Day 11...

...today I am grateful for all the men and women, young and old, still here or long passed away that have fought hard for my freedoms.  In the world we live in today I am finding that gratitude and their service means even more!  I am also grateful for OES's school program, it is one assembly I truly look forward to.  Dax was part of it this year and he looked sooooo good all dressed up in his scout uniform (bottom row about dead center, Jacey is bottom row on the left sandwiched between scouts...yes I know it is blurry but even with my real camera it wouldn't be much better in the dimly lit room).  Such pride when they sing those songs.  By far my favorite part is when they sing each units song and servicemen stand up...makes me all teary eyed with pride!

Jacey's stars that she worked sooo hard on!

Today we are also grateful for Papa Nielson and want to wish him a happy birthday!!

A New Year...

...yay!  We were all ready for school to start again.  I am ready for structure, it will be crazy busy structure but it will be consistently crazy!  I am also determined to get back on this blog kick.  I slacked BIG time the past few months...sorry posterity.  So back at it we went.

Jacey started 6th grade (yikes!) she is excited to be the oldest in the school, to eat lunch at 11:20 (instead of last like last year) and to get back into gymnastics.  She had the last two weeks off and really missed it.  She will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays for 2 hours getting her home at 9:00-for those that know my kids that is LATE!  But I guess it is time to extend her bedtime.  

Dax started 4th grade and is super excited for all the field trips he will get to go one.  He however was not excited to be the only one with homework today.  HELLO 4th grade!  I hope we survive the homework increase (although his back to school blessing said he would so I just need to have faith!) he is also super excited to head back to gymnastics and is also going to play soccer this Fall (as long as his homework gets done).  He will practice gymnastics Wednesdays for an hour and also has scouts on Mondays.  

Skye started 1st grade and is so excited to be going allllll day long!  I have to say Colt and I sure missed her! She loves her teacher, and said everything was so fun today.  She has gymnastics on Tuesdays for an hour and can't wait to get going again.  We had a little trouble right after school but nothing a snack on hand shouldn't fix.  Poor girl was starved and she ate all her lunch.  Dang blood sugar (sorry to pass that on to ya babe!) she is going to have so much fun.  Her bestie (Charity) is in her class! 

Colt started mommy school today.  As soon as the kids were on the bus he ran back in the house and announced "mom it is just you and me now! Let's go to the swimming pool!" Sorry bud it is closed "oh...let's go to the park!" And then a minute later "mom we go to the Library?"  

We did have a good day.  Started with a bike ride to our friends house for our "mourning" party

Then home for some "school" playtime

Then mommy cleaned while he ate.  This had become our "don't want to put it away? Put it here" shelf and it finally got the attention it has been begging for all summer! 

Then we played trains and successfully scattered toys throughout the entire house.  So as a bribe to help clean up we went to the library.  

Today's project (besides everything else) was turning the fridge into a chore chart white board!  Easiest project ever:

Supplies needed: markers

Project instructions: write on your fridge

Done, Easiest project ever!

I am sure this list will change daily for the first week, until we figure out what works and what doesn't. 

Fun filled day for sure!  I got to go back to my weights class, haven't been able to go all summer long, it was good to be back but no doubt I will feel it tomorrow!  I am ready for bed...night!