Summer Recap

Well we have had a busy busy summer so I will just do a quick recap of what we did. On the last day of school we left and went on our yearly family vacation to the river. We had a blast, the river was up and flowing, the kids were exhausted by the time that it was over. Chase lost his very first tooth while we were there and it was very traumatic for him. He doesn't want to lost any of his teeth. He is very attached to them and he was most upset when it just fell out one morning. He has since lost another one and getting a little better about letting them go but does write a note to the tooth fairy to give his teeth back to mommy so that she can keep them and he can look at them whenever he wants. We came home and got to relax, hang out with friends and family all the time, go to the beach and just enjoy the summer. We did a little bit of school everyday this summer mainly for Chase, but I let Kori do some too, just so that he wouldn't forget anything he had learned the past year. They seemed to enjoy it- but I realized that I could never home school my children. We just did about 30-45 minutes a day and some of those days were filled with whining and complaining. And I thought I was going to lose it. So to those that do I give you credit, but its just not for me. I guess if I had to I would but as long as I don't have to I am perfectly happy and content. In July, me and Jamie took the kids up to Dallas to go and visit Holly for a few days. My kids have always been great travelers and I am so thankful for that. I guess all those trips from College Station to Portland almost every month since Chase was born got them used to being in the car for hours at a time. And plus the DVD players don't hurt any as well. We went to dinosaur world again, the kids watched movies, and me and my sisters managed to finish 2 puzzles in the time we were there. Very fun. We came home and got ready for VBS here. That went very well. The kids loved it and I had a great class this year. I have taught 1st and 2ND grade for the past 3 or 4 years now and I like the change from the 2 year olds that I teach every Sunday morning. After VBS we went to the beach some more, went shopping for school clothes, got all of our school supplies(which is getting a little out of control if you ask me.) The last weekend of the summer me and Clint took the kids to the beach for the last time before school started and had a great family day there where Clint fished, and the kids played with the fish that he caught until they had well past died, Reef sat on the boogie board and just let the waves move him around. I went and found shells for Kori, and wrote the kids name in the sand real big and took their picture by it. It was a great day. And finally came the first day of school. Chase started 1st grade, and was actually very excited about starting school, and Kori started Kindergarten. She was very excited as well to start, especially to eat in the cafeteria. They both did great, no one cried when it was time to say goodbye, although Reef asked all day long where Chase and KoKo were. I think he was a little lonely. We finished the first week and Kori got her name on the board the 1st three days of school for talking. What can I say she is my daughter. But these last 3 days she has been very good- so hopefully we can keep this track going on. She lost her first tooth on Sunday evening. The complete opposite of Chase she let Clint pull it out and went around showing any and everyone that she could. So excited about losing her teeth. I have been extra busy since school started I am treasurer of PTO and I really thought that all I was going to be doing was just keeping the books and writing and depositing checks, but I was in for a real surprise. The first week I was up at the school everyday cleaning and organizing the PTO room(which I love to organize), getting all the paperwork and separating checks and making charts, etc. Getting ready for the 1st Friday fun sales that we had on Friday which is a concession stand after school for the kids. They loved it and so did I. Reef thinks he owns the school now since he is up there all the time too. He walks all into the office, going through drawers and so on. So I am a little bit more involved than I wanted but so far am enjoying it b/c I get to be up at the school without my kids knowing and get to keep somewhat of an eye on them. Well hopefully now that I have just 1 child at home now a little extra time I can get into doing this more on a regular basis. So until next time.....