I love haning out with Mikhail while we wait for the bus. I need to spend more one on one time with all of the kids. They really eat it up. Today I sat out on the front pourch with Mikhail and we talked about his cute little frekles and how they are all over his face. He's so cuddley too. I love it! I love that he's still young enough that when he runs to the bus, he turns around to tell me he loves me! I love that he sometimes waves to me on the bus, but most of the time he's busy talking to his friends. I love that he has friends! That was one of my biggest worries sending him off to kindergarten was that he wasn't going to have any friends. I don't know why I was worried, he's a great kid. He's got an awesome personality, he's funny, and he's (most of the time) really good to other kids. (Sometimes he gets a rotten bone in him) I'm just so proud of him! Last night he read a book to me that they made in class. He's been learning sooo much! A couple weeks back I was on the computer, and he came up to me and said, 'Google Map our address' I was like what!?, so I did it, and it showed us where we lived, even a picture of our house! He definately learned that in school, and it just amazed me! I wondered if sending him to full day was a good idea or not, but I think having the extra time at school is a really good thing for him. He needs it. They get to learn in a more relaxed enviornment..they aren't rushing to fit everything into the day.

Makenna is really loving her Preschool. I love to go and see thier song time, and see her sitting in her class and playing with her friends. Yesterday I had to pick her up 10 minutes early for my interview..and when we were leaving..she said by to a friend, the wholeee class said 'Bye Makenna' and it was just so sweet! I love that my kids have friends. I love to see Makenna running around and playing with the little girls..she even gets along with the boys too..she loves to play chase with them..haha the age old game! When I took her to the doctor last friday..there was a boy who was also four in the waiting room..and instantly they started running around the whole waiting room, laughing and chasing each other..if you wouldn't have known better you would have thought they were best friends. It was so cute! The little boy was sad when Makenna got called back to the room. But that's just the personality she has, it's very easy to like her :) It's even easier to LOVE her <3

I got my job though! I'm so excited! I'll be working at Ulta. I'll be working with beauty products and doing makeup, it really goes we'll with my school. It's awesome to have a job that you'll actually enjoy ;) The only hard part is, Makenna isn't going to be able to go to Stoneybrook anymore. I feel so bad! She really does love it there. But I'm going to need her to go to a day care instead. She's going to be going to Kindercare, and they have a preschool program there. I think she'll learn more there, because she'll be in prek all day instead of just two and a half hours. I haven't told her yet, because I dont' want her to tell the kids at school. I'm going to try to leave her in for the month of October. They still have the Halloween party that she really wants to go to, and they have the pumpkin patch..I really want her to be part of all of that. They also have class pictures..which she is part of the class..and I want her to get one! Anyways, big changes are coming our way for our family. I haven't worked a day job in a very long time. The kids have NEVER been to daycare..so this is really wierd for us all. But change is good, and I think it's good I'm going back to work. Right now, they twins are too wild for me to really take them on adventures. They both want to run opposite directions..and they just make it impossible. All we do is stay at home anymore.. I think they'll have a lot more fun at day care. I think when they get home we'll enjoy the time we have together much much more! I also think the house will stay cleaner because we aren't here to mess it up all day. We'll see on that one ;) I'm really loving my crock pot on busy days, and I think that's probably how I'll be making meals this whole fall and winter. Especially since I'm going to be working during the day and then I still have school at night! Crazy, our schedule is going to be just crazy!

So I think that I am addicted to life changing. I'm always finding new ways to make our routine change. It's really changed recently, and honestly I kind of wish it would go back to being simple. Mikhail is in school full time. It's crazy, the week flies by..and I feel like he's never here. Our days center around him going to school. Makenna is in prek three days a week in the morning, which is a little rough. I'm not used to having to get these kids up and ready first thing in the morning. Makenna also has dance on Monday night, which I absolutely love :) It's my favorite day of the week. I love to see her get dressed up and to see how excited she is to go. It's our special time together every week! I have class two nights a week and alllll day saturday. I do like going to my class. I've learned so much already. I just miss my family when I'm in class all day on Saturday. I miss having my Saturdays to go do fun things with them. It litterally feels like we have something scheduled every day of the week. On top of it, I start all these hobbies..I love having my little things to do on the side..but lately I don't feel like I have time for them either. And to be crazier and to make things more, I'm going to get a part- time to full time job. The kids are going to be in school, and I need to help out in any way I can. Plus I think it would be good for me to get out of the house. I know as soon as I get a job, I'll probably wish I didn't work and I didn't go to school again..but you just have to roll with whatever direction life takes you in.

The kids are getting smarter and smarter on me everyday. This morning Mikhail and Makenna were drawing and coloring. And Mikhail started asking me how to spell things, and he ended up spelling Mom, Pap, Mimi, and Dad. I was having him sound the words out and then spell them. I was really amazed at how well he was doing! He's learning so much. So is Makenna. She is so artistic. I love how she turns her letters into animals. They are both just so creative. I love to see how their drawing evolves too. They always get better and better at it.

Makenna loves going to prek so much <3 I love to see how excited she is to go. I always go early to see her sing with her class, and she does all the hand movements. She doesn't always get all of the words, but she pays attention..and it's absolutely adorable. She really pays attention. Last Wed. when I went to pick her up, they said the kids had used ink to make pictures. They were only supposed to use one finger to do the pictures, but some of the kids got really messy with it. If the kids got messy with it, they didn't listen. When Makenna came out of her class, she only had one little finger with ink on it. I was so proud of her to see that she was listening in class. She's a really good student ;) I can't wait until we get to do parent teacher conferences and I can really talk to her teachers about how she's doing. I hate that her teachers don't really like to talk to me about her. I feel like this expierence is so different than it was with Mikhail. When I took Mikhail, all the parents chatted and the teachers were so friendly..this time, no one talks to me and the teachers don't socialize :( As long as she's having fun, that's all that matters!

Madelyn and Maddox had a person from Help Me Grow come to evaluate them. I know that they are two and they aren't talking, so that's kind of a concern. But of course once they come out to check them for speech and I tell them they don't say anything at all, they start talking lol. Maddox has been yelling 'Dada' & saying 'No!' and he points. It's absolutely adorable :) Madelyn was leaving my Mom's house the other night and she was trying to say 'Mimi' and she said, 'MmmmmmaMmmmmma' it was cute. She really tried to say it. I also heard Maddox say, Sissy ;) He's going to be talking soon. They are both absolutely sweet. They love to hug and kiss. Mady always kisses the side of Daddy's cheek. He loves it, he thinks it's so sweet. She gives the best hugs too. She really squeezes when she hugs :) Maddox clicks his tounge when he wants to kiss me. I really love that. I'll be leaving his room for him to go to sleep, and I'll hear his toung clicking and I'll have to go back in to give him a kiss :) I don't mind though, I'll kiss him a million times! Today he really cracked me up. He tackled Mikhail and straddled him and gave him lots of kisses. Then all the sudden his rotten butt bit him! He's so rotten. Now he knows how to climb over the baby gates. I can't trust him to be downstairs anymore. Everytime I do, I find him walking around the middle level. He's so wild! We are going to be moving again when our lease is up here. We are definately moving out to the country. For the first time in a long time, I actually want a ranch. I'd really like one with a basement. But I don't like all the stairs at this house. I get sick of climbing baby gates, I get sick of all the different levels, one would be nice :) I'm also starting to weed through all thier toys to donate them. I have to learn to let things go. I hold onto everything...and it really clicked the other day when my mother in law was over..she said, none of thier toys are important to them because they have so many. And I totally agree. I really need to start getting rid of things. They shouldn't have so much stuff. I need to limit thier amount of toys, so they appericiate what they have. Anywayss now I'm really side tracking!

Madelyn and Maddox are getting a lot closer again :) I LOVE it! They used to be like that when they were little babies, and they are getting back to that. They love to sleep in the same bed and share pillows and share blankets. They are so sweet. They are starting to hold hands and give kisses..I abosolutely adore it! I look at Madelyn and see so much of Makenna in her, I also see my Mom in her. I don't know if it's her expressions or her looks, but I think she probably looks a lot like my Mom did when she was little. Maddox really looks a lot like Mikhail. I can't believe how much his little looks changed once he got his hair cut.

Ohh and I forget if I blogged about him swallowing a penny or not..but ya he definately did. Of course Maddox did. He doesn't every rotten thing..like getting stictches twice before he even turned two, and learning to climb baby gates, and eating dirty money..and just being the rotten little man that totally melts my heart. There's definately never a dull moment with him ;)

Ohh and the last thing that I'm going to blog about tonight is that today we went apple picking at Lynd's Fruit Farm :) It was the best day we've had in a long time! The weather was perfect, the apples were so yummy and the kids had tons of fun! Really couldn't have asked for a better day <3 Mady is my little Mady Appleseed! I think that little lady would live off apples if we let her. And I think the kids definately ate thier weight in apples today. The just had a blast ;) I love fall and fall fun! Pumpkin patch is next :)

So at the last house I couldn't stand how Mikhail and Makenna had to share a room and the twins had to share a room. I couldn't wait to move to this house and for the girls to be in the same room and the boys..I wanted them to have a gender approptraite room..but it looks like that's not happening. Maddox is way too wild. And he's the reason Mikhail and Makenna have to sleep in our room. So today I got the big kids room all cleaned up and Makenna all moved in and Maddox all moved out. I feel bad because the babies room is a wreck..but I'll get it fixed up for them. I also feel bad that Makenna's room looks like a boy's room. I'm trying to add some things to it to make it feel a little girly for her, but still comfortable for Mikhail. I actually ordered him some army wall stickers..because if you know him..he's absolutely army crazy. I ordered Makenna butterfly stickers :) Ever since her first room at the townhouse she's wanted butterfly stickers like the ones she had. The ones I ordered her are more realistic looking...I hope she'll like them :) I'm also getting them the glow in the dark planets and stars..haha so classic. I told them we'd put a desk in thier room so they could do school work and do art work..they are really excited about that. That's a big kid thing and something they can't have with the babies in thier room. I also told Makenna I would get my lava lamp and black light from my parents house..they'll love it! Ohh and I'm moving thier tv, dvd player, and video games up there, along with books and hopefully getting Makenna a dollhouse soon! The room is so little..it's hard to think that all that along with two beds will fit in there..but it definately will! And it's going to be their own personal amazing space. I would really love to paint the room..but they like it the way it is and that's all that matters. I always think rooms need 'themes' but they really don't...all they need is what the kids want and like in there. I also didn't really realize how dependent Mikhail and Makenna were on each other. They both had to sleep in my room even though it was easy to sneak Makenna in her room because Mady sleeps through anything...but she'd never want to sleep in there because she was so used to sleeping with Mikhail. At the next house they will for sure have seperate rooms..they'll be too old to share. Hopefully our next house will have four or more rooms..but who knows.

Ohh and Mady was crying so I went in to check on her..and she was trying to crawl into bed with Maddox..so it will be interesting to see where they end up falling asleep tonight. Maddox isn't happy about me making him go to bed..and he's keeping Mady awake. But it's just something we are going to have to work out and deal with because we only have three bedrooms upstairs.

Ugh I'm already having the same problems with Mikhail and Makenna that I was having before that were driving me crazy at the other house..they are up there playing and they aren't going to sleep..it's just something I'm going to have to deal with

So it's only 839am and I already feel like so much has happened in my day that I need to blog about it. If my morning was this exciting..I can't wait to see what the rest of the day holds for us! Everyone slept in today. I had a really hard time getting up. But finally I did get up and it was before everyone else for once. I decided not to shower right away and just let the kids sleep in as long as they would. When Mikhail finally got up it was about 7am and his bus comes at 740am..so we were rushing a little bit. But I got his lunch packed. He insisted on having a pb&j, apple sauce, and a little debbie just like I used to have when I was little :) He had been begging to pack his lunch..so Tim went out at like midnight last night and got him a Spiderman lunch box which he absolutely loved! And I made his lunch this morning. I bought this dinosaur cutter to make his sandwhich look like two dinosaurs and it takes the crust off..which he's not a crust eater. I also got him a hard case for his sandwhich so it wouldn't get smashed. His case had a skate boarder on it..so I think he's going to think he's got a cool lunch :) We had to pack today because I didn't think he'd like what they were serving.

His Noni came over this morning and brought him a special treat for his day. She froze a gogurt and by the time he has his snack it should be unthawed for him. He got a kick out of that. It was red day at his school today. All the kids in his class are supposed to wear red because that's the color they are going to be focusing on..and Anne told him that's her faveorite day..it made him feel pretty special!

Anyways I waited at the bus stop with him like I do every morning. When he got on the bus he took forever to find a seat. I'm going to have to talk to him about that because I'm sure it drives the bus driver crazy..and then he chose a seat that already had two boys in it. lol he's still learning..but I'll have to talk to him about it. Then as soon as the bus left I drove to his school to make sure he got off the bus ok and into the cafe for breakfast. Yesterday when I got to the school, he hadn't gotten off of the bus yet..so I waited for him and walked him in. Today by the time I got to the school he had already gotten off the bus and went into the school. So I walked to the cafe to look for him and he was already standing in line talking to some other boys that were in line. I was so proud of him for knowing what to do and doing it. So since I had checked on him and knew he was fine I went to talk to his teacher. I wanted to make sure she knew that he packed his lunch and that it was in his book bag because I didn't think he would remember. She told me that for half of the day they'll be switching Mikhails teacher because him and the other boys are too rowdy..so they are going to try to break their group up. So in the am he'll still have Mrs. Peer and in the pm he'll have Mrs. Steager. I feel bad that he's being like that. But I told her that we couldn't send Mikhail to prek last year and explained about having the twins..and how it was just too hard. He probably could have used that structure to prepare him. But she said a lot of kids didn't do prek and that he would be fine. I know this week will probably be hard for him. He's not used to getting up so early in the morning and being active all day, but I know he'll get the hang of it and it will become part of his daily routine. I definately think that putting him in the all day class was the best decision for him. If he's playing for so much of the class already..he wouldn't have been getting very much from the half day. Atleast now he has more time to learn things.

After I talked to his teacher I went back to check on him and he was sitting a table full of boys with his lunch tray and he was laughing and eating with them. It was the cutest thing ever! He's so little yet he's such a big boy! Really melted my heart! I think he's going to be ok ;) I think tomorrow I can let him get on the bus without following him to school.

While I was gone this morning taking Mikhail to school, Makenna picked up the living room for me. Maddox had made a mess wiith my candle lids and she picked them all up without me telling her to. Then when I brought the babies down..they wanted a juice box just like her..so she sat down with them and and opened them for them. Maddox had gotten them out of the fridge..and I was holding Mady..he remembered to get her one too. I thought that was so sweet! You can definately tell he's a twin! But both of the babies sat down infront of Makenna and patiently waited for her to put the straw in thier juice box..it was adorable! She's really being a great helper. I love that she's taking on that role. She's taking on the big kid role now that Mikhail's in school all day and she's the big kid. I'm really proud of her! It's weird how much our day has changed with Mikhail going to school. Makenna does really have any one to fight with..so she's not crying all day and the babies are calmer..and the day is just over all quieter. I miss him like crazy though. I can't imagine what it will be like when Makenna starts full day school!

Ohh and I don't know what we are going to do about the room situation at this house. At first Maddox wouldn't stop opening his door so we had to put a door knob lock on it. Well that did the trick for that. Maddox has pretty much had that room all to himself the whole time because he sleeps right behind the door with his ear to the floor and anytime he sees you walk by his room under the crack in his door or hears you he cries. Well I couldn't sneak Mikhail in the room like I had planned because Max slept right behind the door and would wake up the second I opened it. So the big kids were falling asleep in my bed and then Tim would move them to the floor. I hate them sleeping on the floor..they don't mind it, but I don't think it's fair. Well yesterday Maddox climbed the latter of the bunk bed..and he had the fan going in his room..he can't sleep in there any more. It's too dangerous. I just don't know what I'm going to do about the sleep arrangements anymore. I guess I'm going to have to put Mady and Max in the same room again..but Mady sleeps more than he does and I know he's just going to mess with her. Putting him in a pack n play does nothing because he climbs right out of it..so I can't put him in that in my room..there's way to much for him to get into in my room. It's just really hard. We really need atleast four bedrooms. I sware the second you think you have one thing figured out in this family..it all changes and there's a whole new set of problems!

Today was Mikhail's second day of school..but really it was his first full day of school. He had his whole class there with him today. The first day he went it was only a third of his class. I can't help but to worry about him going. I'm so used to watching over him all the time, it's hard to let go of control and trust someone I've never met before to really take care of him. But I know this is all part of growing up and it's just the first year of many to come. Anyways, I let Mikhail get on the bus this morning and I drove to the school with Makenna to watch him get off the bus and make sure he knew where to go. When he got off the bus he looked a little confused, but I understood. It's overwhelming to get off the buss and see everyone from Kindergartners to fifth graders and parents and teachers everywhere. But that's why I went to make sure he knew where to go. He likes to go eat breakfast in the morning. I hate to rush him, but he eats slow. He's just not used to it. We've always had a really relaxed morning, so to have to go with the schools schedule must be a hard adjustment for him. Makenna came with me. She was so excited to see his school. So she sat in the cafe and waited with Bubby. She cannot wait until next year when she gets to go. I noticed a lot of the boys looking at her. She's so pretty! And she so social, she won't have any problem with school when she goes. And soon she'll be going to prek. But after Mikhail ate his breakfast he went to school. I couldn't help but to look at the clock all day and count down the time until he'd be home. I miss him so much while he's at school. It's wierd just him being gone how quieter and less stressed out I feel. I kind of feel a little guilty about it. But Makenna plays by her self well and the twins play together. There's really not much fighting.

Today I actually got to see him get off the bus. After what happened the last time..this was the first time I actually got to see him get off the bus. He seemed so big! I could see all of the big kids getting off of the bus, but I could barely see Mikhail over the top of the seats. He's so small compared to the rest of the kids. When he got off he looked so tired, but the first thing he said was that he got off at the right stop :) He was really proud of himself and he knows his address. He's pretty confident that he won't ever get off at the wrong stop again and that makes me feel a lot better. I was really anxious to see him get off of the bus that I went out like 15 minutes early to wait for him. I sat out there in the 90 something degree heat and waited for him..and I'll do it again tomorrow. I love that little man so much! I love to see all the new things he's doing with his life and all the new adventures. I love to see him laughing with his new buddies. This is a really exciting time in his life! I'm glad that I get to go on this ride with him! I felt so bad though, when he got off the bus he was SO tired! I could see the look written all over his face...pure exhaustion. He was absolutely tired. He's not used to having to follow the school routine the whole day. He said he got to play outside 3 times today. I wish he could tell me more about his day..but he's a typical boy and he just remembers playing and wants to play video games when he gets home.

Mikhail's first day of school..our adventure from begining to the end (of his school day)

I had to wake up at 630am..which is nearly impossible for me. But I'm going to have to start doing it all the time..because that's when I have to get up in order to get everyone ready for school. In doing so, I accidently woke up the whole house..oopss! So everyone's day was off. But Mikhail did a really good job of getting up and getting ready for school. He was upset that I had to take off his bandages from his shots..but other than that we didn't have a problem. I did plan on him eating breakfast at school..and time was running short so we didn't do breakfast at home.

I stood outside with Mikhail and waited for the bus..and it dawned on me how big he really is. He's SO big! He's a school aged kid now..he will be there for the next 13 years and it's unbelievable to me. It's amazing too..this is a whole new step in our life. So when the school bus came he got on and I got to ride with him too..which I thought was a way neat expierence. My friend Sara and her little boy rode the bus with us too and they became buddies :)

When we got off of the bus, Tim's Mom was there waiting for us and she was teary eyed and it made me teary eyed. Mikhail was so happy to see her when he got off of the bus. She walked into the school with us and to the cafe so Mikhail could eat breakfast. He wasn't really crazy about what they were serving..but he got to sit with his friend Cole and he thought that was pretty neat. I love seeing him make new friends! After they ate breakfast he went to his class. He was a little late from eating..but he got a pass so it excused him for being late. After that Anne and I had to leave. She game me a ride home :) I thought it was so sweet of her to be there for that!

It was so weird. Definately felt like someone was missing all day. LoL on a good note the house was quiet. But we missed him like crazy! Makenna talked about him all day and built him towers for when he got home. I never really realized that from her first day, her and Mikhail did EVERYTHING together..so for him to leave the house at about 740 and not get home until after 230, that has to be hard for her! I think it's making thier relationship btter though because they treat each other better when they get home!

While Mikhail was at school I spent the day with Makenna. We went to the candle supply store which she loves to go to. But when we got there it was closed...so to kill time we went to Family Dollar..which WOW! The one out there is so much nicer than the one we have here! Makenna found the same silky beaty that she's inlove with..so we HAD to buy it for her. I also bought her a puzzle for us to do together while Mikhail's in school. And I had to spoil her with new hair bows and tooth brushes. I love to spoil her! After our mini shopping spree we went back to the candle store and had fun shopping. I sware I could spend so much money in there! But I really need to start making money before I invest any more. I feel like with school coming up, I might be biting off more than I can chew ;/ It could be bad lol!

By the time we got home, I was really looking forward to doing the puzzle with Makenna, but with all the excitement she went right to bed..the babies did too. So I worked on my candles..because I really want to have an open house tomorrow to sell them. Anyways, the quiet time was nice. But I couldn't wait for Mikhail to get off the buss. Tim and I both wanted to be there to see him get off..so since Makenna and Max were sleeping..we took Mady out with us and waited. We chatted with one of the neighbors who was waiting for her child to get off of the bus. I saw all the kids stand up to get off..and Mikhail wasn't standing up. I figured he just wasn't paying attention, so after all the kids got off I went up and told the bus driver Mikhail's name...she called it and no answer. The kids were saying he wasn't on the bus. I freaked out and checked every seat and he wasn't there. The driver had no idea where he was and said she was going to call the other buses to see if he got on the wrong one, so she pulled over to start doing that. Once she pulled over, Sara pulled up in the drive way with Mikhail in her car. I guess Mikhail thought he could get off at Cole's stop and they would walk up the hill to our house..I can't believe the bus driver let him off. When I asked her where my kid was she acted annoyed! I was so mad but just really thankful he was ok. All I could think about were the things that could have happened to him and it was enough to drive me crazy!

I felt bad because I think with all my ranting and raving about it I made him feel like some how it was his fault..which in no shape or form was it. It's the bus ddrivers reponsiblity to get those kids home safe..and if she can't do that..she needs to find another line of work! So I have to go in tomorrow and have a talk with them and ensure that that will never happen again. I don't want her to get fired I just want her to pay better attention. Mikhail isn't replaceable. He's my one and only Mikhail and I expect him to always be safe!

He told me that he didn't really like his school and he hates the bus. I asked why he didn't like school and they said they don't feed him enough..so I may have to start packing his lunch...I don't think he's getting enough to eat and it's just affecting the rest of his day. He made me a kissing hand and told me I could use it whenever I needed it..it's basically a kiss from him I'll always have. They read the book in class, and I'd really like to get it for him. I just hate how tight money is right now..I would love to buy them the world! He did say that he's excited to go back on Monday and he can't wait to have another play date with Cole! I'm glad he's found a friend. Cole lives just right down the street..so I'm sure we'll be walking down there a lot lol.

Over all he had a really good day...minus the buss mixup..but I have make sure I get it figured out, because this can never happen again!

Mikhail Paul Jurkovacs first day of class August 25th 2010 Chapelfield elementary Mrs. Peers class...offically a big boy!

Well I decided I better blog about the last three exciting things that have happened before the twins bday party tonight, because I'll of course need to write about that too :P The twins celebrated their 2nd birthday! The day before we went to AHA. That's where I took them last year for thier first birthday :) They really love it there! I'm sad because our pass is expired now and we probably won't get to go that much any more. I love to see them explore and play..it's the best family day when we go! But atleast we got to go one last time.

On their birthday we had a suprise birthday party to go to for my uncle Tim..so we decided to wait to do cake and ice cream for the twins. But we took them to Blendon Woods for lunch and to play. Mikhail was with my parents school shopping..so he didn't get to go. But we didn't even get to stay that long before it started raining :( I had forgot Max's shoes..so he had to wear some of Mady's sparkly pink sandles. Tim wasn't very happy about it but I thought it was halarious! Max didn't even notice and he thought it was cool they made clicky noises. But since it started raining we took them to the mall to play. We still don't have our double stroller so they had to walk the whole time. They did pretty good..but it completely wore them out! They played in the play place like big kids..they shock me how big they are getting!

After that Maddox went to the Church picnic with Anne and we took the rest of the kids to Uncle Tim's party which was a lot of fun.

Sunday we took Mikhail and Makenna to Kings Island. I feel like that trip needs it's own blog entirely. Makenna was so funny..she was so scared of every ride and didn't want to do any of them. She cried the whole way through the line every time..and they we had to make her get on. A lot of them she ended up liking after she did them. She loved the kids water park with thier little water slides. Even though she was scared of some of the stuff..she still did it..and she walked the whole park without crying very much. Mikhail is definately a ride warrior! That kid loved every ride and wanted to always do one more. He can't wait to go back. It was the best family time and a great way to wrap up the summer.

Yesterday was Mikhail's school meetings. He got to meet his teacher and take a walk around the school. He can't wait to go! I can't believe his first day is tomorrow! He's such a big boy. He had to get his five year old shots yesterday and he cried a lot :( I felt bad for him. I didn't expect him to react that way. He screamed 'bloody murder' as he said. He was very sensitive about it. But I told him he had to do it to go to school. Poor guy.

But I guess enough writing for now..I really have to finish cleaning the house and have nooo energy..but we have people coming over tonight, so it needs to be done :(