Summer 2012 coming to a close

We have been keeping busy this summer!  We go to the pool a lot, the library, and every Friday morning we are volunteering at Pioneer Farms (A living history Park).  Our role there is to feed the animals.  It's a pretty big job but we enjoy it so much! Especially Peanut Butter the cat, the chickens, and just being out there in"the country" (in the middle of Austin).
We are officially in week 6 of school and so far its going well.  I am following a Mother of Divine Grace syllabus written by someone with more experience than me so that gives me confidence.  I have read a book by her and liked her ideas about classical curriculum and it is a Catholic curriculum.  Meaning we read books about saints during our "literature" time (sometimes) and do a craft or two.  Alexandra is progressing well, and I find it is a good motivator for her to focus on our lesson that we won't be going out or playing till we are done.
We are still enjoying our reading time together even though the summer reading program is over :). 

Also we had a shower at the end of July for my brother and his fiance. 
Our good friends have moved to California, so we had a nice visit with them before they left and got to spend some time with Kinsley.

This fall should be quite busy so I'm glad we went ahead and began school.  Sept 10 I will begin teaching Kindermusik Wednesday mornings and both the girls will take Kindermusik on Tuesdays.  Alexandra will be taking Young Child 1 - where she will learn to play the glockenspiel and begin reading music!!!
Also I am hoping to put her in soccer and maybe American Heritage Girls too... that might be too much... so we'll see.
So soon we will have many updates to make. I hope I remember my camera!