These photos of Greta sleeping represent all 3 of us girls. Kindergarten is hard! Greta fell asleep this afternoon while I was reading to her and Holly and she would not wake up! We've begun putting the girls to bed ridiculously early because they are zombies in the morning and it's so sad telling a tired little girl to hurry up. I'm tired too. Hoping that the transition clicks soon. I want our summer days back...

First off, I am so grateful that Greta has such a great Joy School group this year. This time last year when I was trying to get one put together and it just wasn't working, I prayed my heart out that everything will be okay. I so desperately wanted to give Greta the amazing experience Holly had with her two years of Joy School. And here I am starting the 2014-2015 year with the best bunch of women!

Greta is excited and ready to go. She has been waiting impatiently for this day! I'm so excited for the children to become best friends and I'm looking forward to teaching them. I plan on pouring my heart and soul into Joy School this year because it's my last foreseeable year. I feel so grateful that I get to do this with Greta.

Greta drew her first recognizable person - a happy face is what she called it. It's lovely how the little things make me beam with pride. I love my Greta. She's pretty great.

My darling Greta was able to do a Joy School with a couple of friends for the last 5 months. It was a real blessing and a treat to be able to do this. Greta had so much fun and her friendships really deepened. This week she had her last class. She was so excited for it! But now she's sad and had a little pout about no more joy school (until September, but does that really mean anything to an eager 3 year old?). Her big, enthusiastic grin in the photos says it all.

I love making homemade popsicles for my family. They're inexpensive and I know what's going in them. These chocolate popsicles are divine. Recipe---->

Chocolate Popsicles:

• 1 can coconut milk
• 1/8 water kefir
• 1/4-1/3 cocoa powder
• 1/4-1/3 maple syrup

Combine the coconut milk and kefir water. Let sit, loosely covered with a towel, on the counter for 12-24 hours. Whisk in the cocoa powder and the maple syrup. Pour into molds.

You can also make ice cream. For ice cream, I double the recipe and then use my ice cream maker to freeze it. It is so good! It's creamy and a little bit tangy because it's cultured. We all really enjoy these. Just one more reason to brew your own water kefir.