our busy week

We've had a busy, busy week around here! Last Friday night we

 had one of our Sip N' Dips at the pool. I served ice cream while 

the kids swam and J kept an eye on them. 

Last Sunday I volunteered in Mar's fourth grade class during service. This was

my first time to volunteer in her class at this church. It was fun to help out and

hang out with her class for a couple hours! 

We had a lazy Labor Day. We stayed home all morning and early afternoon and 

got a few things done around here then went to the pool for a while that afternoon.

 Tuesday was the monthly Lego event at the library.

The three little ones had a lot of fun playing with Legos for an hour while Mar read and finished

up some school work in the quiet room nearby. It's only our second week of 

homeschool but she's loving it so far! 

 Wednesday morning I worked in childcare at church for a few hours during women's

Bible study. Mar went with the older kids to the homeschool room while the little girls 

were in the toddler room and I worked in the nursery. I got to hold a tiny, little baby! So 

sweet.. I miss that age!

Thursday morning was the MOPS kick-off meeting for the season. I almost

didn't sign up this time with everything else we have coming up for the fall but I'm 

glad I decided to go ahead. It's always encouraging and a lot of fun! 

Thursday afternoon we went to our first sensory story time at the library. 

The library will be hosting sensory story time every Thursday this fall! I'm so excited! 

I think this will be really good for Indie with her sensory issues. Siblings

are welcome to attend too and even Sol enjoyed it! The kids heard two stories, 

a song, got to hold stuffed animals, play with sensory toys and play with a

 parachute. Indie was afraid of the parachute..

[to be expected] but it's a good environment for her to be introduced 

to new things at her own pace. 

This morning Indie had a her first occupational therapy session

here at home. She did great but I could tell she was getting tired

of it all and a little overwhelmed by the time the hour was up. She 

worked with puzzles, a lighted peg board, a cupcake/puzzle toy and 

one of those bouncy balls you sit and bounce around on. I was 

really impressed that she actually got on the ball and let the therapist

bounce her around a bit. She certainly didn't love it but it's a good

start. Next week we may try a tunnel and another parachute. 

 Thursday evening the kids and I packed a dinner to eat by the pool. We were there for about

three hours. I've been cleaning to pool house the last few weeks. I usually clean on Friday mornings before my husband leaves for work at 11 but decided to clean Thursday evening this week since Indie's appointment was this morning. I was able to clean  

while that kids swam and we were there until dark. Our pool closes for the season next

weekend so we're trying to enjoy a few more swims while we can!

On a completely different subject I put the older kids in a family study through a college program when they were little. I took them up there a couple times while they were "studied" by students. Since then I'll answer an occasional questionnaire to keep them updated on the kids. It's pretty basic but I always get an Amazon gift card after completing the questionnaire. I've been wanting a journal Bible for awhile and just ordered this one tonight with my gift card. I'm really excited to get it! I think journal Bibles are such a great idea! 

Tomorrow I'll be working in childcare at church again. This time I'll be up there all day while

several parents are in a class. So J will be here at home with our four while

I'm gone. I'm hoping he'll work on my honey-do list a bit while I'm out ha! 

I was really excited to do a review on Mabel's Labels this week! 

You can check out my review and get a coupon code here!

And I have another fun review coming up soon! 

I'm linking up with Friday Favorites and High Five For Friday today! 

Hope everyone has a great weekend! 

summer days

We've had a busy-ish week. It seems like summer is winding down fast which is always a bittersweet feeling.

 I've made an effort to get to the pool this week. Last week it rained so much we didn't get a chance to go but this week we've gone both Monday and Wednesday mornings. I'd like to go again tomorrow or Saturday. 

Our neighborhood is getting a brand new playground! It's going in right next to the pool so it's fun to be able to watch the progress! The kids are really excited about it and I'm looking forward to cooler weather when we can actually enjoy being outside without melting. Right now we're either inside with the AC going full blast or at the pool.

 Yesterday afternoon we went to the mall so Alex could participate in the free VIP Lego mini build event. This is the first one he's gone to and had a lot of fun! They had a few leftover sets from a previous month that they gave to the girls.

The kids have been loving the Lego stores lately! I love that they have a Duplo table for toddlers while the older kids browse or play with the smaller pieces. 

We browsed around a few other stores at the mall. I had to get Sol this camo scarf off the clearance rack at Claire's. She loves camo and is such a little tomboy but has a real girly side too. She's excited to wear it this fall! 

 The older girls wanted their pics made in this unicorn cut-out outside Claire's.

It was storming around the time we wanted to head home so we ended up staying and getting dinner at the food court. Mar and I had Chinese food while the others had pizza. Indie looks so grown up in this picture! I was really proud of her for climbing up on a bar stool by herself and calmly sitting there. She generally gets upset any time she's on a barstool and wants to get down because she feels like she's falling. She looks a little nervous here but she got up there by herself and sat there for a few minutes. :) 

I saw these adorable puppy legwarmers at Five Below! Perfect colors to support the Cowboys this winter!! We decided our dog would probably chew them up in thirty seconds so I didn't get them but I thought they were so cute. Five Below also had dog coats, shirts, dresses and some pretty cute toys including one that looked like a Starbucks coffee drink. 

 E loves to sit in this chair sometimes when he's outside. I guess he thinks he's human or something lol. He's so funny!

We have a lot of busy days coming up! Mar had an orthodontist appointment this morning. Next week Indie has her first in home therapy for SPD and then a check-up for her hip later in the week. All the kids have an upcoming dentist appointment. I've never made appointments for all four at once before so this could be interesting. I still need to register Alex for school and un-enroll Mar. Lots of end-of-the-summer stuff coming up and we want to try and cram in a few summer activities that we haven't done yet before school starts up again!