School Begins

The summer seemed to end too quickly, and then it was time to send all the kids back to school.  I decided to end summer with a fun idea that I got from some friends - ice cream for dinner! 

 I didn't tell the kids, I just waited for them to come to the table.

This was the reaction I got from the girls:

It's hard to tell from this picture of Megan, but they all loved it.  I think she had brain freeze. 

We had some big changes that came with a new school year starting.  The first was that Megan started high school this year.  Her first day of school came a day early when I got to spend the day with her at the school walking through her entire schedule.  It was a long day, and I'm glad that I don't have to go back and do it again.  She is in a class of 1200 freshman!  I wasn't allowed to take any pictures at the school - Megan's rule, but we took a couple before she left.  

 We were able to take an extra long lunch and go out to eat with some of her friends.

This next day was Sammy and Noah's turn.  It was also the second big change - Noah starting Kindergarten.  My kids are all in school all day long, and I am now an empty nester!

 The morning started out well.  He was so excited.

 Sammy and Ms. Keovanpheng

 This picture was right before the tears began - first mine, then his.  It was a rough morning.

This was the happy sight at the end of a great first day of school!

What We Did This Summer

It was a fun and busy summer!  

Here is our photo summary of what we did:

Slept on the trampoline

Went to the splash park

Hatched another butterfly

Decorated cakes with friends

Picked blueberries

Went to the drive-in

Did fireworks

Camped inside

Played games with friends

Went roller skating

Went swimming - alot!

Made a couple trips to Silver Dollar City

 

 

Noah turns 6

My baby boy turned 6 in July.  It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone.  He wanted to have a birthday party so badly this year. Since his birthday is right in the middle of July, most of his friends are usually gone on vacation.  So we decided to have a party at the beginning of July.

He was so excited waiting for his friends to come.

We started with lunch at our house, eating his favorite - pizza!

He was thrilled with all his gifts.  His friends all know him so well.

They had yummy chocolate cupcakes for dessert.

Then we headed to Jump Zone.  The kids had a great time running, jumping, and playing games.  It was a fun day!

His actual birthday was the day after we got home from our vacation.  We were glad we had celebrated early because he spent his birthday sick with a sore throat and fever.

The fact he wasn't smiling after opening Legos shows that he truly felt miserable.

After a while he felt good enough to put together some of his new Legos.

He was excited to get a watch - a Lego one of course!

Birthday dessert was milkshakes since they felt good on a sore throat.