Layne had a really great first couple of days at school. I even got an email from Layne's teacher:

Eileen,

I wanted to drop you a quick email to let you know that I thought Layne did a great job! He was hard working, kind and focused. He even earned my first Roughrider card by going out of his way to include our new student. Layne noticed that the new student did not have a sharpie and the marker he was using was smearing on his notebooks as he was trying to label them. Layne asked the student if he would like to borrow his sharpie. I will keep you informed throughout the year. Please feel free to email or call with any additional questions or concerns.

Thanks,

Erin Jacobson

I am so proud of him and glad that this school year is off to a good start!

On Thursday we took the twins to meet their teacher and see their classrooms. Brenden was really excited and took to his teacher and classroom well. Logan on the other hand was really shy and kept asking if we could go home. Sending them off on the bus on Wednesday should be ineresting for all of us!

We had a nice weekend with friends. We were invited to dinner at at 2 different friend's houses, so the boys were up super late 2 nights in a row, but it was great to spend some time with good friends!

Layne is going to be a third grader tomorrow! I can hardly believe it! He is really excited to see his friends, but is really nervous for all the test he is going to have (his words). I do think this year is going to be harder for him than the last couple. I also think he is going to learn a lot from the older kids since he moves up stairs this year!

My first couple days of school have been good. I love my intro to education class, but algebra on the other hand, not so much! I think I am going to need a lot of help with that class!

The boys are excited to meet their teachers tomorrow. I wish I could be there for both of them, but I at least get to go for one!

I got a call from Brenden's preschool teacher day, she wants him to come in on Thursday at 11:15 to meet her and see his classroom. My heart sank. I am in class until 11:45 on Thursdays. I told her I couldn't bring him, but I would check with my husband and see if he could bring him. Tim said he could and I got really sad. I wasn't going to be there when saw his classroom for the first time! Or meet his teacher! I felt horrible until Logan's teacher called a little while later. She is having an open house in her classroom and I can bring Logan in anytime from 10 to 1. It made me feel a little better that at least I would get to take one of them to see their classroom.

Layne is enjoying that last few days before school starts. We have had up to 10 kids in our backyard the last couple of weeks. I don't know where all these kids have been all summer, but they have been coming over to play everyday since we got back from vacation. It has been really fun and all the kids play really nice together.

We had a really great weekend. I started out Friday by tackling a project that I have been meaning to do for some time, painting our front stairs. Tim help me get the concrete sanded down and then I primed. I did not get to finish painting because it got too hot, but I should be able to finish this week. It already looks better!

Layne was bored while I was painting so I suggested that he set up a lemonade stand. He had been bugging me to do one all summer, but there has never been a good time. He had his stand set up for 2 hours and made $28! He set one up again on Saturday and made $10 more dollars. Now the money is burning a hole in his pocket!

Saturday afternoon we decided to tackle the kids toy room downstairs. The toys had over taken the room. We fill 4 big black garbage bags with toys that were missing pieces or broken. We then decided to down size the toy box to a smaller wooden one. We also got a futon to replace the chair that was down there. The chair was rubbing against the wall and cut almost all the way through the sheetrock, and besides that, the three boys couldn't really all fit into the one chair anymore! Earlier last week we clean out the boys closet and put in some hanging organizers that holds one weeks worth of clothes, we found them on clearance at Lowes. We thought since they were such a good deal that we should get some to put in the entryway too. So now they boys each have a "cubby" to put their shoes, coats, bike helmets, and stuff in. In the one week that they have been install the boys have manage to keep the entryway clean, they think it is fun to have a place to put their stuff, I hope it lasts!

I start school on Tuesday, it is so hard to believe the summer is already over. Time is flying by. It dawned on Tim and I the other day that we have been in this house for 4 years already! Next month I will enter the last year in my 20's, the twins will turn 4 in November, and my "baby" is going to be a third grader in 5 days. I'm not sure if all this is good or bad!

So I have taken a super long blogging break, but now that things have settled down here a bit I can get you all caught up on us!! We had a really great 2 week vacation to the lake and a mini vacation to the cities. The floor Tim put in for his grandparents turned out great and the weather was so nice we were able to swim almost everyday! The Minnesota Zoo was great! We didn't get to see it all so we already have planned to go back next year!

I have had a cold since we left for vacation, today was the first day that I actually felt good enough to get some stuff done around the house, needless to say I have a ton of laundry to catch up on!

I start school one week from tomorrow, Layne starts one week from Thursday, and the twins start on the 1st of September. I am ready to get back into a routine, but it will be interesting getting all four of us up and out of the house every morning!