School Has Started

I must say that my house is a much quieter place while I have one child at school. It is sort of nice, but there are times when Kohlton doesn't quite know what to do with himself without his sister at home to help keep him occupied. It has been fun however being at home with him by himself. We get to do a lot of mommy-Kohlton time. He is probably one of the funniest kids I have ever been around... And I'm not just saying that because he's my kid. He is truly funny. He loves to make others laugh and has a great sense of humor. Something that I never thought I'd say about a 3 year old. We have been having some good times these last two days together.

I'm glad school has started, but find myself looking back on the summer thinking that I should have done more. I should have had Nevaeh reading more, practicing math, spelling, etc. I wonder how much a child actually "loses" over the summer. We read a ton of books, but was that enough? I sort of wish that teachers would send home a workbook or something that would help prepare them for the next year. Or maybe I should have just gotten myself motivated enough to do it myself. However, school has started and I can only try to do better next year.

Here's to hoping that my daughter has a great year!

I Have My Husband Back!

It was so nice to hear the news that my husband would be coming home and know that he wouldn't be having to go back up for the strike. It is amazing how much just having him here makes me feel less stressed. It's like, I have my support system back! I can breathe, I can function and I feel that things are going to be ok.

We celebrated his return today with a little trip to the coast. We went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory and had a few samples and some ice cream. After our self-guided tour of the visitor's center, we decided to go south and see what we could see.

We ended up in Tierra Del Mar and found a beach that we absolutely loved. You can drive out on the beach and make fires on it. There is also this amazing natural bridge or arch that is so beautiful.

The other thing that was awesome about the beach was that on the far end of it was an amazing hill that was completely sand.

Of course we had to hike up it to see what was on the other side :-). It was a very beautiful view... a view that I somehow did not take a picture of. I know that Jason did on his phone, but I don't have that picture. The only picture I have of the other side is this one with Jason.

I got a picture of the trail that we left behind. Nevaeh and Kohlton thought that it was pretty fun to roll down the huge hill and successfully got sand in every nook and cranny :-).... Please ignore my finger in the bottom corner...oops!

The only thing about this trip that wasn't very good, was the fact that I forgot a jacket and we didn't bring any beach toys or equipment (chairs, snacks, etc). We had a lot of fun though and are excited to plan another trip to this beach... One where we are a little more prepared.