First Days of School

The girls are both officially back in school!  So far, so good (granted it has been less then a week for Matilda and only 2 days for Miranda).  Lots of people seem to think I should be happy they are back in school, but this is not the case.  Summer life is soooooo much easier!  No need to get up early and get dressed right away, no homework (which hasn't started yet, but I am already dreading), no need to really worry about bedtimes, and no lunches to be made late at night!  I suppose if I was a stay at home mom I might feel differently, but as it stands right now, I wish school wasn't here already!

What the Heck?!?!

I can't believe summer is over and I didn't write one post all summer long (although based on the weather, I do not believe there was a summer this year)!  Looking back, it was a busy, wonderful summer; filled with all sorts of excitement such as:  fairs, face painting, fireworks, trips to the zoo (complete with the opportunity to see a giraffe in labor - we actually saw the baby's leg coming out of the mommy - surprisingly there were not too many awkward questions), some lost teeth (Matilda, not Miranda), lots of swimming (Matilda has officially graduated to swimming without a flotation device), climbing trees, feeding horses, merry-go-rounds, golfing with Daddy (just Matilda, Miranda's not quite ready, neither is Daddy), ballet classes, hiking in the woods, arts and crafts, the annual trip up to Michigan (unfortunately we were not able to stop in Ann Arbor this time, but we did make it to Bronner's!), a visit to the art museum (which both girls enjoyed and behaved very well, they didn't touch a thing!), an obsession with getting a bunny (Matilda's obsession, which will not be fulfilled any time soon), sleepovers and of course Frozen!  Here's some pictures of the fun times: