Public School

Adelle has finally worn me down enough with her begging that we are enrolling her in the local public school. Okay that is part of it. I prayed about it too and it felt right. But I am sad. I never intended to homeschool her forever but once I started doing it I realized how much I enjoyed it, how much better our 1 on 1 learning is than 30 on 1 in school, and how wonderful the flexibility is. But she desperately wants to go to school so we are going to give it a try. I hope she likes it, though I know it is not going to be as much fun as she thinks it will be and I am not excited about the early mornings (Jude still sleeps like a newborn). I am excited to have less fighting and screaming between the girls during the day. Wish us luck! By the way this is an airport photo not a school photo.

Twin Cousins

Jude and cousin L got to have a little play time while we were in Utah for Grandma's funeral. Aren't they sweet! Isn't L the chubbiest baby ever?

If you've ever flown with kids...

My SIL got me reading the meanest mom blog and the post I read this week was so funny, only because it didn't happen to me. If you have ever flown with children, read this post and you'll probably feel like your experience wasn't that bad after all.

Happy Birthday Maeve!

Maeve turned three in June and asked for a Piglet cake. Since Joel is the cake decorator in the family I was a little worried about how I was going to make a Piglet cake. Luckily the master cake decorator, Grandma, made this amazing cake for her! Her cousins, from Topeka, came for the party and Aunt Jen gave her the best gift ever. She has been carrying Piglet around with her ever since. Thanks!