Winding down and gearing up

Nate's school year is done tomorrow. I'm glad about this for several reasons, the biggest one being he has not been behaving well at school. He'll have a great few days and then a bad day where he blatantly disobeys his teachers. We are disciplining at home for this, reading lots of Proverbs and Philippians 4:13, but the bad days are still happening. I remember this happening to a much lesser degree last year toward June-July, and then having the whole month of August at home with him really seemed to help get him back on track. I think part of the problem is how his days are split between school and home, teachers and parents. Understandably, his teachers aren't as strict as we are, and they don't have the time/resources to address his poor behavior adequately the first time it happens. So this next month will be a discipline boot camp. :)

I'm also gearing up for a fun-filled month, with lots of pool days and maybe even a few trips to the beach. Nate loves the beach (we go on Sunday evenings during July-August with church), so we'll see if I can brave it by myself with three kids. Three mobile kids. Hmm...maybe not. :) I also would love to check out Adventure City, though considering our experience at the OC Fair last weekend, perhaps only Lucy will ride the rides. :)