September Update

I know it has been a while and I'm sure my mom (and my aunt since she reminded me to update) are the only ones still reading....if there is anyone else then I'm glad to still have you along.  We have been really busy since school started.  Well, at least since homework started!  Andrew is now in 3rd grade and has a LOT of homework.  Sometimes I wish I would just home school but we wouldn't last long in this house.  The kids love going to school and seeing their friends and I would hate to take them away from that.  Seriously though.....50 triple digit math problems a night and/or 20 rounding to tens or hundreds place!  I feel like if a kid can do 10 of the subtraction problems then he can do 100.  Same with the rounding problems or any math problem for that matter.  He also has to read for 20-30 minutes a night and then complete a reading response in his journal for each night.  I like that those really make him think and I'm sure we will see a lot of growth in his responses throughout the year.  I hope these continue so I can compare the first month's journal to the last month.  Anyway, that is what keeps us busy along with tumbling, dance, soccer, and mommy subbing 2 or 3 days a week!

This weekend I am going to Women of Faith in Anaheim.  This is at least my 5th year in a row to go.  One year when David was out of work my neighbor gave me tickets and my mom went with me. I haven't even looked at who is going to be there this year but through facebook I saw that Anita Renfroe will be there and I'm excited because she hasn't been there in a few years.  I also saw one of my friends post that MercyMe will be there.  Maybe I should take a peak and see what all I have to look forward to.  I'm sure the girls I'm riding with will be talking about the speakers so I won't end up surprised anyway.

Grace lost another tooth this past weekend.  It was her first top tooth to come out.  For those of you not on my facebook, here is a picture.  She looks so cute!  My friend took this picture right after it happened.

She lost it at her BFF Emily's house at a sleepover.  Emily actually pulled her tooth just a few minutes after Grace!!  The tooth fairy had double duty that night!!  Such a fun memory for those girls!

Also, Andrew got a new haircut and it made him look so much older all of a sudden!  David cut it and I think he did a great job!!

They are both growing up WAY too fast!!!  Stay tuned for a sneak peek at school pictures!  I'm going to schedule those to post on Monday!!!  They are great pictures!