Fall is here

Fall hit us like a ton of bricks the last week or two.  It was 42 degrees at the bus stop this morning. Like three weeks ago lows were 20 degrees higher. Kind of crazy how fast it switched. I do love pulling out my sweaters and boots though. 

I hardly took any pictures this week. But, at long last we did finally get a bedframe for our bed.  I sold all the beds I had made like six months and and bought bunkbeds for the kids, a dresser for one of their rooms, and a huge dresser for my room. But I ran out of money to replace our bedframe and so we slept with the mattress on the floor since then. But finally this week I bought this beauty and I'm really happy with it.  It matches so well what I already have and I'm just a big fan. 

 Spencer is getting his cooking on of late. Last week he made mint brownies. This is him enjoying his first bite.

And here's him mid process. 

 And Genevieve is endlessly creative and she made this little unicorn out of legos one day. Fun times.

The time my body went wacko

You guys, I have had a nutso week. I woke up on Wednesday and my ears were itching. It seemed weird but whatever. Thursday I looked at my face and I had hives all over my cheekbones. And then it started itching more and I was like oh gosh, I think I'm having an allergic reaction. Better take some benadryl. I tried mulberries this week in a bunch of salads I made with some friends and I quickly figured that must be what was bothering me since I've never eaten them before. So I stopped eating the salads, took some benadryl, and figured I was good. Nope. Woke up Friday and the hives had spread and my face was swelling. I got into my doctor and am now trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Got on some prednisone and that's helping, but it's Monday now and they haven't fully gone away. I'm on a super restrictive diet for ten days to make sure nothing I'm eating can cause an allergic reaction, plus did a bunch of bloodwork. Still waiting on results. It's pretty crazy stuff. I still don't know for sure yet it's the mulberries. Might be just one contributing factor, but let me tell you, puffy hives all over my face is not really that pleasant to look at. Here's hoping things settle down. I have had so many weird health issues the last three years. I'm really ready to move on from this phase. 

In better news, we had a fun, soccer-filled Saturday plus a work service project. It felt really nutso at the time rushing all over the place, but the kids had good games. Aaron and Genevieve won theirs. Spencer's team plays some hard opponents and it's kind of stressful sometimes to watch them trying so hard and not winning, but I feel like it's really good for them. They're getting better every game and it's good to do hard things. But man, it turns out watching your kid play can be just as exhilerating as back when I was playing sports. 

And here's a cute picture of Chloe, just because. She's my little tagalong on my errands these days and it's fun to have just her at home.

Back to school, back to school!

School started this last week and five of six of us our delighted. Chloe is highly offended that she doesn't get to go as well. She's not appeased when I tell her she's only three. Sorry sweet girl, you have to wait a year to go to preschool. 

So far school is off to a great start. The kids love their teachers. Routines are mostly working. We're heavy into soccer as well this fall so practices almost every night and three games every Saturday.  I imagine by November when they end we'll be tired out, but for now it's super fun.

Last weekend of summer

I'm on the fence as to whether I like school starting after Labor Day or not. Today is the last day of summer for us. Spencer and Genevieve start back tomorrow and Aaron, who is starting kindergarten, starts on Friday. It's a little weird to be on a two or three-week later schedule than all my friends as they post first and last day of school pictures. But that being said, we've had a great summer and are looking forward to the new school year.

We had a good week. Swim lessons were fun.

 Genevieve turned seven this week. It feels like we've been waiting forever for her birthday. It's eight weeks after Aaron's, so it just feels like forever, but we had a great time celebrating her. She's in love with pandas at the moment so it was all panda themed. Panda stuffies, costume, string art. Panda cake. We even made little white and black cupcakes day of for her to blow out candles. We had a swim party for her again, just like Aaron's birthday. It was so fun the first time we had to just do it again. I didn't get a single picture there though. We were having way too much fun.

We got new soccer socks for the kids and they've been mixing and matching wearing them all weekend.

Here's hoping for a great first week of school and the kids do well and like their classes.