How thirsty are you?

This little man makes me laugh. He has been able to get his own drink of water from the refrigerator for a long time. But his choice of a "cup" today made me laugh.

I love his independence and ingenuity. He is such a problem solver.
He was obviously really thirsty!!

The Few Firsts

Here are the kiddos on the first day of school! They were all excited. Christina handle the fact that her first day of school was still a week away. Thank you grandma for the cute first day outfits!

Savannah was a pro and was headed to 3rd grade with her teacher from last year. She was excited to have her best friend in her class again. She was very excited to have Sadie ride the bus with her.

Sadie was entering kindergarten. I was glad she was scheduled for the morning. She was glad to have friends she knew in her class.

Christina would be starting CHUM preschool. I have never sent any of the kids to a 3s preschool program but this felt right or her. She was so excited to have something special for her to do. Her teacher is fabulous!

Read gets one on one time with mom twice a week! Too bad for him, we use it for errands often!

They grow up too fast! It is starting out to be a great school year!

Summer Days are Ending

Sadly our wonderful summer days are ending! We have had a fabulous summer like no other. We spent 5 weeks out west swimming, playing with cousins, eating, four wheeling, playing on the beach, missing our daddy for 3 of those weeks (while he went back home in order to stay employed), visiting the temple, hanging with family to name a few things. I hope to write more about our time in Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and Oregon. We had so much fun and surprisingly were not ready to come home.

I am not ready for the busy schedule that comes with school and other activities. It has been so nice to be uncommitted all summer long. Fall is going to be busy. We will have a 3rd grader, Kindergartner, and a preschooler; 2 in soccer with their dad as the coach, 2 in piano with their mom as the teacher-along with some other students; photography keeping David very busy with school pictures and Christmas cards; and thats just for starters. Should I wonder why I am sad to see summer go?

In a few days, I will stop being sad and turn my focus forward because there are great things in change and schedules and Fall in Michigan.

Above is cute Christina and Sarah, looking out over the Oregon Coast in Lincon City. They were attempting not to get wet as we were going to have a family photo shoot. They were almost successful!

I love having a photographer in the house. It is just not always easy to get a family photo. We did attempt to get one on the beach in Oregon.



Maybe it is just the mom who isn't ready. They sure look bored.

Can't you just hear them saying "Is it over yet?"

Mother's Day Tea

Sadie's preschool had a mother's day tea. It was a special treat to spend some quality one on one time with my Sadie lady! She was so cute about every detail. She made sure I found my seat with a cute name card that was actually a little purse. She found out what I wanted to drink and served it to me. We had fruit, cheese and crackers. The class performed some cute songs to us. One of them was Skida Ma rink A Dink. That probably isn't the official title but at least that is how I can remember it.

Thanks Sadie for A wonderful afternoon. I love you too!

A Little Peice of Heaven

There are a few moments in life when I have clearly seen, felt, and known what this life is really all about. March 21st was one of those special days. Savannah had chosen to be baptized with her cousins on that day. All grandparents were able to come and participate along with many other family members and friends.

It was pure joy to see David and Savannah dressed in white enter the waters of baptism. Savannah was brightly beaming from ear to ear. I love how David bent over to kiss her on the head before using his priesthood to baptize her into Christ's church. I love that she choose to wear the white dress I wore after I was baptized. I love that she wanted me to make her a white dress to wear after she was baptized just as my mom had done for me. How special it was to have the 3 cousins share their special day! Thank you Chip and Liz for driving here!!

Savannah, Chase and Ally chose to sing "If The Savior Stood Beside Me". As they practiced during the week prior the the baptism, I would tear up. As the sang on their baptism day, Icried tears of joy. It was a little piece of heaven! Their beautiful, angelic voices blended perfectly as they bore witness to us of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so blessed to be her mother. What a tremendous example she is to me.

Later that day as we shared our thoughts and feelings of the day, Savannah shared with me that she could not put into words what she felt but it was the greatest feeling she had ever known! Savannah, you have worn 2 white dresses. What a wonderful day will be to see you in your 3rd white dress!

Here is Savannah wearing the dress I was baptized in.

Milestones keeping us busy

Now you know what has been keeping us so busy! We are so excited for Saturday! I have been making her dress, thanks to the help of some wonderful friends and I actually finish it with a week to spare! We have been preparing for her New York twin cousins to come and be baptized with her! It is going to be a memorable day! We are excited for all the grandparents to be coming and other family members too! I can't believe she is 8!

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

Who Me? Yes you! Couldn't be! Than who?

David & I were putting girls to bed. When we came back to the family room,

this is what we found!

You will have to take notice of the way he is sitting. He always sits like that! We think he is going to be a great hurdler one day! Really, I think it is his position of choice so that he is can go at a moments notice.

FYI, If you want to view the HD version, click on the house button on the video to take you to the gallery.