Makenna starts school on Tuesday!

Just a couple more days and Makenna will be starting preschool on Tuesday! I am so excited that she will be going to a Montessori school and learning through that type of curriculum! Montessori students learn at their own pace and they learn through practical life skills rather than just listening, watching, and memorizing. They are not forced to sit and learn something that does not interest them. They learn by working. They teach not only math, art, and geography, but also housework and social skills. Its going to be perfect for Makenna! Some famous people who went to Montessori school include: Jackie Onassis, P.Diddy, Anne Frank, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, Prince William and Harry, Julia Child, and the cofounders of google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

Today was open house for her school, and we got to visit her classrooms, teachers, classmates and parents! Everyone is so nice and I just know Makenna is going to love it!

Puzzle area

Shane in the reading area

Exploring the sensory cylindor blocks

Playing with the world geography puzzle

Shane exploring too!

Farm animals

Random August Pictures

Future Gold Medal Olympian in Rhythmic Gymnastics:
Makenna and friend Katie playing princess dress up
Bubbles everywhere!
Lots and lots of bubbles!
Makenna loves her baby brother!

rainy day today

Its been rainy and windy today, from the tropical storm fay. I know they closed down schools and Mike's flight got canceled last night, but so far it hasn't been bad at all. In fact I really love this gloomy weather!

The last 2 weeks have been really busy! Now that all our visitors have come and gone, I have a ton of laundry and cleaning to do! So, the countdown is on! I leave for Japan in 9 days! Makenna starts school in 11 days!

Jennah

a couple more Family pics

More wild adventures

We went to Wild adventures again yesterday, this time with my friend Adrienne and her family, who came to spend the night with us! It was a lot of fun, we even got to see a concert (some disney guy from the movie High School Musical, Corbin Bleu)

Shane, Makayla, and TJ

Shane having some popcorn before the concert!

The kids enjoying dessert after Wild Adventures

Makenna being a good sister! Washing Shane's Back

a few family pics

a few pics from wild adventures

Full House

Wow we have a lot going on this week! Yesterday, my friend Pam and her hubby Brian and 2 kids came for a visit, and will be here until Friday. Mom gets here late tonight- I will be picking her up at the airport tonight at 10. Once Pam leaves on Friday, my friend Adrienne and her family are supposed to come for a visit this weekend! Makenna and Shane are having a blast will all the kids here. I love hosting.

Tonight we are gonna have chicken on the grill, potato salad, and corn on the cob! Yum. We haven't grilled in a long time. We need to get a bigger grill sometime soon. Ill try to take pics tonight and post it tomorrow.

Summer lovin' had me a blast....

Sprinkler and bubble fun:




Makenna and her neighbor friend Madison having a tea party: