Summer Came and Went

After a long 3 weeks of Summer, the kids are back to school. I love year round school all year long, until Summer. The breaks are great during the year, but it is just cruel to make kids go to school during the Summer. Luckily, we were able to enjoy it a bit.

Tay had her best buddy/cousin, Logan sleep over, and they had a blast together. Those two have had a crazy bond since birth. The only way to explain it is to say that they are "kindred spirits"... I love Anne of Green Gables.

Lots of Swimming...

And Parks...

Ginny lost her first 2 teeth. Actually, they weren't lost, the dentist pulled them out and put them in a tiny treasure chest. At least it didn't take 2 trips to the dentist, like it did Taylor a few months back. Is it mean to say that Taylor is a giant wimp?

After that, the Tooth Fairy spent the night in our doll house again, and left her usual trail of sparkles and a tiny note for Ginny. She even left her pink bath robe behind, so Ginny had to write her a note to come and pick it up. Ginny will believe anything, it's fun!

Before I knew it, it was back to school. Taylor is a giant 5th grader now. So giant that she sneaks my shoes and is starting to wear non kid clothes. I wish we could share clothes, that would make me super skinny. I think I was her size in about the 8th or 9th grade. She is going to be tall. Her new teacher lives in my in - laws neighborhood, and Taylor loves her.

In even bigger news, Ginny is now in the first grade. I was so nervous for her to start a new year. She had a rough time in Kindergarten, but is doing AWESOME in 1st grade!

She gets ready for school with no complaints and comes home happy. I help out in her class every week, and today I almost started crying when I saw how amazing her teacher is with her. It's a shame that good teachers don't get paid six figures.

Last, we spent some time with my family up in the mountains. We had a great time! These are all of the grandkids, minus my super cool nieces from Oregon. My kids are the really dirty ones.

I love Logan's crazy eyes and Ginny's dirt goatee. When she saw herself in the mirror that night, she said, "I look like a hobo!"

She really did. I had to hose her down in the yard before she could come in the house. She was so dirty that even after I showered her, I still found dirt on her legs, while I was lotioning her. I guess they have to make up for being so clean most of the time.

They were some tired kids...

Hopefully we can get in some more fun before Summer actually ends... between 3:45 and 7 pm.

It is so quiet with 2/3 of my kids in school all day, and 1/3 of them napping for 3 hours every afternoon. I wish I could say that my house reflected all of that free time, but it doesn't. In fact, I have started a new food storage system. It's in the form of crumbs on my kitchen floor. My cordless vaccuum broke and apparently I have forgotten how to use a broom. Brooms are evil.

Peace out!