All of the boys did swimming lessons, although I only took a picture of Weston! Weston also did one week of Safety Town, which was a fun way to learn about being safe (with the setting of a mini town).
We had some fun times with friends - one was the family we visited in Washington earlier in the summer. I also did some baby-sitting, so the kids got some extra playtime with friends that way.
We spent a little time at the beach. Alex, Nathan, and Jared did some boogie boarding and got to try out surfing too.
We took advantage of the free summer bowling program again.
And we did zoo and museum outings.
And then it was back to school again! Nathan started a day earlier, but we all did breakfast together on Jared, Owen, and Weston's first day of school.
It was a big year for Weston - his first day of Kindergarten! It was fun watching him try to make his lunch (they have to make their own lunches). It was a little weird sending all my boys off to school. I did fight back a couple of tears as I saw Weston standing there with his class. I kept him home as long as I could, but now it was time to send him to school! He did great at school, and he already had a friend on the first day. His best friend is Brandon, who also went to Safety Town with Weston. They became instant buddies!
We thought Weston might have to go straight to 1st grade this year, since he was already 6 years old before the school year started. When I went to register him in the spring, they said he might have to go to 1st grade. We were shocked, since last year we decided he wasn't ready and kept him home - at the recommendation of teachers, friends, and even the principal (who held back one of his own sons). Then all of a sudden, this year they decided to push all the 6 year olds into 1st grade. After a meeting with the superintendent, we were able to sign a form that "allowed" him to go to Kindergarten this year. I asked why the big push, especially without warning - they said it's not a new policy, but they just decided to start enforcing it this year... and the reason behind it was for future reasons - kids that turn 18 during (or before) their senior year would be able to drop out of school if they wanted to. Their parents would not legally be able to make them go to school. Okay... but to me it seems like that would be a problem to deal with then. Let's think about what is best for the child going into Kindergarten NOW. It doesn't seem like it would be good for anyone, the student or the teacher, to push the child into something they weren't ready for. Anyway, we made sure Weston did start Kindergarten this year, so all is well for us at least.
I'm down to one kid at home during the day - just Savannah! We have a couple of years of girl time. She likes to draw and color on every paper in the house (and the walls too), play dolls, get her nails painted, go on park outings, and watch videos. She doesn't seem to mind not having her brothers around. She has all these dolls to take care of!
We went back to the museum again too while the butterflies were still there (a couple of pictures are from the previous museum outing).
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