September 2012

September 1- went to duke for braden's eye check and kids interviewed the doctor:), HOT HOT day in the 90's, kids played with friends, took a nap:), brian watched Star Wars 5 with the kiddos, and played the Maze Game.

September 2- went to Duke together for Braden's eye appointment, walked around South Point until naptime, outside play, games, ephram started trying to walk a little, had yummy italian for dinner, and did some school.

September 3- duke for Braden's eye appointment, school (to make up for wed), discovered the fence fell in the storm so brian fixed it all day, also discovered a snake that my hero killed!, outside play for the kiddos, lots of playtime and stories with my ephram boy, and prepped for his first day of od preschool.

September 4- ephram's first day of OD preschool!, science class for oldest two, walmart run after ps, school, family outside time, watched cailey make a taco dinner, fun family dinner, and bike riding.

September 5- braden to eye doctor, school, took e to cfa to see dora and play, library for story time while the big kids read, school, apple craft with ephram, games, latin practice together,

September 6- ephram to preschool, school, nap:), lots of reading (current read aloud: Robin Hood), talked with cailey, snuggled and rocked kinsey girl all during math:), watched my braden boy research the titanic on the computer by himself:), cailey wrote her first 'email letter' (as opposed to snail mail) to nonny, prepped dinner with C, went to the Y for Trek while the kids took a fun class, and listened to Cailey read.

September 7- watched Alex, played tons of games with the little boys, apple tasting/apple printing, laundry, went to Sheree's farewell party, picked up Lindsey and Reece for sleepovers, soccer practice for the girls, slushies for everyone, and watched a new movie (Despicable Me) with everyone.

September 8- kinsey's soccer game, cleaned the house, canceled airport plans with kelly to go meet the corbetts and baby kena:(, cailey's soccer game then she went to the keel's for a playdate, klick's over for dinner and fellowship, youngest three paired off and played while cailey wasn't home then she came and took Charlotte from me:). My girl loves baby Charlotte just like her mama! Oh..and went to bed at 8:30!

September 9- church, movies with marsie while the girls played at the morgan's, braden did puzzles, brian made meatballs/sauce/chili...AWESOME, ephram napped, gorgeous blue sky with fall weather after a HOT yesterday, chess for daddy and braden, oldest three to mission kids and choir while brian and i played legos with ephram.

September 10- oldest two had piano, braden to dr. where we found out his eye is still infected since he was off meds for one day, ran 2 with cailey, school, played in the sunshine at the park (BLUE skies and cool weather!), played games with kinsey and ephram while listening to cailey practice piano (and braden was at work with brian), scouts, rocked my biggest boy.

September 11- remembered 11 years ago, school, OD preK for ephram, science class for the oldest two, more school, read tons of books with e, listened to kinsey read, yummy stir fry for dinner, shelley lake with the fam for Dd is for duck, and a fun game of family tag.

September 12- ran 2.5 with brian, braden to dr., school, library time with ephram, met marsie and braeden at CFA for lunch, braden went home for a playdate with them, school, first awanas, and a date for Italian (plus some shopping) with Brian:)

September 13- braden to dr (vision got worse...lab work), school with kinsey, ephram to preschool, tired day for both braden and i, played with the kiddos, lots of d crafts and activities with ephram, doughnut date for e and daddy, brian worked late, and watched Despicable Me together.

September 14- co op, AHG, duke with braden, dropped kinsey at the klick's so they could take her to soccer, cailey to dr. for UTI, cailey to soccer, played with the kiddos on the playground, chatted with kelly and pam, brian met us with braden at the end, and went to leslie's for some GREAT talk time.

September 15- early soccer game for kinsey, duke with braden, fun emergency vehicle event (plus lunch) as a fam, braden to caden's all day/night, cailey's soccer game, switched girls with the keel's for sleepovers (kinsey to lilly's and abby over here:), made rootbeer floats/jewelry, etc., ephram made a fort with daddy and i played in it with him, golden corral, and movie night.

September 16- woke up sick and achy, brian took kids to summit and traded back, went to lunch with the klick's, cleaned later in the day, boy scouts for braden, mission kids/choir for the oldest three, and played with ephram.

September 17- piano lessons, braden's eye apt, met brian to pick up braden and drove circles around him:), first LONG school day of the year:( (and hopefully last), cleaned, did TONS of Ll activities with ephram, made an Ll dinner, and had family time.

September 18- school, preschool for ephram, science class for the big kids, braden to dr. walker, lots o' rain, milkshakes all around for the kiddos, added a letter to our chicka chicka tree, and lot's of laughing!

September 19- school, Braden to the dr, ephram to story time at the library, packed for CA, nonny came!, ran errands with mom while the others were at AWANA, and added steroid drops to braden's regiment.

September 20- ephram to preschool, school, went to duke for braden's eye apt with everyone, went to the airport with brian, hugged my babies, flew to Denver, then San Jose and drove to Carmel.

September 21- walked down to the beach and saw Endeavor's last flight ever, spent the day walking around looking at shops and flowers, 17 mile drive, drove to Monterey to the aquarium, lunched outside in the gorgeous weather, and a yummy seafood dinner.

pam took the kids to co op, then they girls to soccer in the evening, braden went to sell popcorn with mom, ephram had nonny to himself all morning for play doh and lego fun

September 22- another morning in Carmel before leaving for Monterey, walked around and ate lunch at a yummy place right on the water in Monterey (The Fish Hopper), ice cream on the pier, drove to San Francisco past farmland/mountains/desert/temp difference of 20 degrees, went down to the Wharf and pier 39, saw lots of sea lions, shopped, ate dinner at another yummy seafood place, saw alcatraz, and did lots of hand holding:)

braden's eye appointment went well and the dr. said his eye was 80 percent better, cailey and kinsey's soccer games where cailey scored a GOAL!, jennifer hudgens visited, got a phone call from the kids while driving to San Fran.

September 23- woke up in san francisco, did lumbar street, painted houses, china town, golden gate park/bridge, went to sausalito (LOVED) and had a yummy lunch, walked around in shops, hiked in muir woods, then drove to the hotel in Mountain View and ordered in...LOVED the fancy hotel room!

September 24- flew home early, hugged my babies, gave presents, tried to crash.

September 25 science class, preschool, a little school, welch's came..YAY!!, caught up with Laura while the kids played, cheese fries with laura:), lots of outside play, SO nice to have company and friends for everyone!

September 26 woke up too early to a sick cailey girl, walked with laura and the kids, went to story time after cailey's IBU kicked in, went to CFA for lunch and to say goodbye to katherine:(, bailey wick park to meet sweet Kena and see Laura, said goodbye to the welch's, taught awana verses, and brought the youngest three while cailey stayed home with me.

September 27 a little school, took ephram to get his boot off (YAY!),  cailey to dr. walker to check for strep but it was her pfapa acting up, realized the tonsillectomy didn't work, school, slushies, sick big girl:(, fun stuff with ephram, Ll is for letter factory, and prepped for preschool.

September 28-watched alex, co op, still sick cailey, AHG for kinsey, great catch up time with cheryl then pam, picked up kinsey from soccer and hung out w/ klick's, welcomed brian home from CA!, then surprised the kiddos with a visit from auntie anne!

September 29- early soccer game to watch kinsey play in the rain, cfa for breakfast together, braden to scout popcorn booth, took the other three to jumpin beans with anne and took turns taking ephram and kinsey on a date to paint pottery (cailey just wanted to jump:), braden went on a scout field trip, went out with anne and ephram to build a bear for his date then dinner, braden went to caden's sleepover.

September 30- summit for church, hung out with anne before saying goodbye, caught up on some school, braden to popcorn booth, kids to choir/mission kids, fun date with leslie, and then some candle time.