Ryan and Casey plus 2

Ready or not the first day of school arrived.  Whit was worried the night before but woke up with a huge smile and never stopped bouncing with excitement until the bus came! Ryan and I felt nervous but nothing prepared me for how I felt when I saw that bus coming down the street.  Hugs all around and before we knew it she was on the bus.  Ryan and I stood there crying, in the middle of the street and we watched her pull away.  It took everything I had not to get in the car and follow her to school. That first morning was tough but honestly not as bad as the second day.  I decided to volunteer in the lunch room on the first day so that I could see my little girl.  It sure meant the world to me to be there and see her smiling face when she saw me through the recess windows.  The second day I had a pit in my stomach and cried randomly throughout the entire day.  Five and half years.....every single day....that is a long time to spend with so...

Playing in the rain, trampoline jumping, the Zoo, picnics at the park, bowling and Kings Island, along with the City Flea, ended with yummy cakes and celebrations for the end of summer!!!   We filled the last week before school started with so many fun activities!  Ryan even took off the last Friday she had to go to Kings Island and then later a special bowling date with Whit!  It was a memorable week that is for sure!

Ok so before I said that we really tried to embrace the summer and enjoy some outside time, wellllll that wore off after a bit haha.  During August it got soooo hot that we really tried very hard to find fun things to do inside.  It wasn't everyday but come on, it feels like its over 100 degrees outside....no thank you!!!  It was nice to check out some fun places we hadn't frequented though and thankfully places weren't too crowded for us!