The kids are getting used to being back in school and we have the pictures to prove it. Alexa wanted to crimp her hair and it transported me back to the 90's! Nathan gashed his head open on our door and had to get it glued shut. He also scraped his nose pretty bad so it was a rough month for this 4-year old. Both Marmie and Grandpa Swingle AND Grandma and Grandpa Sweeny came to visit and we loved it! We finally finished moving rocks, adding topsoil, compost, mulch, digging and installing sprinkers, and laying grass in our front yard. Oh, and we planted trees and bushes that we hope survive the winter. We were right on the edge of when it's "too late" to lay seed but it came in really well. Thank you, global warming, for keeping it above freezing long enough for our grass to grow ;). Both Grandpas did a lot of shoveling and raking while they were visiting so hopefully we didn't scare them away from future visits. Our old-lady chickens are slowing down on eg
We are in denial that summer is already over. It went sooo fast! All of the kids earned tickets to Lagoon by doing their summer reading. Alexa and Tyler read 5,000 pages; Tad read 2,000; and Liam read 1,000. The three oldest also typed up a book report. Alexa read Way of Kings; Tyler read How to Train Your Dragon and Percy Jackson; and Tad enjoyed Road Dahl, Hardy Boys, and Investigators. We headed back to school in 8th, 6th, 3rd, 1st, and preschool. Audrey will be home by herself 3 days a week for a few hours while Nathan is in preschool, which will be a big adjustment for her. Nathan wanted a Mario Kart birthday so we made a Mario cake and took him go karting. He was better at driving than I expected haha. He got the handle of the gas and brake pedals and steering wheel pretty fast. He got more train tracks, magnet trains, Duplos, some Mario toys, and a Mario coloring book for his birthday. Go Kart video: https://youtu.be/i2SvNEo5LTA Singing Happy Birthday: https://youtub