New Adventures!

We've been on the go a lot this week and I feel like I've been living in my van, lol!

That's not necessarily a bad thing considering that for so many years, we had to squish all of us in a tiny little Civic! Just last night before bed I was telling Fernando just how happy I've been with our new car. I still can't get over how much more room we have and constantly find myself thanking the Lord for providing the way for us to get the van. It's crazy to think about how we lasted so many years in our tiny car.  I guess when it comes down to it, you just do what you have to do!

Alyssa and Audrey have been attending Vacation Bible School this week and we've been on the go a lot! This VBS is one a MOPS friend of mine told me about that we'd never been to before.  It's held at a Lutheran church in Orcutt, about 20 minutes from here and unlike most VBS's around here,  the starting age is four instead of the usual "entering Kinder" age.

I wasn't sure at first how Audrey would do, with this being her first VBS, but she's been great! I haven't talked on the blog much about Audrey, but over the past year she's become painfully shy and struggles with anxiety more than your average child. In any new situation, I always have to talk things up so she knows what to expect and then I hope and pray that she'll be okay.  Every situation is different and so are her reactions.

The day before VBS began, I talked about how much fun it would be so that Audrey wouldn't be anxious. When I went to do the drop off I was so happy when she let me leave with no fuss.  She acted super shy and quiet but she let me leave without crying and that was huge! The ladies there have been kind and have allowed her to stay with big sis so that has helped tremendously. Every day it's been fun getting to see the fun projects the girls make and hear what they've been learning.

It's been really nice and very different with just one kiddo all week while the big girls are at VBS.  We've been staying busy and running everywhere, getting all our have-to's done and having some very rare one-one one time.  It's also been a great way to prepare Liv for the Fall when both Alyssa and Audrey go to school.

Yes, we were at Walmart in this pic!

And speaking of school, guess who else is going to be a student?  ME!  It's something that Fernando and I have been talking about for a long time and a decision that we feel is really the next step for me and the family.  Now that the baby isn't really a baby anymore, it's finally time for me to focus on getting an education, which will hopefully lead to a career. I'm still undecided about what I want "to be" career wise, so for the meantime I've decided to go with a major in Business. My second choice is Accounting so we'll see what I end up deciding once I get to taking a few classes.

I spent a good part of my day yesterday at my local community college, talking with every everyone from admissions to the counselor's office.  I got everything situated and tomorrow I officially enroll in my classes! I'm nervous and excited all at once and I'm just praying everything will go well. It's been seven years since I started my job as Stay at Home Mom and 14 years since I was a student!  Please say a little prayer for me that I will do well and that everything will fall into place. This is definitely going to be a new adventure for me!