hola.

A fun thing about school being in session is that sometimes the littles and I can do a spontaneous lunch with Daddy!

starting them young.

We are all about starting our kiddos out young on chores! HOWEVER, I'm thinking Case may need a couple more inches before this is possible!

role model.

And this is how you do 1st grade! This guy brought home not one, but two red ribbons for being a role model student!  One given by his teacher and the other from the principal!  So proud of you buddy!!!  (And just a side note, Cole, you are a role model student as well, 3rd grade just doesn't offer the red ribbons ;)

football.

As if my little boy starting 1st grade wasn't enough, he started football too!  Now don't get me wrong…I LOVE FOOTBALL and to date, this is probably one of the cutest things I've ever seen on this earth, however, how is Camden old enough to do this?!

full day.

On August 20th, Cole and Camden had their first full day of 1st and 3rd grade.

they're home.

The first day of school was only a half day, so we were ready with our pool attire for when they got home to take advantage of any little bit of summer we could squeeze out!  We were excited to see our bigs!

bummed.

This is what the two littles thought of the bigs being gone! :(

school begins again.

On August 19th, we had a 1st grader and 3rd grader in the house! These years just keep flying by at rapid pace!  These two were ready to go!

last day of summer.

August 18th, was our last day of summer so we made the most of it…a little art and ice cream were on the docket.

comedian in the house.

transformation.

With school starting, Cole was ready for a new do, so we looked at some pictures and she chose her look…here were our results :)  Isn't she beautiful?!

hometown cooking.

We sure love our Saturday evenings as a family! No better place to head after church than Cracker Barrel…so grateful for this crew!

while mom's away.

So while the big kids and I were out and about, Dad was in charge at home...

school prep.

On August 15th, I took the two bigs for a well-child check. They received rave reviews from the good doc and a go-ahead for 1st and 3rd grade! So with that, we headed to Target to tackle the supply lists :) And because summer was almost over, and well, why not?!--We got ice cream on the way home!

pony express 2014.

On August 14th, we got home from the Lloyds and had a fun evening planned in the MTZ! The annual Pony Express! I really do love this every year! It's the epitome of small town life and we love it! As the kids are getting older, they are able to ride more and more…such a blast!