Over the last few weeks, I've actually gone back and looked at the blog, and it's helped me remember a lot of what has happened over the last few years. I know I used it mainly as tool to update my friends and family about my family, but it's also reminded me of the little things to be happy about and the big steps that my family has gone through over the last few years. it made me decide, yes I need to keep this up. Even though I'm likely not going to have tons of pictures on it (unless Rob gets inspired), it's still worth remembering the little stories and moments along the way.

This has been a year of milestones. Jacob's in kindergarten, and really loving it. He is happy, and loves school most of the time. he came home from school on Friday with a low grade fever, and we kept him home from church today, and I think he's ready to go back tomorrow. I'll check on him in the middle of the night to make sure it doesn't spike up. He's just my happy kid that always has a story that's going on inside his head.

Caleb has made huge progress in the last little bit. He brought his report card home, and both his regular teacher and his math teacher have commented on his increased focus and ability to get work done at school. He doesn't fight about homework anymore. It's like something just clicked with him. He went to a birthday party this weekend, and the dad went out of his way to tell me how thoughtful Caleb is to the kids around him when he's at school. He's just such a good guy.

Beth had a great report card too. She's doing really well, and I think coming into her own academically.  We registered her for middle school classes this week. We went to a big parent/orientation meeting, wandered around the halls so that she wouldn't be lost all of the time, and sat through a meeting. Beth told me she thought the meeting was boring, but that the school was fun. I really think she's going to love it there. Here's hoping--middle school can be rough, especially for girls.

Aack! How am I old enough to have a middle schooler? I don't feel that old yet.

We don't have any grand weekend stories. Rob was at a TedX event for his school. And Jacob was sick, so we hung out at home. We are counting down the days for our Roo cups to go on sell. We haven't had them before, But Beth's friend's family get theme very year, and it means I can get each of the kids a slurpee/icee for only a quarter all summer long. This is must have to survive the summer and errand days.

Have a great week!