Back in the swing of things....

We have slowly found our routine again with the start of a new school year. Although the routine is a little crazy with various activities/commitments and business travel, everyone is doing well. Quick synopsis of events in the Mayfield casa since our last post.

Logan: Is still really enjoying Kindergarten. We have been blessed with no separation anxiety and minimal evening meltdowns resulting from being over-tired. He is meeting some new friends and loving the bus, recess and lunch. Last Friday Shawn volunteered for a couple of hours in the am, and Logan wanted to ride the bus instead of drive to school with dad. Oh well. Volunteering was a great experience. It was fun to watch Logan interact with the other kids and see how his teacher directs the class. I was amazed at her organization! From 9:30-11:30am they went from one project to the next. During reading/spelling, they were following nursery rhymes on the projector doing a letter/word recognition exercise. If the kids went ahead of the group she would walk over and tear up their paper and tell them their is no cheating in class. YIKES! Logan is memorizing his nursery rhymes for their program next Friday. Logan's soccer team also won their first game this weekend (5-4). In the words of a 5-year old..."we are no longer losers!"

Carter: Still loves to watch the "wiggles" and go to the zoo. This weekend we let Carter pick our Sunday activity and he said, "go see animals." Carter has adjusted to daycare well without his brother. He loves reading books and playing matchbox cars in the basement. He likes to line them all up in a line. Carter and Logan are starting to be "older brothers" pushing each others nerves and wrestling. In short, Carter won't let his big brother push him around. Yesterday Carter was laying on the coach and Logan tried to sit next to him - Carter pushed him right off the coach.

Shawn and Sara: Still remaining sane between work and raising 2 busy boys. Shawn is coaching soccer on Mondays/Saturdays and we are splitting Logan's HALO (Sunday School) small group on Wednesdays. Shawn is also taking an HR certification prep course on Thursdays; not to mention traveling most weeks. Yes, exhausting! But we are excited for vacation - Switzerland and Austria here we come. The boys are counting the days to grandma(s) time. They are pushing us out the door :-)

Hopefully everyone will remain healthy. For those out-of-towners who read our blog. One of the elementary schools in Lakeville had 30% (over 170 students) of their students out with the flu last week. It is not Logan's school, but close to daycare. Logan's school has some strict rules to avoid germs spreading (i.e. no drinking fountains).

Have a great week!