Flying the Coop

Well here is Colie's not so first day of school. It's kind of a mean little trick for the children to watch their older siblings and friends go off the school for the first day and not quite get to go yet (fine with me though - I'll definitely keep him for one more week). The first day for kinders is a meeting with the parents and students. The rest of the week they do pre assessments. Cole had his on Tuesday and I have to say his teacher was very impressed - we have a smart and excited kiddo on our hands.

He had to wear his "spy" shirt on this day. Definitely his fav of the new clothes we picked out.

Mrs. Dallof. She seems like a great teacher.

I found Ariah reading to her baby doll who was on the kinder carpet after she saw how Mrs. Dallof read to her kindergarteners. So cute.

Cole and Kyler. They were in preschool together. Surprisingly, he is really the only one we really know in the class. We are carpooling together this year.

Stay tuned for actual first day of school pictures. Hopefully I can make it back to the car without embarrassing myself too much.

Second Grade!!

I am so glad to note that I did not have tears streaming down my face as I left the school like I did the past two years. Lesson - second grade is easier on moms than Kindergarten and First Grade. Good to know.

My little princess is growing up! She is so beautiful and talented, and such a good listener. She will do great this year in school. I am so proud of her.

So Sad!

I refuse to believe summer is over - yet I am no longer heading to Lagoon once a week, my life has ceased to be a constant party, and I am feeling more responsible. - Eww. So in rebellion to school starting - I am posting more summer pics (ok really its because I am so behind.) - One day you might see first day of school pics. We'll get there.

After a good lawn mow, Adam would usually hop in the pool with the kiddos.


No wonder I only got round of strawberry jam out of my patch - I had thieves helping me rid my garden of them. Caught this one in the act.

Summer sparklers.

Ahhh - love summer. - Love fall too, but summer is better.

Little Miss Priss

Ariah - you are darling. You are girl inside and out. You must be "pwetty" every day - that typically means a swimsuit underneath a dress. You talk about getting married to a handsome prince in the temple, and you want your wedding dress to be pink. Anything pink is a wonderul creation. Your curls bounce as you run around the house playing with your brother and sister.

My heart melts when you tell me you love me (you do this very often 10x a day even). It is usually when I am helping you with something or playing with you, or being sweet to you - You also usually throw in a comment like "Your so pwetty mom." I can't seem to get enough of you. You are wonderul in every prissy way. :)

Toy Story 3 Party!

When Adam's Mom was up she threw the kids a Toy Story 3 Party. They were each allowed to invite 2 friends. They had a blast! Grandma is always concerned about making fun memories with the kids - what a good grandma she is :)


We started the party by reading them the story.


Most of the games were in the backyard, so this was our snack/treat table.

Our little crew of toys. Cole was Woody and Ambra was his horse. Ariah refused to pose for the picture, but she was Jessie.

One of the games we played was airplane contests. The "toys" decorated paper airplanes and we had contests. The winners (there were many over and over again) recieved gummy worms.

On your mark, get set, BLAST OFF...

There they go.

We also did matchbox car races.

Sandwiches, chips, brownies, and icecream.

Good ol Woody.

Our last game was tower building contests. Those kids built some pretty tall towers.

Thanks grandma for making fun memories with us. Your wonderful :)