Four on Friday

Gearing up for the new school year around here...given that, here are some of the things (aside from those already mentioned here) that have been happening in the week-ish since we got home from our trip to Washington...

1. Asher & Micah had their annual well checks. They're both dandy. Asher's definitely had a growth spurt this past year and Micah's itching for his to start, lol. Fortunately, no one needed any shots this time around, so I didn't have to sit on Micah. :)

2. We had to do some back to school shopping for shirts and jeans, as apparently Noah and Asher outgrew everything over the summer. I'm totally not even complaining about it, though, because I've been back to school shopping with sisters and know that I get off easy with three boys who pretty much only wear jeans and tee shirts, lol. Also, while shopping, Micah spotted these sweet shoes, misplaced from the girls' department, which I promptly bought for myself:

(They were $5. I'm pretty happy.)

3. Asher & Micah enjoyed time with the Karate West demo team...at New West Fest and at a pool birthday party for one of them. (Continually thankful for how well this particular group of kids works and plays together!)

4. All of us had our annual eye appointments. Nathan and I stayed the same, and all the boys had slight to moderate increases in their prescriptions. For the time being, the younger two want to stick with glasses but may eventually switch to contacts like Noah. After our appointments, the boys and I spotted a Baskin Robbins we hadn't noticed before and decided we needed to stop...

Strangely, we all ended up with pink ice cream or sorbets or milkshakes (strawberry, cherry and watermelon)...yummy!

And that's what's been going on around here. Plus, I've been busily trying to get everything ready for homeschooling the younger two (which includes some last minute changes to my curricula plans, lol) and driving boys to make-up karate classes for those we missed while we were gone.

Next...we'll experience the solar eclipse, start our school year (both homeschooling and Noah's community college classes), have the boys' semi-annual dentist appointments, get Micah to the orthodontist, and watch the younger two perform with the demo team again at this month's Karate West promotions. 

And then it will be September. Oy. ;)