Well, it's my least favorite day of the year....the kids are all back to school. This year, all three kids are in three different buildings which makes me even more sad! I love everything about summer: the weather, the activities, the laid back schedule, no rushing around in the evening or mornings and the super simple meals, and I am going to miss all of that so much! Thankfully, they are all excited and ready for another year. It's still so hard for me to fathom that they are in 7th, 4th and 2nd grade but here they are!
Before starting back to school, the final summer "hoorah" was Camp Tecumseh! The kids all had the best time! Mellany was at overnight camp and the boys did the day camp.
We were able to carpool with neighbors for day camp and it was a blast!
Johnny was in heaven at the lake! He worked so hard to get a blue band so he could go on these blobs....I'm so thankful the camp photographer captured this!!
At the end of the week, Winston was so happy to have Mellany home!
We've spent quite a bit of time at our neighbor's pool and Johnny just loves her dogs!
Coming home one evening, Mellany and I passed Johnny making an egg delivery.
We got Mellany's locker all set up! The light she found is my favorite! And of course the pic she put in her locker of her with her super cool parents! :)
Charlie got to celebrate Griffin's birthday! They went to the movies then played and ate at his house. I think it was one of his favorite days of the summer for sure!
Sadly, Mellany broke her nose at Camp Tecumseh! She was climbing into her bunk bed on the first night and hit her nose right on the board. She had bloody noses every day after that and was pretty swollen and bruised. The nurse was continuously checking up on her but nobody ever called us, so when we picked her up from camp, I was in complete shock! After getting another bloody nose at home because she sneezed, and being completely congested, I made an appointment with the doctor. After taking her to see the doctor, he had us go straight down to the ENT right then because he was pretty sure it was broken, and sure enough, the ENT confirmed it! The ENT scheduled surgery for that Thursday to reset it. Mellany wanted John to take her and he said she was a champ through the whole process. The doctor was really happy with the procedure and said our timing couldn't have been more perfect because she was already starting to heal, which meant he had to re-break her nose in order to set it correctly. She had some great nurses and we couldn't be more thankful that the procedure went well!
Johnny wanted to get Mellany some balloons and flowers so after he, Gammy and I had lunch at his favorite spot, we went to the grocery store to pick it all out. He was so proud! (Charlie was still at Griffin's birthday party...)
While Gammy was still in town, Johnny showed her how his chicknic table worked and was so proud! (Somehow, I ended up with zero photo evidence that Gammy was here! I am so sad!!)
We ventured to the boys' back to school night so they could deliver their school supplies and see their classrooms. Of course, they had to check out the fire truck on site. The firefighter was so sweet and showed the boys every square inch of the truck and told them about all of the tools and what they are used for. It was amazing!
Then today, it was the first day of school! I really need to pick a better spot to take pictures, because the sun is super bright at 8 in the morning!
Dropping Johnny off at the Intermediate tugged my heart a bit more than I expected....
....but then dropping Charlie off by himself at the Elementary really got me! These boys won't be back in the same school together for another 4 years!
Then it was time for Mellany to head to school, but she had an ENT follow up visit first thing instead.....thankfully, he removed the splint and gave her the all clear!! This middle school girl was ECSTATIC! I was super amazed that she wasn't bruised or anything! Her nose is totally back to normal!
Here's to another fantastic school year for these amazing Barrett kids!!
