What a Difference a Month (or so ) Makes

Okay, so it has been a little while.. I clearly need to get into the swing of this blogging stuff. So here is a summary of the last month:

The girls started school (6th, 3rd & 1st grades). Yes, you read that right: 6th grade! How did that happen? I am beginning the Middle School nightmare and so far it is just as promised.

S. turned 4. Yes, 4. I am not sure how that happend either because I just had him.

S. sarted the 4 yeard old class at preschool.

We went camping twice. The second time was not so fun. I am sure that I have fulfilled my camping quota for the next 12 months.

Rich had a birthday & was FINALLY (after much paper work and running around) sworn into the Illinois Bar. He did not have to retake the exam, but boy he had to earn his admission!

I will try my best to be a little more timely with our comings and goings, but here are some pictures from the past month:

Happy Harvest?

I had this great idea about how the kiddos would so enjoy planting a garden this summer and watching it grow and produce for us. So I went ahead and made a raised bed and planted a small garden with tomatoes, peppers and strawberries. Apparently our garden was not especially exciting, even as it grew and I reported its progress through the summer. In fact, this is the first interest I have seen in it. M & M were excited to go pick some ripe tomatoes and even a ("a", as in the number one - the one the bunnies missed) strawberry. Of course none of the kids will eat the tomatoes, but that just means more for me, right?

Our Trip to Yellowstone

To celebrate Grandpa's 80th birthday, we attended the Green Family Reunion near Yellowstone Park. We had a blast spending time with family and seeing the beautiful country out there. The kids got to have some great cousin time. On the way home we stopped at Devil's Tower (no aliens were there) and Mt. Rushmore. We got home yesterday and now I am digging out from Mt. Laundry!

Night at the Thomsons

We finally made it to Utah and of course had to spend as much time as possible with the Thomsons because they miss us so badly that they are losing their minds. Everyone had a great time.