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?"