Okay, so it's been forever, and my recent posts haven't been a personal since they've been the drafts for the local parenting magazine blog. I need to write down what's going on so that I remember it!
The kids are all doing fantastic! Great summer, very busy, lots of fun with friends and family. Mara and Aidan are squabbling more than I'd prefer, but otherwise things are pretty peaceful. Dan is teaching a few courses this summer to help the financial margins be a tad wider. Ian is growing so fast and is sporting a mouth full of big kid teeth. Aidan is active and enthusiastic about life. Mara is into everything and underfoot all day, and her smile and creativity warm my heart daily. Ella is a roly-poly 9 months! She's about to get her first teeth any day and has begun to crawl. She eats real food and sleeps at night. Easy baby most of the time!
We have done lots of VBS this summer, lots of friend time, plenty of park playtime, some swimming, a few concerts, and one terrible library event. The kids don't really care about story time, and my fines are a bit up there, I think thanks to Ian taking library books to school for book report approval and then never bringing them home.
We've traveled to Indiana twice, once to celebrate a cousin's first birthday and see all of my siblings, and once to see our Notre Dame friends before one dear family moved to California. We were so blessed to go to the going-away luau and have fun with friends. Following that, my parents took the older 3 kids for a few days so that Dr. O' and I could get a break. It was heavenly! We had a date with Ella at Later Gator and got locked out of our car. AAA to the rescue!
The big kids returned, and a few days later we drove to Nags Head, NC for an Outer Banks vacation with Dan's brother and his family. We had not had a vacation since our honeymoon nearly 14 years ago! The combination of cousins and grown-ups was just perfect, and everyone had a fantastic time! We ate great food, played on the beach, played in the pool, and got lots of relaxation in. Aidan took to the waves beautifully, and while they liked the water, Ian and Mara preferred the safety of the sand and shallows. I think we'll be paying for a surf lesson for Aidan some day!
The plan is for me to begin taking education courses this fall to get expanded licensure in middle school and special education so that I can be ready to teach again when the girls go to school. I need to do something for my brain, and this is free! I want to be ready to do whatever job God has for me, and education seems like the way to go for now.
The kids start back to school in 2.5 weeks! Great summer, and looking forward to a great school year for all!
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