Back to School

This is kind of a strange year for me as far as having the kids back in school as Owen started preschool and I now have 3 hours every  morning to myself.  I have always heard people say that those 3 hours go by really fast, and it is true.  I have tried to be productive and accomplish something before I pick him up, but it seems like I barely have time to shower and get to the store, or stick a load of laundry in before I have to leave to get him.  He enjoys school a lot and so that makes the transition into having my baby gone in the mornings a little easier.  Beth and Isabel are really loving school as well.  Beth is still in Paul's class and Isabel is now in Lyn's class.  Both of them have already been on three field trips, two to Creamer's field (a bird conservatory), and one to Calypso farm.  We also had a fun picnic and camp out with all the families from Chinook.  The kids had a great time with their friends.  They did surprisingly well in the tent,  although Tom didn't have such a great night as he was stuck with a faulty sleeping pad (sorry Tom!).  I skipped out on the camping out part and took Owen home to get some rest in a real bed.  The activity was a  great success and the only scars from the event were some monster mosquito bites!  Izzie got one right on the eye and it looked like she had been punched in the face.  It took about week for her to look back to her beautiful self.