1st day of school

Today was the big day.... Nicks first day of kindergarten!
Lets back up a little bit, If you know me, you know that i have a schedule, so last night in preparation of school, both kids bathed, new school clothes ironed and sat out for morning, backpack ready by the door and kids a sleep by 8:20, nick was so excited, he was excited to ride the bus? poor kid we don't have a bus, i will be taking him. He wanted to wear a red shirt, his teacher assigned colors for each day to wear for the first week, i was a little disappointed only because he has such cute clothes and he wore the red "Ben 10" shirt, he still looked cute. we dropped Jorji off first and then to the madness of elementary school mornings, there were kids, cars, bikes everywhere, we got out and i walked in, but i embarrassed him taken pictures the whole way, so was every other mom too! he found his class room, he was so excited and nervous i could tell, we were the first ones there, his sweet little teacher remembered his name, he was so good, he is such an easy going little guy, and then i left.......
proud of him but sad only because he is growing up too fast!

summer photos

summer has gone by so fast, we have had fun and done so much
here is a recap of just a few of the fun things we have done this summer:

we built a skateboard ramp

we've gone boating!

we have had friends and family over and BBQ's every chance we could

Jorji loves corn on the cob

we went to color me mine and painted, we fed the ducks, went to the park

so serious! my little artist, nick really enjoys painting

more summer photos

carnivals, parades and rodeos

Kindergarten

so, every mother with school aged children has felt this way, I am sure!
we had back to school night and met Nicks teacher last night, i cried !!
this has been the fastest 5 years of my life, he is so big!! He is very excited to go to
Kindergarten! He has grown up so fast, I am so proud of him, I really enjoy his company,
he is actually a cool kid!! I got all emotional, not at the school or in front of people, but i cried
I just told nick that i was proud of him and it wasnt a sad cry, wow my little guy is going to
school!

busy summer

Its been a while, we have been so busy enjoying our summer!! Nathan has been playing a lot, 2 bands keep him busy and he also worked out of town in Atlanta, Jorja is getting too big, she is almost a year already, what a fast year! she is crawling all over and pulling herself up on anything and everything, lots of bumps and bruises! Nick is excited to start Kindergarten, we are all done school shopping, next he has back to school night to meet his teacher and then assessment testing. I drove to Phoenix last friday and drove back home on saturday, to pick up a good friend, that was a fast road trip!!! we go to the pool every chance we get, the kids love the water. we have a new renter in the basement, ty moved out and nick is so sad! we had 2 very, very large branches break in our yard, taking out the entire city blocks power, that was fun, no! we went boating on sunday, it was so much fun! nick asked me "why havent we gotten a boat yet" ha ha funny kid! he was great, he loved the tube and he even wanted to try wakeboarding, brave little guy, of course i didnt let him try it just yet!
summer is going by way too fast!