a little bit about our summer...

swim lessons Katie learned some strokes, Anna put her head under water! *** Mac Camp Iwilligoway every Wednesday night, That’s a fact, Jack! *** Kayren and Zoe’s baby shower at EZ’s *** Mac family game night – I want to be on Sophia’s team! *** Mac Young Families class party at the Taylor’s – great turnout, great food… but I had to watch Bethany like a hawk because she was heavily amidst her biting phase, oh yeah, and I sat on the kid’s picnic table during the devo and it collapsed beneath me (blush) *** Happy Father’s Day *** allergy shots every other week instead of every week! I never thought I’d look forward to getting injections, but I can’t even begin to tell you what an improvement they’ve made in my quality of life! *** Katie's piano recital (Marine's Hymn and Down in the Valley) – goodbye Ms. April, good luck in your new adventure! *** Six Flags Fiesta Texas – we only went a handful of times this summer, but still got our money’s worth on our season passes – thanks Mr. Jesse! *** Lunch at Willie’s – the girls love playing in the sandbox; we were there with some friends we hadn’t seen in awhile and the girls went home with them to play, Katie spent the afternoon as the star in a Rock Band *** dinner at Hutchinson’s – we’d been trying to get together for months! Lori gave us some bead/jewelry making lessons, Bethany and the dog chased each other around until they were both exhausted, we also met the Alpacas that live next door! wanna see? *** Camp Impact – Katie’s second year to go; last year I was up there with her because my mom lived there, but now my mom lives here, so it was weird to send her off – I knew she was in good hands; she had a blast, of course… golly, the house sure was quiet that week *** Anna went to VBS at Madison Hills and made a new best friend – turns out that she came from a Girl Scout family too and was looking for a troop, so she joined ours! *** Bethany and Lindy (or shall I say Lisa and I) having been swapping playdates for a few months, but they tapered off during the busy summer, and Bethany starts preschool in the Fall… it was fun while it lasted (I actually went and had an impromptu massage one time!) *** Snow White at the Steven Stoli Backyard Theatre – oddly enough, Bethany was not scared of the evil queen, but every time the prince appeared, she climbed into my lap just a few pics *** Joy’s promotion ceremony – it was an honor to be invited (along with my children) to be a part of this patriotic event; I was very impressed with her career accomplishments – sometimes you just don’t realize what someone’s special talents are… pose *** camping at the JW Ranch 4th of July weekend – we discovered our own little oasis on the San Saba river, but we forgot to watch the fireworks! make sure to watch the videos, too***

this was just some of June and July... more to come!

Super!

HELP!

Katie and Anna have "Super Hero Day" at their school THIS Friday. Yes, they actually get to dress up! (The school does monthly Rhythm Days, and each month is a different theme... works into the music/p.e. classes.) I've got a lot on my plate right now and can't seem to muster up the creative energy to think of any original ideas. Can you help me out?

Think easy, inexpensive, simple, comfortable, not too distracting...

sort of...

One of Anna's homework asignments this week was to find things around the house to sort - by size, shape, and/or color. I thought I might use this as an opportunity to get a little help with the housework, so I asked her to sort the basket of clean socks and underwear. She went along with it and called me in about 10 minutes later to see her finished work. Might I say that she did an excellent job, but it wasn't exactly what I had in mind... Did she sort by size? Nope. Did she sort by shape? Nope. Did she sort by color? Yep! There was a large pile of whites, and then several small piles of pinks, purples, greens, and multi-colored pieces. Good job Anna! Way to be creative!

Now I think I'll go finish sorting the laundry. :)

They're at the starting gates...

Katie and Anna start school on Monday - 4th and Kinder, respectively.

"c'mon Dover, c'mon Dover... move yer bloomin' arse."
(can you name the movie?)

2 days, 16 hours, and counting... maybe then I'll catch up on my blogging... in the meantime, checkout some pictures of what we've been up to at our Flickr site.

bueller... bueller...

the West's are present and accounted for...

we've had a wonderfully busy summer, and it's winding down... school starts 3 weeks from today!

you'll hear all about it soon... what have YOU been doing this summer?

on a roll

I'm so proud of me... here are a few more:
Katie's Summer Book Club
a Visit to the Dentist
Medina Children's Home Benefit Dinner
Mommy & Me at the Zoo

m.i.a.

have you ever lent something to someone and then forgotten about it, then months later you're looking for the item and can't remember who you lent it to?

I was going to let the kids watch some "patriotic" shows, but can't find two of our faves...











we saw Nancy Drew this morning at the theater - I bet she could help us find them!