I just got done uploading the new pictures in the family album – http://www.pastorsfamily.com/may-aug2008/ Included are pics of the first day of school.

It has been a very busy week. It is strange to have it so quiet with the boys gone, but I also feel like I have been running around like crazy. They all seem to be loving school so far. Dane just goes two mornings a week, so I still have his company. Good thing we’re having another baby so I won’t be lonely for a few more years. : ) Between homework and football and the new school routine, we have been busy and now that it is Friday, I am tired!

Ryan’s big birthday – number 8 is tomorrow! He of course is very excited. I take treats to school this afternoon. He choose Waffle Sundae Ice Cream Cones for me to bring – YUM! (and super easy! – didn’t even have to bake!) Although, I will make him a cake tonight for tomorrow. Tomorrow we have to be at football at 8:00 a.m. for the hour drive to the game and then they have an hour warm-up and the game starts at 10:00 a.m. Then we have tickets to a Pirates Show of some sort at 1:00 – some sort of acrobatic something – not exactly sure – someone from church gave us tickets. Matt is refusing to go. Hopefully we can make it back in time to attend – it will be close! Then we’ll have cake and presents in the afternoon.

Along with Ryan’s birthday came the carseat switch around. Ryan is now old enough to not use a booster and Dane graduated into his booster. We were figuring out the other night that by the time the new baby is done with car seats we will have had car seats in our car for over 16 years! Crazy!

The stress of the week was that all three boys are supposed to wear tennis shoes to school. I bought Ryan and Christian each two pairs as theirs were kind of looking raggedy. However, Dane’s looked great so I didn’t worry about it. Well…. Wednesday night as we were laying out his clothes for morning, guess what? Yup, we couldn’t find one shoe! We tore the house apart for almost 2 hours and gave up and sent him in his sandals. We still haven’t found it, so I guess this weekend we will have to go buy him some new shoes as well. It’s driving me crazy that we can’t find it!

The changing table / dresser replacement is supposed to arrive this afternoon. Hopefully this one arrives in good condition. I’m ready to get that baby room done!

Well, I’m ready for some lunch and neither Dane or I have gotten dressed yet – we’ve had a lazy morning.

C-