Friday, November 12, 2010

the mega update...

I have had a super, super crazy July-...what month is it now?  Ever since I took on the job at WIU, and choose to pursue my doula certification...and continued to teach & sub at the Y...and attempt to keep Z involved in playgroups/sometimes running a playgroup, while helping at L's school...and did I mention I began painting canvases for childrens' rooms?..I've been a little busy.  I did complete the kids' scrapbooks for Poland & I've kept up w prep & grading for class, but I had to let something slide, so blogging & any attempt to keep up w current scrapbooking has fallen to the wayside.  Apologies, loved ones.  Here's a brief, story-through-photograph recap of all I felt I'd missed out on blogging about...from July til Oct. 14th.  I plan on picking back up w Halloween & attempting a better balance soon...I'm learning as I go. :)  Enjoy! 

all of us(but motion sick dad) on a mini-roller coaster at a fair in Macomb
fair treats & sweet Amir, L's bf & our other boy
making dad's b'day cake

Happy B'day to daddy!  (July 9th)

dad's golf cake

some beautiful things from our awesome co-op (both kids helped harvest sometimes) :)

excitement!  L. ties his shoes all by himself!!

Aunt Leslie & Uncle Logan come to visit & we all go "Bonkers!"

Zo convinces Uncle Logan to read "Once Upon a Potty" :)

Zora: I make a mess!

we host some exchange students...B. looks crazy.

showing off our swim lesson skills

L shows granddad all he learned in swim class

one of my favorite Macomb homies moves.  (Miss you, Jessie!)

we vaca in St. Louis

the Arch

from the top of the Arch

the zoo

wet kiddos, tired parents:  day 2 of zoo

our fantastic friends, the Gartlands, who also lived in Poland last year

the Keys in St. Louis

petting the rays!

Zora "sets up" her babies

cool L. going to school on "green day" (Aug)

my 30th b'day gift from my in-laws (Thanks!)

the boys take in an away game (Sept.)

fun in Champaign after mom's doula training

grandmother comes to help out

on the playground w granny

snapped by granny

all my kids after school :)

Tim & Emily create a kids' triatholan

Christine visits:  mom's nite out!  (miss you, lady!)

Braylon visits:  Zora is a "big helper"

Lincoln school has a fund-raising fair


cotton candy, everyone!

Langston gets silly over his prize from the cake walk

WIU's homecoming parade

tub fun

volunteering in the library at L's school

Z "helping" mom by taking pix while mom works in L's library :)

our parent-created, parent-run Macomb playgroup:  going strong this fall!

Macomb High's homecoming parade:  Langston & Amir were in the paper catching candy! :)

Mrs. Pryor (L's teacher) got dunked as a fund-raiser for MHS's after-prom party.  Her daughter is a senior.

mom's 30th b'day dinner (10-4, good buddy. :)

Langston's new bff, Eli

Mrs. Pryor's class on their 1st field trip!

Pumpkin cookies

fall soccer

mom's college roomie, Cassie, visits

L. making a rope at the 4-H tent at the Farmer's Market

mom's birthday mom's nite out

Grandmom & Granddad visit

the girls:  mom, Zora & Cassie

the roomies, the kids & the colonel (ha!)

our new bedding:  made by grandmother!  (thank you!)

I fixed a supper dedicated to my late granny gray on what would've been her b'day, Oct. 14th.  I miss her.

1 comment:

Natalie said...

I love this! And I know how these unexpected breaks come about... life! You just look so happy in the middle of it :)