Summer? What Summer?

We had back to school nights this past week

Tuesday night for Spencer and Thursday night for Parker

I didn't take pictures because "we're to cool for that"

I decided that it would be best to have the boys one on one

I posted before about my love for having theses boys one on one

I love having them together but there's something about having them one on one

Having them one on one lets us focus on THAT ONE

When they are separated, their personalities come out more

We talk about stuff we might not talk about when the other one is there (they like different things)

They are different and it makes me more aware of how different and grown up they're becoming

It's sad but at the same time, it's absolutely amazing

On Tuesday night we went to Spencer's school

He ran up and down the steps and left us in the dust

He found his locker, his classrooms and introduced himself to all his teachers

At one point, I had tears in my eyes

This boy is something else!

Spencer can talk to anyone, this boy will have NO problem finding a job

He's outgoing and can have a conversation with ANYONE

I love that about him!

I'm not sure where it came from because his dad and I are both a little quiet

especially when it comes to people we don't know

I watched other students steer clear of teachers or their parents introduced them

I'm glad Spencer can talk to them and can make a great first impression

After back to school night, Spencer wanted Cheri Top so that's what we had

Parker's back to school night was Thursday
As we walked into the school, he said Summer sure went fast
YES, YES it did!

We were certain he would have Mrs. Truitt because he has had all the teacher's Spencer had

Boy were we surprised to find out he has Mrs. Hartman

He was beaming ear to ear

He loves Mrs. Truitt but Mrs. Hartman is pretty darn cool

Her classroom is filled with animals

Snakes, lizards, fish, frogs, ferrets, hissing cockroaches.....

I can't handle the smell but the kids absolutely LOVE it

Parker put all of his supplies where they were supposed to go and he was out of there

That day he found a Subway coupon for a free sandwich with the purchase of a sandwich

Needless to say he was a super cheap date and was pretty proud of it

After we got our sandwiches, we drove to Weed Park to eat and check out the new lion sculpture

They will be off to school tomorrow morning
Ready or not

You have got to be kidding me!

You have got to be kidding me!

It's August 7th ALREADY?

We aren't wasting any time getting into August and we're fitting in as much as we can

Last Saturday was the Halo 5k in Bettendorf

You can read more about it here

Post race sweaty picture but we'll treasure the memories while supporting a great cause

The kiddos have some NASTY poison ivy

I think I taught them to believe in karma

They were told not to go down by the creek

Guess where they got into the poison ivy
The truth came out
Life's no fun when you have poison ivy, especially on your eye

On Sunday my brother and his family got back from South Dakota

They stopped in Iowa before heading back to Wisconsin

My mom did her annual Grandma Camp while they were here

Sadly, it only lasted 3 days but my oh my were those days fun filled
I'll be doing a separate post on Camp at a later date since my mom took most of the pictures

On Monday Spencer got his braces off

On Tuesday the boys had dentist appointments for cleanings
Dr Peterson couldn't believe how great Spencer's teeth look
{I'd have to agree!}
He said he sees a lot of the white railroad tracks from kids not brushing well
{I think Spencer was just lucky!}
I was a bit nervous to see how his restoration looked once the braces were off
Dr. Peterson did a heck of a job fixing the chipped tooth
 because he doesn't need to make any adjustments now that the teeth are straight


On Wednesday I had my follow up with the surgeon to check the lump in my breast
Everything looks good but he wants me to have a mammogram every year from now on
I can finally breathe again

The kids are signed up for school

This was the first year they tried to get everyone to sign up online

Let me just say, I was about ready to jump off a bridge by the time I was done

Technology is great for some things but there are still kinks to be worked out

We have about half of the school supplies bought 

I'm still trying to figure out why each 5th grader needs 10 glue sticks

Does one classroom really use 200 glue sticks in a year?

On to better things

We will be vacationing again soon

We're not going far but we'll be doing a few things we've been wanting to do so it's exciting

I'll be posting more on that soon

This weekend my mama is taking me away to celebrate my birthday a little early

We don't get enough time to spend together, just the two of us
She's also going to help me paint my kitchen
My goodness I LOVE that woman!


It's Friday and I couldn't be happier