August 2021

Since I took the girls to a rodeo earlier this summer, Shane took Jaron to a Real Monarchs soccer game.  Little did I know we got tickets for the same night as Pups at the Pitch.  Haha, Shane was thrilled to be around all the dogs.  They still had a good time and it was Jaron's first time to a real soccer game.

The kids did a bake sale/lemonade stand.  We made rice krispy treats, chocolate chip cookies, bottled water and lemonade.  They had a window cleaning business drive by and buy some cookies and then at the end came back and bought the rest of the chocolate chip cookies they had left.  They must have really liked them.  The kids ask to do bake sales all summer long and I always put it off as so many kids do them in our neighborhood but they always have fun and people are always willing to stop by and buy stuff.

We had back to school open house to meet their teachers.  Jarons' teacher had Covid and wasn't there but the girl's I think will like Miss Moody.  She has a twin sister so she can relate to them which I think they liked hearing.  After that we took them for snow cones to an official end of summer, welcome back to school.

The day before school started I took the day off of work and took the kids to the Children's museum and a bounce house place.  The kids always love the children's museum and as much as I always think this is the year they won't like it as much, they still do and spend a long time there.  I of course made Siena and Aria re-create their horse picture they took when they were little.

First day of school.  No masks, which is a little nerve wracking but mostly all excitement here to get back, see friends and start a new year.  I'm always excited to get my house organized and picked up and be able to work without interruption and feeling guilty.  School is different this year instead of starting school at 8:00am they don't start until 9:15 which means they don't get out until 3:30!  This has been quite the adjustment for us getting home so late.  We try to get things done in the morning which has helped but with soccer, music lessons and wanting to play with friends it has been harder for us than in past years.

Cousin Lilly got to come spend the night with us since Michelle was out of town and Aaron had a mountain bike race with the other kids.  We had so much fun with Lilly and they had a slumber party and movie night in the basement and then Lilly went to Jaron's baptism with us the next day.

The kids decided they wanted to use their money they have earned and saved from birthdays and buy hoverboards.  It was quite the shipping nightmare to get them here but they were excited and love riding them around the house.

And a last summer swim for the year before we get so crazy busy and then the pool closes.