I know I say it all the time but the older my kids get, the faster time seems to go by, and the older I feel. I can't believe how fast the summer went! We are officially back into the school routine again. So far it's been a pretty easy transition. Everything has gone well. I am the kind of person that thrives on a good routine. Kaycee and Luke started at a brand new elementary school that is just down the street from us. It is a very nice 2-story school and will be even better when all the construction is completely finished. So far I am very impressed with the principal and with their teachers. Luke likes his classmates a lot and he is loving scouts now that it has started back up again. He is looking forward to the pinewood derby coming up in a few weeks. Kaycee will be super busy now that competition dance has started up again. She is also doing pointe, tumbling, piano and babysitting. I am enjoying teaching and I love my little preschoolers. They are so cute! I have been training to do a 22 mile run in the Las Vegas Ragnar in October. I feel a total sense of accomplishment in my workouts and I feel strong. I am way excited! John has been working out in the field at his job because they are so slow in the office and so busy on the job sites. It was really hard on him at first but it's getting easier especially since the weather is cooling down a little. The plus side is that he gets to drive a company truck as long as he's out in the field. He has a job and that's the important thing. We are so grateful for the good life that we have and all the people who surround us! Here's to a great school year!!!
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| Kaycee on the first day of 6th grade. In case you didn't notice - she loves the peace sign and bright rainbow colors! |
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| I saw this shirt at Old Navy and had to buy it for Luke. He often likes to remind me that he doesn't like reading and homework. I love that he wore it on the first day of school. |
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| Luke's first day of 3rd grade. My cute boy! |
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| John sent me these beautiful flowers to work on my birthday - which was also my first day of teaching preschool. They came during my afternoon class and just totally made my day. My little preschoolers were so cute about it. Aren't they beautiful? Daisies and gerber daisies are my favorite flowers. |
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| I had to put in this picture of Kaycee and her friend Kennedy. They do the goofiest stuff all the time. In this picture they were pretending to be models in a photo shoot. They took over 100 pictures of each other. Cracks me up! |
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| Kaycee had a frenectomy 3 days before school started. She has a gap between her front teeth caused by the muscle that attaches the lip and the gum (inherited from her mom). They went in and cut it with a laser. She was a champ! |
