August 2019 Recap

According to the calendar, it should be fall but since it is 90 degrees today and feels like the middle of summer, it's a great time to go back and recap August.

My birthday was at the tail end of July, and we celebrated by going to see Murder on the Orient Express at the Alley Theatre. It was such a great production of this play and just a perfect way to celebrate my birthday!

Birthday cupcakes from Crave 

My first day of work as a school librarian was July 29!  

The boys had a couple of weeks of camps and special time with Nana and Pop while Gene and I were both working but before Kinkaid started.  It worked out pretty well for all of us.  

ID Tech Camp

Time with Nana and Pop -- including an epic Monopoly game

In other summer fun, the boys got out their water guns,

we played many rounds of UNO (Henry won this one in one turn),

we went out for ice cream just because,

and visited the farmers market.

Gene and Will were out one evening, so Henry and I made frozen hot chocolate.  So very yummy.  

And Will has become quite the sous chef, helping to prep meals every weekend.

Henry continues to enjoy his weekly art class.  

We celebrated Will's birthday on August 18.  We officially have a teenager in the house now!

Six Crave cupcakes because we couldn't settle on just two flavors.

Happy birthday, sweet boy!

Dinner at The Melting Pot -- more dessert!

The boys started school on August 21.  

First day of 6th grade at Kinkaid

First day of 8th grade

One weekend, Henry and I went to visit the Holocaust Museum.  It was Henry's first visit and he has read so much World War II literature that it was time for a visit.  The museum has been recently renovated and is beautiful.  

And finally, Gene surprised me with a visit to my school library at the end of August!  He came at a perfect time when I wasn't teaching a class, so he got the grand tour.  

This fall has been a busy time for our family. Two working parents (one of whom travels a lot and the other of whom is still in grad school) + two busy kiddos = a very full schedule.  We are making it work and still finding time for fun, even though we're all a little more tired than normal!