I spent a lot of time last week planning for our next school year.  I love having "year round" school, but admit that this month of August "off" is really nice as well!

Munchkin went to Disneyland with his grandparents last weekend and had a wonderful time!

This week we were very busy!  On Monday we "found the house" under all the dirt and clutter that had piled up over the weekend.  Tuesday we spent time learning about Mormons in preparation for the Mormon missionaries coming over for dinner that night.  Dinner with the Mormon boys was really fun, and the conversation felt somewhat fruitful.

Wednesday we spent the day in Lincoln at our friends' new house.  What a blast!  We played, talked, and went swimming in their club pool.  We had yummy cake to celebrate Munchkin and one of the boys from the other family's birthdays.

Thursday was the last meeting of a little summer women's book club I put together.  We went through the book Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney.  Each week we paid a young adult to watch the kids while we talked grown-upese!  This week the two young gals had organized games and activities planned for the kids.  Afterwards, we shared lunch and enjoyed a swim party!  We even had cake and sang a second time to Munchkin and a little gal friend of ourse.  Woo Hoo!

Friday was spent running around town getting ready for a co-ed, multi-age family baby shower on Saturday.  It was also Munchkin's 5th birthday!  That evening, to celebrate his birthday for real this time, we went to John's Incredible Pizza with my husband's parents and husand's sister's family.  We had a blast and spent too much money!

The baby shower was a blast!  We did a baked potato bar which turned out fine, but not as well as our last attempt at this project.  My husband did a hilarious game centered around The Price is Right involving baby items.  In another game, my oldest son actually got to drink soda pop out of a baby bottle -- yuck!  I think he kept drinking even after he lost the race :)

We had a busy, fun week.  Tomorrow is church.  Next Monday is helping their grandma grocery shop while one of our sons stays with great grandpa and another goes for a web design lesson with their grandpa, my dad (a teacher who is off for the summer).  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are open to fill up with a California lapbook class with the Smithers cousins, and preparing for church family camp.

I am very much looking forward to starting homeschooling again - so things can slow down!