Wow, June! Sorry to the three people who read! I can't believe it's been June since I last wrote. But I guess it makes sense. June was summer and summer was bliss! The 2 older boys were in an in-depth language immersion class at Avila all summer. And me and the 4 littles got to play, do swim lessons, go to library, and just chill while they were gone. We had a handful of birthdays, got to take the girls to a Taylor Swift concert, and just thoroughly enjoyed each other! People kept asking me if I was ready for school and the structure of life to begin again. Um....no. Because with school and structure means immunizations and dentist appointments and soccer, oh lots of soccer. And a very full planner and living in fear that I'm going to take the wrong kid to the wrong place on the wrong day.
All that to say, a fun season has begun! And it really is fun! I have a Varsity soccer player, a youth competitive player, one that wants into gymnastics, and homework coming out of our ears! I am clearly not smarter than a fourth grader and some days homework is more stressful for me than it is for them! We have a couple of weeks under our belt, though, and we are finding our groove. Homework doesn't make me want to yell (most days), soccer schedule is pretty down, and my planner is my best friend!
Summer recap: The 2 older boys did really well with Avila. I could hear a big difference in their English and am so grateful for ALL that Avila has done for us!
My four littles loved swim lessons; in fact, Betsi took a second section and the coach was begging her to do a swim team. She definitely found something she is great at! In addition to many other things!
Logan enjoyed a summer free of school and went on a mission trip, a vacation, and camp with our youth from church! It was a good break before a tough semester for her now!
Now, we have a college sophomore, high school senior, high school sophomore, a 7th grader, 6th grader, 4th grader and preschooler! 2 days a week, I have ZERO children at home for 4 1/2 hours! May not sound like a lot but the things you can do without a 3 year old are endless!
This fall, I am looking forward to much: showing the kids the changing leaves in Missouri, getting family pictures done, doing Halloween together (especially my 3 and 10 year old) and even Thanksgiving! I'm trying not to jump too far ahead into the holidays but I am just so excited! I can't believe we are approaching Thanksgiving...a year from when we left for Peru. Wow, time is seriously flying! I'm also anxious to decorate our new house for Christmas. But in the meantime, I am going to enjoy the regular things of life. And I'll try to blog about the real life things. I so badly want more people to be inspired to adopt or foster older children and I want to be honest about our experience. Hopefully, those writings are to come!
