Back to School

Well, it's hard to believe that summer is over and my kids are back at school and I am sad. My baby started kindergarten 1 week ago today and I miss him terribly! I actually miss all three of them and wish that summer was forever, except for the heat. Brandon is in all day kindergarten (which is new to our school this year), Evan is in 3rd grade and Cara is in 7th grade. This is Cara's second year of middle school and she really likes having a little more freedom in school to walk through the halls and socialize with her friends. She is playing clarinet again this year in the band and playing soccer again through a rec league. Evan is doing really well, he isn't interested in organized sports, but he does play wiffleball with us and he loves riding his scooter (manual, not motorized) every day. Brandon is also playing soccer again and loves it! We had lots of fun this summer going swimming, going to Pennsylvania to visit family, going to Busch Gardens Williamsburg for 3 days and going to the National Aquarium in Baltimore! I am trying to get adjusted to my new schedule of waking at 6am and I am looking forward to having some time at home to get organized, but so far I haven't been home much during the day. I have been volunteering in the elementary school a lot more this year than I have in a while because for the first time I don't have any kids at home with me during the day, poor me.