We spent the first two weeks of August on vacation - not a bad way to start the month, but it sure messed with our little family routine. When we came back home, the kids were grumpy, Mommy and Daddy were tired, and all of us were in a funk that lasted almost the rest of the month. Now that we've been home a while, and all of our summer adventures are over, we're feeling well rested and back to our normal selves. Annie has been a great helper lately and loves cooking with Mommy in the kitchen. She was especially proud of some french bread we made together. The loaves look as big as she is!
We been having friends over a lot. All of our friends missed us while we were away. Less than an hour after we got back from our trip, the neighbors came knocking. Mommy is sort of excited for the routine of school and how it will limit the amount of friends who come to play every day. It will be nice to have more quiet time with Annie and Tommy while Lily is away.
Jeremy got to go white water rafting with his coworkers. He is at the top of this picture in the sunglasses, in the last row of people. The weather was cool and rainy that day, but since they were in the river, it didn't matter much.
We were happy to get back to our garden. Everything grew about a foot (or more) while we were gone. We have squash coming out our ears. We eat it at least twice a day. We're ready to pull up the plants.
And of course we were happy to see Uncle Brady again. No one plays with the kids like Brady does. They look forward to his Sunday visits.
On one especially grumpy day - after lots of kid fighting and time-outs, Mommy packed all the kids up and took them to a park. It was just what the kids needed. They played super hard and stopped fighting with each other. Then they all fell asleep on the way home and took a good long nap. Lily conquered the monkey bars for the first time. And Tommy was fearless on the slides. He quickly figured out how to climb them all by himself and just played on the slides for 40 minutes. I love the last picture of Annie. Someday when she's 25, we'll look back at this picture and I have a feeling she'll practically look the same.
Annie was happy to get back to our kitchen and make bread with Mommy again. She loves our homemade bread.
Mommy learned how to can green beans with my friend Katie Wells. It was a fast process and not nearly as messy or involved as canning fruit. Since the kids and Daddy love canned beans, we will plant more next year and try canning again.
Our washing machine broke. It stopped spinning and draining. We decided that the lid switch was probably out. Jeremy looked up some videos and links on how to fix it and was able to take care of the problem for free. What a handy guy!
Time with Lily Bug at home all day long is growing short. We are all so excited for this next chapter in her life to begin. But Mommy is really struggling with the thought of Lily leaving. Have we done enough to teach her and prepare her? Will she make friends? Will she handle the Spanish immersion OK? Does she know hoe much we love her and just want her to be happy? Will the kids at school be kind? Will her teacher be great? So many questions. They grow up so fast.
Your thoughts are exactly the same as mine were, just change kindergarten for every new phase of life....first grade, each grade!, middle school, high school, college, marriage....a mom never stops hoping she has done enough to get her child prepared for this life's challenges.
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