Emily happy to be camping.

In June, Aaron finished kindergarten.  He did great.  We also camped a bit.  Since school was out we decided to travel with Myles when he had to go to Ohio for work.  We went to the COSI museum and the Columbus Zoo.  It was a really, really cool zoo.  I guess Jack Hanna lent his expertise to designing it. 

 

Kids at the zoo.

In July we kept the kids busy!  They had swim lessons, we went to the waterpark a couple times, we made lots of trips to the beach, they went to VBS at our church, AND they went to their first sleepover.  That was a big deal.  They both went to a friend’s house together and had a blast!  I was more nervous than they were.  I barley slept that night!  I stayed awake waiting for the phone to ring, thinking they wouldn’t be able to sleep away from home!  They slept great!!

 

In August we went blueberry picking and more camping.  Aaron attended his first summer camp, and really liked it.  He wasn’t to go back again.  We also had a jont birthday party at our house for both kids.  I can’t believe they are 4 and 6!  Where has the time gone??

 

In September Emily started 4 year old preschool.  She goes 3 days a week from 9-3.  It was hard for the first couple of week, since it is such a long day.  But she loves the school and the teachers and is doing great.  We decided to pull Aaron from his school and enroll him in year round school.  It is still in our district, but not at his “home” school.  The schedule is generally 45 days on 15 off.  They go the exact amount of days as a traditional schedule, but they go longer into the summer and have more frequent breaks.  I’m really happy with out decision.  Also, in September Myles travelled to Belgium again for his yearly visit.  And again with the start of school, Emily ballet and both kids church choir started again.

The first day of school.

In October we went camping in Frankenmuth at Jellystone Park.  What a great place for families!  The weekend was packed with stuff for the kids to do.  I think it may have been their favorite camping place to date.  I took a knitting class and continue to knit regularly.  Aaron started Cub Scouts, and it’s a good time for Aaron and Myles to spend together doing “boy-ly”(Emily’s word) stuff together.

 

In November Myles and both kids were asked to be in our church’s Christmas play and rehearsals started.  The kids were basically set decoration, but Myles had a singing part and did beautifully.  So much so, that he was asked to join the church choir!  We also travelled to Tennessee for Thanksgiving to see my brother, sister in law and baby niece.  It was a very nice trip and we had fun.  We got to spend a day in Nashville, which was nice.  I also went with my sister in law shopping the day after Thanksgiving.  It was good to hang out with her, but man I will NEVER go shopping on Black Friday again.  There are some crazies out there!

 

December was a bit of a crazy month.  Myles went to the eye doctor and the dentist , just as the year was closing.  We found out that one of the re4ason Aaron had been so distracted in school was that the poor boy could hardly see!  So he got some fancy new Spiderman glasses.  And his reading and attention was improved, imagine that!  We had the kids baptized at our church and had a very nice luncheon afterwards.  I was involved in my first-ever car accident.  I was rear-ended as I waited at a red light.  And just my luck, I was hit by an uninsured driver.  Emily was in the car with me, but she was totally fine.  Thank God for good car seats.  Her reaction verbatim was “Wow, that was loud….can I have a TicTac?”  That’s my girl!  I did go to the ER to get my head checked, lol.  I had a pretty bad headache for about 4 days, but all is good. 

 

Aaron's new glasses in our Xmas card pic

Wow- January 2009 already!  I cannot believe it.  Swim started up again for both kids and they are little fish!  I finished the sweater that I knit for Aaron.  If I do say so myself, I think it’s gorgeous.  I’m very proud of it.  Myles travelled some more, which had tapered off during the holidays, but I think it’s going to rev up again soon.  We made out first camping reservations for Traverse City in June.  We can’t wait to go!  We got the Expedition fixed from the accident and had a rental for a week and a half.  Not to fun.  But we got it bad and it looks great.  Now we need to explore the Oakland County Court System.  Not looking forward to that. 

 

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