Run For Your Lives

I let my sister talk me into a Zombie 5k run. I had started running for exercise this spring and it made since to run a 5k, but a zombie run? It turned out really fun, cold, but fun.  My sister and her husband flew in the night before.  We had about an hour and a half drive to Temecula, and the weather wasn't really in our favor, cool and rainy.  But we were able to meet up with our cousin and his wife which made the day even more fun.  The race itself wasn't really a race, it was more of a 'stay away from the zombies who are trying to take flags off our belts' run. Next years race will be close by, so maybe I'll get a group together and go again.

 

First Day of Kindergarten

My babies are off to school!  They were pretty excited about it, so no worries here.  Alivia really loves school and is disappointed we have weekends off.  Aaron has his bad days and just doesn't want to go, he ended up staying home one day when he wasn't feeling well leaving Alivia the only student in class with perfect attendance.

Little Swimmers

I'm so proud of my little swimmers!  We did two full weeks of swim lesson before getting to grandma's pool this summer. Alivia is my little fish, she was able to swim the length of the pool with no floaties!

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Today is Nathan's golden Birthday (turning 14 on the 14th). It's been so long since Nathan has spent a birthday at home.  He's usually with grandparents during the summer, but not this year!  We started the day by taking Nathan out for breakfast, and ended with friends, pizza, cake, ice cream and a little local concert in the park.

Nathan has been great this last year, he is always helping out when he can and loves being a big brother.  Less arguing at chore time and a little improvement on keeping his room clean.  Still struggling in school, but not because school is too difficult, but because he's not finishing homework.  He really needs to step up going into 8th grade.  He is starting to like reading though which is great!  He will take turns with me reading to the kids at night, very cute, the kids love having Nathan read to them!

Backyard Camp Out

The kids really wanted to have a camp out!  Matt had this week off so it was a good time to set up the tent, start a camp fire and have a family backyard camp night.  We made s'mores,  looked for bats, watched for shooting stars, and slept snuggled up all together in the tent.  So much better than real camping!