Owen's Creations

I decided that this year instead of having pictures all over my fridge (which they already are!), I would take pictures of Owen's work from preschool, and then I can just toss it instead of having it clutter up the house. He was so proud of his A with ants all over it (it actually has mostly his hand print because he really liked sticking his whole hand in the ink). The other project is his apple that he painted all by himself. He is doing great in preschool, and is having so much fun meeting new friends.

He loves them too!

I had a flashback while Grant was enjoying his first peach, and I mean enjoying!! He loves fresh peaches just as much as his brother and sister. It makes me happy to have a peach tree in my backyard, even if it is a mess when I'm mowing the lawn.

Grant enjoying his first peach.
Owen enjoying his first fresh peach 2 years ago at the age of 1.

When Mom Mops the Floor

Yesterday I really needed to mop the kitchen floor, but I just didn't get around to it, until after dinner. Chad was mowing the lawn, so I asked him to take Grant with him so he wasn't crawling all over. Once I was done, I realized that he had finished mowing quite awhile ago, so I looked out the window, and this is what I found. They were waiting for me to finish, and having a great conversation.

Owen's First Day of Preschool

In case you can't tell from the picture below, Owen was very excited to go to preschool. He has been looking forward to it since Claire started school, so this was a big day. He was always very excited to tell everyone that his mom is his teacher, and I think he will be a good student. He already loves school, and looks forward to going every time. We are going to have a lot of fun this year!

Eastern Idaho State Fair

Last weekend we ventured out to the Fair. We usually love to go, but missed last year because I was about to pop, and really didn't want to walk around with all those people at the fair. So, this year, we went on the first day, just so we wouldn't get to busy and miss it. We decided to take the kids to the parade first (honestly, who knew there was a parade, I didn't.). Let me just say that it was a waste of time! They cannot throw candy anymore, so that leaves the kids moving out to the middle of the road practically, trying so hard to have someone pass them a piece of candy. My kids aren't that brave, or big, so they were just sad the whole time.

We walked to the fair, and had a lot of fun. Owen loved seeing the animals, while Claire didn't seem to care - she just wanted to ride on the rides. Grant loved to watch everything, but didn't fall asleep until we were walking out of the fairgrounds. We had a lunch of yummy, overpriced fair food, and then let the kids ride a few rides before heading home. Chad and I were so tired when we got home - man kids can wear you out. We can't wait to go again next year!

Physical Education

Yesterday before Claire went to school I asked her if she had had P.E. yet. She looked at me funny, and said, "what is that?" So I explained to her that was when you got to get some exercise and play some fun games in they gym. I still don't think she got it because she looks at me at says, "No mom, we P.E. in the potty." So from now on, it is physical education in our house.

Claire's First Day of Kindergarten

I can hardly believe that Claire has started Kindergarten. She actually had two first day of school, which is why she had on different clothes in some of the pictures. Monday was orientation, and she was so mad that I wouldn't just let her go by herself. She actually picked up her backpack and told me she was leaving. We can see the school from our house, but there are 2 streets she would have to cross, so there is no way that is happening yet. She is also having a hard time understanding that you just can't go to school when you are dressed and ready to go. She is in afternoon Kindergarten, which works well with my schedule, but I think she would rather go earlier. Her real first day was yesterday, and it was a little hard to leave her out on the playground. She just stood there and watched us walk away. I couldn't get any pictures of her in her classroom, because they don't go in until the teacher is done with lunch. I guess I will be the crazy picture taking mom at school parties and back to school night. She had the cutest conversation with Owen before she left:
"Owen, I'm going to kindergarten - are you going to miss me?"
"Owen, will you miss me?"
Owen then says in his nonchalant way, "Yes." Which he really did - he could hardly wait for us to go and get her. This will be an adjustment for all of us. She had a great first day of school, and can't wait to go back tomorrow. Hopefully her enthusiasm will continue all year.