Back to school recap

I've been really good about documenting and posting our camping trips lately...but it feels like that's about it.  September flew by with all of the back to school goings-on and business, not to mention moving my office (again!).  

Week 3 of school was book fair week.  Last year, like a crazy person, I volunteered to run the book fair.  Well, it didn't happen exactly like that.  An email went out stating Tricia, who had previously run the book fair, would be graduating (well her son) and would be able to train someone new to run it and who would like to help?  Crickets.  After three days of seeing zero response from classmates, I wrote to the teacher in charge and said under no circumstances did I want to run it but whoever took over to send them to me, I would be happy to be their number two and accomplish check lists and finish tasks for them.  Her response: no is number one...so you win.  So now I do book fair, and since Owen will be there for two years after this year, it looks like I have my work cut out for me.  In all fairness, its very easy, about a week of organizing, planning and volunteer getting, followed by a super long week of running it and being at school all day everyday, then its done til spring!

So all of a sudden it was book fair week, and with the help of my school mama friends (women who I literally could not live without), it went off without a hitch.

Tuesday morning was breakfast with Clifford and Owen was obsessed.  He gave a million hugs and kisses and followed him all over.  Scott could not have cared less.

Wednesday night we opened the book fair during "Take-a-Peek" night (our school's back to school night) and participated in the electric light parade (kids march around school with glow sticks and they LOVE it).

This one was out like a light as soon as we got in the car at nearly 8pm.

Did I mention the office move happened the same week as book fair.  Great timing right?  For all the stress and headache of it we are in now and it was more than worth it.  I'll have to do a whole office post at some point.  I'm pretty excited about it.  

During one of the many trips back and forth moving we stopped for adjustments.

Owen was a little helper, and has clearly spent a lot of time watching me work.

Breakfast with the rescue bots one morning, ignoring our "no toys at the table" rule.

Our first school field trip was to see a local community theater play.  Naturally we stopped at Starbucks for some morning treats, well and also my good friend choreographed the play and had to be there bright and early that same morning so I promised her a double shot and some sugar when we got there.  And did you know Starbucks now does coconut milk?!?!  Game changer.  We don't do cow and we don't do soy so our choices have been limited, but now with more places doing almond and or coconut we are a happy bunch.

I also recently discovered gluten free, non gmo, no artificial dye candy corn at Whole Foods, its just as disgusting as the real stuff, but the boys are happy, and my little hippy heart doesn't have to freak out about all the chemicals.

All ready for picture day.  

Halloween prep.  This was the day Scott got his costume (which has made for hours and days of entertainment), they didn't have any Owen's size (at Costco) so he settled for his super hero jams and a mask.

We are loving fall and looking forward to Halloween and the impending holiday season!