Blog-busted

So I stopped by a crop at Signed Sealed Delivered late the other night to drop off something for a friend...little did I know that lurking in the aisles was another friend who cared about my online welfare.

And dang it, I got blog-busted.

(That's my terminology for when someone says "When are you going to update your blog?")

Good question.

We've had such a crazy, fun, unpredictable summer that I haven't taken the time to share my bounty of photos and memories. It's been bugging me that I've wanted to share the events and pictures that have cemented themselves in our family history and I haven't done it. I thought I'd fly under the radar for a bit while school got started. A couple of people have even tagged me lately. And I've written the posts in my head...

So now it's time for a mental dump. I'm going to back-date some of these posts so the dates match up with what we did. If you're interested, check out some of the posts immediately before this one.

And thank you, Sherry. The thoughts that have been running around my head for a while are pleased I'm letting them out. This one's for you!

Back to School, Parts 2 and 3

And now it's time for the rest of the kids to head back to class...both Colin and Lindsay started school today.




But first, I made them all pose for me outside of the building on the way to Lindsay's school. Notice how Rebekah's face says "Mom, I've already done this and I'm going to be TARDY if you don't hurry!"

(For the uninitiated, Spring Hill Middle School and Elm Tree Elementary School are attached. And they're in our back yard, so the travel time is great! To our credit, Rebekah was not even close to tardy.)

Then we took the new middle-schooler to her fifth-grade classroom. Lindsay was excited to go, but once she got in the classroom, she decided that it wasn't cool to have her mom there taking pictures. (Not like I was the only mom there with a camera!) But I appreciate that she was a good sport about it!








And then David went to work and I headed off to the Back to School Celebration at the high school. It's a great idea--parents can attend all the classes with their students the first day to meet the teachers, hear their expectations, see the class syllabus, and walk through a day in our child's school life. The best part for the boys is the two-hour off-campus lunch when the moms take them to CiCi's pizza and let them fill up and play video games.
That's my cute tenth grader in the middle.



And of course, Colin and Dallas also found some lovely friends to enjoy the day with...


So now what? We now return our lives to their normal insanity already in progress.

Back to School, Part 1

Summer is officially over for one of us! August 4 was the first day of school for year-round schools in the area, and that means Rebekah is back in class. I can't believe my baby is now in second grade! She loves school and was more than ready for the big day.

I love this shot I took on the way to school in the morning--the girls often reach for each other's hands without even thinking. Lindsay, David, and I joined Rebekah on the first-day walk.



Two more children to go...two more weeks to wait!