Chloe's 1st day of preschool --sept.

Could that be my youngest daughter looking so grown up? Chloe was soooo excited that today was her first day of pre-school! As soon as Colter left for school she kept asking me how much longer? She has afternoon preschool, so I knew I had to think of something to entertain her. First of all we got out her project that she was suppose to take with her for her first day. We decided to add a couple of things to it, so we needed to run to a couple of stores for what we needed. We also stopped at Kohl's hoping that they would have a hello kitty backback which is what she wanted. As luck would have it they had 1 left! It was also on clearance so that was a bonus for me! We also found her outfit that she has on, so she was doubly excited about that! Who can pass up an outfit with horses on it for a horse lover? As we were getting settled in the van to drive off from Kohl's I heard Chloe sigh happily and then say excitedly, "My braaaand-newwwww backpack!" That of course made me smile! It was so cute! Once back at home we finnished her project and she put on her new clothes. She at lunch, and we had time for pictures and then much to Chloe's delight it was finally time for pre-school! When I picked her up she had a fabulous time. She loves it! She had to tell us all about it.

Here are a couple of pictures of her posing with her "Brand-new backpack!"

I love this cute face.....I wish kids stayed young longer......

First Day of School--Aug. 20th

Well, the kids are back in school! It is bittersweet for me, because on one hand I am glad because of the times when they are not getting along, but on the other hand we really do have good times and a lot of fun all being together! All the kids were excited for school to start but also apprehensive. Here are Abby and Trevor, they were the first to leave bright and early in the morning!

I had to take a close up to replace the closeup I took of them last year that I have in the living room. Every other year these two get to go to the same school. Funny kiddos! :)

Colter was the next to leave. He started at a new school this year so he was nervous! We attended back to school night the night before to find his class and meet the teacher. That helped with the first day jitters!

Colter is such a cutie....I asked if it was okay for me to take his picture at his desk and he said sure! I wasn't sure if he would be embarrassed. I was so glad!

August 17th--Colter's birthday!

HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY TO COLTER!!

Colter with his treasure chest cake

(I'm a little behind on the the ol' blog) All morning long Colter kept wondering when we were going to celebrate his birthday. He finally asked...is my birthday just going to be presents and eating out somewhere? I laughed, and asked what he wanted to do. :) Colter picked A&W for his lunch and we also took two friends (London and his sister Kaitlin Abby's friend) with us. When we got home they all jumped on the trampoline with the sprinkler underneath it, and then he opened his presents. As a special treat he also got to have his friend London (and Kaitlin) sleepover. He was so excited! At the first part of the next week I took Colter and London to the fun park and they were going to play laser tag and play the games (similar to chuckie cheese). No other kids came while we were there to play laser tag, so they did the soft play instead. We all had a slice of pizza also while we were there. They both had a GREAT time! It was so fun to watch them.

I can't believe my sweet boy is 9!!

Colter LOVES legos!! Fun on the trampoline