Back to School 2024-25!

These kids are back in school!! Jacob started 4th grade and got to meet his new teacher Mr. Skurzewski. He is also joining beginner band and will be learning to play the clarinet!

And Bradley is entering 10th grade but it's really like his junior year because my amazing boy is graduated a whole year early! They can't "officially" change him in the records until halfway thru his 11th grade. So only one more "back to school" for him after this year!!!

This semester he is taking college Algebra, college Spanish, Global II and PE at school PLUS online he's doing college Database and college Intro to Psych so it's a decently busy schedule but he's excited to knock them out!

Their official first day back to school was Wednesday the 4th so in our annual fashion I had to take my pictures! I know I'm going to cry when I look back at all of these years of pictures for their graduation. The weather was nice so Brad rode his bike to school.

We did Jacob's hair up nice and he happily jumped on his bus when it arrived.

And just like that our schedule is getting back to our new normal and summer is OVER.

Last Summer Days

The boys have gone back to school this week (post with pics coming next!) so that means summer break has come to an end and fall is knocking on the door! September is my favorite month of the year because it signals the end of summer and brings with it the changing colors, cool weather, and lots of holidays!

My little garden is still giving me yummy fresh food! Tomatoes are plentiful, and I harvest all of my beets. I roasted them and canned pickled beets to enjoy later!

Jacob has been enjoying learning how to use the riding mower!

He had a fun meet-the-principal activity at his school and got to eat a popsicle and play with his friends on the playground.

I enjoyed a fun night out with girlfriends to see New Kids on the Block and Paula Abdul! We had a blast.

Nick and I took an afternoon nature hike through a large Wildlife Refuge that is by us and saw lots of neat plants and creatures.

I took the boys to the Science Museum and Planeterium in Rochester and we had fun watching the show as well and checking out all the science displays and exhibits.

We took the boys for a rare dinner out to their first hibachi! They loved watching the chef and the food was so good.

We took a spontaneous picnic lunch to enjoy on a beautiful day by Lake Ontario before they went back to school.

Thanks for reading! Check back to see their back to school pics coming soon!