New School Year

Since my last post, the kiddos have started the new school year!!! Andy is in 4th grade, Jacob is in 1st, Katelyn started Kindergarten and Courtney is in preschool. I was most nervous about Katelyn starting Kindergarten because she'd have to cath at school... YIKES! Well, things have gone very well. She is doing it mostly by herself, with just a bit of assistance from the school nurse. Her teacher, the nurse and the office staff are all getting to know her and really like her... she's quite the character!

The kiddos ride the bus to school as well... and that seems to be going fine. Katelyn hasn't been nervous about anything. Having her two big brothers to look after her has helped A LOT! Last night she mentioned that some little boy at school was picking on her a bit, and both of her brothers told her to point him out to them and they'll make sure he doesn't bother her anymore. LOL. No, they wouldn't get violent or anything, but I'm sure they'd let the kid know that no one picks on their little sister.

We had an amazing surprise right when school was starting... Courtney's foster family came to visit! We found out a few weeks before they got here and invited them to attend a Spina Bifida event with us and then to come to our house for lunch after Courtney's first day of preschool. We were all a little nervous... no one knew how anyone else would react, and no one knew what Courtney would think of the whole situation. It went really well, though. She definitely remembered them and was happy to see them... but she never got anxious or confused. She knew she wasn't going back to China, and she knew Mommy and Daddy (and her brothers and sister) were right there with her.

So... what's on tap for the next couple of months??? Well, our big event will be the WALK-N-ROLL for Spina Bifida event on October 29th. If you haven't donated, please visit our page HERE... funds raised from this event will benefit the individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida right here in Central Florida! Thank you so much to all those that have already donated!!!!

We're also starting a new program at our church... I'm honored to be the Commander for the new Awana Clubs at PCOL. It's a lot of work to get organized, but it's going to be great for all those involved. I think the teachers are even more excited about it than the kids... we have parent orientation tomorrow night (kids get to meet their leaders/teachers) and club starts September 7th.

And here I thought I'd have free time once the kids were all back in school. HA!  :)