What have we been up to this summer?

It has been an insanely busy summer. So busy that I haven't blogged since June. Horrid. So what have we been up to? Mostly adapting to our new busy life. Kevin and I both spent time at Girl's Camp and Youth Conference as well as many activities. We had a blast getting to spend time with the youth and getting to know all their fun personalities better, but we spent a lot less family time. We usually go on a few family trips a month even if it is just for the weekend but we had to settle for one trip to Yellowstone at the beginning of summer and one at the end. The kids and I have finally adjusted to sitting by ourselves at church while dad watches from the stand. We have made it through 2 full meetings without having to leave. A miracle! Thanks to all those around me who have been helping when I have to take Asher out. You have seriously saved my life. Now to play catch up with the kidlets.

Pyper has started this new thing whenever we go somewhere she has to ask "What world are we in? " By this she means what city or state, but it kills me every time she asks. She cannot wait to start preschool next week with her incredibly awesome teacher Miss Kristi who sent her princess stickers in the mail. She was her teacher last year and she adores her. She is as headstrong as ever.

Asher has become obsessed with trains this summer. It is all about the choo choo. In fact right now he is pushing trains all over the couch. He is also speaking in sentences which freaks me out. How can my baby be using complete sentences? He will be two in a few weeks and I am sad to be past that baby stage of my life, but not sad enough to have another. We went to the zoo this week and I didn't even have to take a stroller. He walked the whole zoo on his own. So nice!

London is a first grader. I think I am having a harder time adjusting to her being gone the whole day than she is. What is she most excited about? Having 3 recesses and lunch. She is in a club at recess called boy scouts / girl scouts which basically consists of the boys chasing the girls and locking them in the "dungeon". Then the girls try to escape of course. Apparently the teachers caught on to this game 3 days in to school and put an end to it because it is too rough. In fact, today London and her club had to spend recess in the principals office today because they were caught playing after they were told not to. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come, the first week of school and she has already been to the principals office. She is quite upset because none of the other "clubs" at recess are cool. From what I understand, one club consists of little girls pretending to be puppies and a monster/ princess club where the boy monsters scare the girl princesses. Oh the politics of the first grade.

It definitely feels good to get back into the swing of a schedule. Hopefully I will even be able to start blogging a little more. We'll see.