan, Noah & Madison also will go to Story Hour at church w/ my mom one day a week during Coffee Break Bible Study too. They all can't wait!
Brett was SO ready to head back to school. This year he has some of his best buds in his class and a teacher he really wanted. He has also chosen to play the Oboe this year. 5th grade is the year they begin band in school. He is really excited to play. Luckily he got his cast off last week to make that a little easier. He spent 4 weeks in a cast for his broken little finger/knuckle. He is expected to make a full recovery, but that meant no soccer this fall to allow it to heal all the way. He read close to two dozen books this summer and now is taking tests on all of them to receive points in the library. Every year the kids seem to get into a contest who can get more points. Over all he's already doing great.
The start of a new school year also means doctor check ups for the kids. When I took Madison & Noah for theirs the doctor couldn't believe how big they were. He thought they were coming in for their kindergarten check ups! Of course when he measured them they were in the 100th percent for height. Pretty soon they will be taller than me! All the kids go in in the next couple weeks for their immunizations...joy. When asked by the doctor if they eat healthy foods or junk foods my children replied "we eat a lot of chocolate." Next he asked them if they sat in booster seats in the car, to which they replied "sometimes mama doesn't buckle us when we go to grandmas..." Thanks guys. Grandma lives 2 blocks away.
We had a really great Labor Day weekend. James was off all weekend & the weather here was just perfect! We grilled out, strolled an outdoor mall (ok...just I did that;) took the kids to a few parks, went for a bike ride, and set up the pool, slip n' slide, and sprinkler probably for the last time. Goodbye summer!
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