Not Ready!

The summer has once again flown by!  This summer has been filled with so many fun times with friends and family, and it's sad to see it come to an end!  Jacob keeps saying, "this has been the best summer, ever!"  I love to hear those words from him!  We are entering our official last day of summer, and I always find myself getting a little bit weepy to think that we are going into a new year of school, which will fly by, and the kids will, AGAIN, be another year older!  Our oldest son is starting Jr. High on Thursday.  While I'm not ready for him to go, I can see that he is.  He is maturing and becoming a young man, who we are both so proud of!  Jacob is entering 5th grade.  We found out tonight that he has the TOUGHEST 5th grade teacher at the school.  She seems to be a wonderful, caring woman, but has a tough reputation!  While I am a little scared, I know that this year will be a time of growing and learning for Jacob.  He is going to be pushed to be the absolute best that he can be, and there may be hard days, but I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do when pushed to the max!  Allyson will enter the 4 year old pre-k class.  She will attend school on MWF mornings.  She has been the "baby" around here for the last 4 years, so having her gone just a little will make for some quiet mornings at this house!  I have alot to get accomplished in those quiet mornings, and pray that I can use this time productively!  She will love every minute of her school day, and I'm excited for her to get to start next week!
So, for tonight, these two are having one more sleep over... she loves having him sleep on her trundle bed.  Tomorrow, it will be back to school bedtimes and everyone in their own beds, and back to setting alarms and getting to places (on time!).

So very thankful for a wonderful summer with the best kids around!  We can't wait for Gracie to come home, and look forward to more memories being made with our newest precious gift!  Our paperwork is just about ready to be sent off to China, we are awaiting a couple more documents, which are being authenticated, and then we will be DTC (Dossier to China)!  So very close!!!