Raingutter Regatta

Noah had his Raingutter Regatta for cub scouts last night. His boat from this year never got finished--Mom lacks the skills to build a boat (and in all honesty, the desire to learn how). But luckily he found last year's boat and was able to race that one. He came in second--he couldn't get his breath for the last race. And since you need to be able to breath to win...

He had a great time.

Afterwards they enjoyed making ice cream sundaes and goofing off.

Abby and her little friend, Collin. Isn't he the cutest???

A shout out to Anna for taking the pictures. Another successful regatta behind us. Thanks to those who put it on!!

Isaac's New Smile

Late Friday night after much wiggling, squirming and chickening out, Isaac lost his very first tooth that wasn't pulled by the dentist. Here is his new smile (and his shaggy hair). The tooth fairy had to leave change because that was all she had--good thing he didn't mind. He has 3 more loose up on the top. I think for Christmas all he'll be wanting is his two front teeth!

While the kids are gone...

Abby and I will play. I took her to a favorite park and we played for an hour or so. We walked down by the river.

Slid on some slides.

Played "jail".

Climbed (and posed).

We had a great time. It's kind of fun to have time with just one. I think she likes it too.

It's been a while since I have posted any updates on our activities. But there hasn't been a whole lot to report!! Yippee!! I am so happy to have things be a little quieter for a little bit. The kids are loving school. Sorry, no picures. But I will post new ones soon.

Isaac did cause a bit of excitement as he fell off the monkey bars and hurt his arm. It hurt really bad at first, he even lost all color to his face. It made the people at school nervous, so I had to promise to take him to the doctor to be sure it wasn't broken. It wasn't. Now it only hurts if he has to clean or do something he doesn't want to. He also isn't eating his lunch at school. I had to threaten him that I would come and sit next to him to be sure he ate. He would just rather play.

Anna is loving middle school. I am sure she will follow in my social steps--I worked hard to earn that Most Talkative award in high school. She is busy with soccer and is lucky to have such a great bunch of girls to play with. She is also lucky to have a great coach, who takes the time and effort he does with them. They sure love him. As Abby and Isaac would say, "Coach rocks!" Anna has really improved over the summer and is playing her heart out. It's a pleasure to watch her play.

Noah is Noah--not much changes with him it seems. He is a very consistent child. He is mastering his sounds that annoy his mother and doing it well. He is enjoying school and comes home very day with a smile. He is going to be going to an allergist to see how we can better manage his wheat allergy. We are avoiding it, but his skin still isn't clearing up.

Abby is loving preschool. She would go every day. I think she enjoys her time alone with me and seems to have inherited the shopping gene from me. Every day when school lets out, she asks me 2 things, 1. "Can we eat out?" and 2. "Can we go shopping?" She is truly my child. I have to admit that I am enjoying my time with her as well.

As you can see, things are boring and calm at our house. If only I could keep up on the housework, life would be great!

First Day of School & other events

So yesterday was the first day of school. I had 4 going to 3 different schools. First to leave were the boys. Noah is a 4th grader and Isaac is a 1st grader. They have a 3 minute walk to the bus stop--I was not invited.

Next off, was Anna. Her first day in middle school. Since we only live a 3 minute walk (in the opposite direction of the bus stop) she is my first to ever walk to school. She was nervous and wanted me to walk with her.

This was as far as I was allowed to go. I want it to be known that I was fully dressed and not in my normal see the kids off jammies. So Abby and I just stood there and waved and watched her go. A first for me--I haven't been the source of embarrassment before.

And last to go was Abby. Off to preschool. Oh happy day for both of us.

She went here last year and loved it. Her teacher, Miss Claudia, was Isaac's teacher and so it was a bit like going home for her.

They had tables set up with activities to distract the kids. Not that Abby needed a distraction. She sat right down and got to work and had no further thought for her old mom.

Straight from getting the kids to school, it was off to feed 90 hungry missionaries. I was helping my friend Hilary since it fell on her shoulders. It was a great success. My only sad complaint was I was not home when the kids got home from school on their first day. I don't think it affected them like it did me.

Another big event this week was Kevin getting in an accident Tuesday night. A Ford 250 ran a red light and took out his rear passenger side. Now we are in the waiting game for the insurance company to kick in. The thing that really is sad is that he can't make it home to see us this weekend. Anna has a soccer jamboree this weekend, playing 6 games in all--but thankfully due to the coach's schedule, we are able to be done by 9:30 Saturday morning. So we will head up to see him. I much prefer it when he comes home, but we do what we have to do. I will post pictures as I get them.

Because I know you all were wondering how my burn was healing, here is an update. It now itches like crazy.