School's Back In Session!!

Well, school started last Wednesday, August 20, 2008, and the Farrell kids (and Mom) were ready! Morgan is in 5th grade this year, Maggie is in 3rd grade, and Marshall started Kindergarten! It was really hard to watch him walk out the door on his first day, but I know that he is loving being able to go to school with his big brother and sister.

Everybody is getting back into the "school" routine, including the kids at the daycare. By Friday, we had some very cranky kids who were just not used to this routine! Having a couple months off in the summer really messes with everyone's schedule!

This past weekend, we did nothing big but stay at HOME!! I think that this was only the 2nd weekend since May that we have been able to do that. On Friday night, we all went on a four-wheeler ride with our friends, the McFee's. It was the maiden voyage for the little four-wheeler that Greg just got the kids. Morgan and Marshall took turns riding it alone. Maggie isn't too interested in it. She would rather just ride with someone else in the buddy seat of a big four-wheeler. Needless to say, Marshall Farrell thinks he is big stuff driving the four-wheeler "alone". Saturday night we went to our friends, the Lewis' and had a weenie roast and made s'mores around a campfire. The kids played baseball and rode bikes (even in the dark). I think everyone had a great time! Then on Sunday, we had the most excitement of the entire weekend....we cleaned house and finished our back deck! What a way to wrap up the weekend!

Busy Weekend

What a busy weekend we have just had! Saturday, our newly formed Parent Teacher Organization hosted an adult co-ed slow pitch softball tournament, so Greg and I were up at the school's ball field from 7:00 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. playing ball and operating the concession stand. The kids stayed with another couple's kids and and my business partner's daughter at the daycare. They would take walks and come up and see us. Our team played four games and unfortunately lost every single one of them, but we had a good fun time with all the other people hanging around for the tournament.

On Sunday, my dad invited us to his house to boat, tube, and swim. We headed out in the boat and quickly got the kids in the tube. They all three rode at the same time and had a blast, especially when we would cross over the waves other boats were causing, because then they would go airborn! Greg and I took a turn riding too! After spending the day boating, we headed to a night swim party for the kids! They had fun, but the water was just too cold to stay in for too long. However, on the way home, I think we had three very sleepy kids!

Only two days of summer vacation left!

Last couple of weeks

The last couple of weeks have been busy ones for us. On the weekend of August 1-3, Morgan and I attended Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Geiger outside of St. Joseph, Missouri. Boy, was it HOT!! The camp was for all Cub Scouts and had various stations and activities for the boys to participate in. There was an obstacle course, slingshots, trivia, a giant waterslide, craft activities, tomahawk throwing, BB gun shooting, archery, swimming, and games. We both had a blast, though the accommodations were a little bit more primitive than I am used to.....I am not a camper! However, we both made it through!

While we were at Resident Camp, Maggie and Marshall got to spend the weekend with Granny swimming at Uncle Cory and Aunt Andi's pool and playing with their cousins, Aubrey and Allison. They, too, had a good time. Greg, bless his heart, was at home working on our back deck!! We now have a back deck and a front deck! Our house actually looks almost complete from the outside! I will try to post pictures later!

The week after camp, Greg and I played in our softball team's end of season tournament. We actually won our first game!! However, the win just kept us in the tournament an extra night as we lost the next game and were out of it then! Oh well, we have had a fun time playing ball this summer!!

Marshall's birthday was on August 5 and we had a joint swim party for him and his friend Brian (August 6 birthday) and Uncle Cory and Aunt Andi's pool. We all had a good time hanging out by the pool and swimming!

On August 8-10, Greg and Morgan attended Webelos Weekend (cub scouts) at Camp Geiger. Greg got much better weather than I did. He actually had to wear a sweatshirt to bed one night!! Again, there were lots of activities for the boys to work on. This time, he was working on earning some of his Cub Scout patches.

While they were gone, Marshall, Maggie, and I went to Gallatin to play in another softball tournament. Again, we lost 2 and won 1, but we had a great time. This weekend our school's new parent teacher organization is hosting a softball tournament and we are playing in it!

School starts in less than a week and the kids are excited. We went school shopping the other day and got all of the necessities. The back packs are packed and ready to go! We have a back to school dinner on Monday night and we will take them then!

Well...I had hoped to post pictures with this post, but I am on a dial up connection and it would take forever! Maybe next time!!