Off to School

Yesterday, we all headed off to school. It was our first day of what will be many chaotic, rush-out-the-door, run-to-the-bus stop days. The kids were both excited and nervous. I, myself, had a little anxiety (and yes, maybe a few tears) sending the baby off to Kindergarten. Waiting for the bus to get home, I paced with anticipation. I couldn't wait to see the kiddos!
Karsyn immediately announced that she had forgotten about her lunch that I had packed for her in the morning, so she ate hot lunch. (something Andrew wouldn't have done) She was very excited about her day, and shared lots of stories. Andrew had a few, but he's a boy of very few words.

As Summer Comes to a Close...

I thought I should recap our summer adventures....

June
I spent most of the month in physical therapy and visiting various doctors for the back issues. No resolution, but I'm optomistic!
The kids went to Zoo camp one week and learned about Apes.

July
We celebrated the fourth on July 1st -- also Paul's birthday. He put on quite the show (trust me, the photo does no justice!)

The very next day, the kids and I started off on our annual trek to Spokane. 3 days, many movies, many fast food drive-throughs, and VERY many rest stops later, we arrived at our destination. The highlight of the roadtrip had to be the motel in Montana with the giant water-slide that fed into a regular motel-sized swimming pool. The kids thought it was hysterical to try to swim up-stream in the pool. And they each shot out of that waterslide like rockets!

While in Spokane, we did our normal touristy stuff with the grandparents. Shopping. Hiking. Children's museum. Chuck E. Cheese. Silverwood. Riverfront Park. And we got lots of family time! We were busy EVERY day of our 2 weeks there. Karsyn even learned how to ride her bike, Thanks to Uncle Aaron -- he's a master at bike-riding instruction, seriously. It only took him 5 minutes to do something that I'd been trying to do for weeks. Here's a few snapshots from the Spokane visit:








We returned at the end of July. Since then, we've had swim lessons, and another Zoo class called "Poop Patrol" -- yes, all about Poo! Andrew even had to dig in some Elephant poo to look for interesting objects! Thankfully he's into science and found it interesting rather than disgusting!

And now, so early in August, we're gearing up for school. Andrew met his 2nd grade teacher this evening, and Karsyn met her Kindergarten teacher. I'm not ready for summer to be over -- but I guess all good things must come to an end.