Yes, it's that time of year where kids groan & mothers cheer. . .the first day of school!


Our kids started school today. And I must say that I am going to miss sleeping in but will be glad to have some sort of a schedule. And once preschool starts for Will & Barry I am hoping to get some of the 10,000 projects I have piling up done. Alli starts ninth grade this year. This will be a big one for her with cheerleading, yearbook, a full academic schedule including a science class online and seminary. It is going to be a busy year for her. I can still remember starting ninth grade so it's weird to have a child old enough to!


Cole is a big 5th grader now. He is excited to have the teacher he wanted and some of his good friends in his class. He also has a locker this year and I'm hoping he remembers the combination today -- we only got it last night!


Lily was as happy as she could be to head off to second grade. She also has the teacher she wanted and her BFF Tanni is in her class too. I only hope her teacher can handle those two!

So there they are - the kids off for new experiences and lots of learning. I would take a picture of myself -- but I'm just going to sit on the couch and eat bon bon's while watching the Olympics!

More Reunion Pics

A few more reunion photos

I posted a lot of pictures on my blog and I sent you the rest but here are a few just to remember the fun we had! If you don't have it bookmarked click here to get to my blog

Teasdale

This weekend we headed down to Teasdale to celebrate the 4th with Brady & Kate. Cord and Keegan went down on Thursday to go on a hike with Brady and the kids and I followed on Friday. Cord said the first 3/4 of the hike was great because they were in slot canyons and water most of the time. I guess the last part was pretty gruesome -- really rocky and about 110 degrees. But all in all they had a good time.


Our van had been in the shop having the steering fixed so the kids and I packed up the van Friday morning. I wanted to leave at 10:00 so we could be down there for lunch. And I did it! I had all the kids and all our stuff complete with snacks ready to go at 10:00 -- but at luck would have it the car didn't start! I figured out the battery was dead. I know this sounds lame I hadn't ever jumped a car before. But Alli & I found the jumper cables in the garage and hooked the van up to Keegan's car. Then I called Dave our neighbor to check & see if I had it all right --I'm lame I know -- it worked and we made our way with out any problems.


We went to the parade and celebration activities on Saturday in Torrey. Our favorite parts of the parade were the masses of candy the kids got, the camel (random) and the Wayne High School cheerleaders complete with camo WHS shirts and purple shorts.


They make a cute couple don't you think? Later that night we the kids roasted marshmallows and we did fireworks. It really was a great day. Thanks Brady & Kate for having us!


We also went on a hike in Capital Reef here are a few photos of us that. Isn't it just beautiful? We love to got there. We used to camp there all the time but now that Brady & Kate have a house there we get to sleep in a bed and take a shower!

We had such a good time hanging out as a family and enjoying beautiful Utah!