First Grade!

 Our big kid is officially a first grader.  He loves that this year he is allowed to wear whatever he wants to school, he is not missing the uniforms. The brothers chose to get matching Avenger shirts for their first days. :)

 All 5 of us went with him to school yesterday to meet the teacher, see his classroom and get him settled.  He got right down to buisness said he had a good day.  :)  

 We are definately growing up... hair do, fun school t-shirt, and older kid ("cool dude") shoes. 

Yesterday we drove him to and from school, but we have a bus that comes right by our house that can take him and drop him off and today we decided to try it.  It was a little scary for me and Caeden was a bit worried about who would be on the bus and would he know where to catch the bus and would the driver stop on our street?!.  :)  We met each other at the bus stop at the end of the day today with big smiles on our faces, thrilled that it all worked out!  :)  And what a blessing to not have to load up the younger two and drive every morning and every afternoon.  This is going to be a good year!  

Fun times!

 We were able to take Hannah on her first trip to Show Low this weekend. :)

 We had a fun time.... canoeing,

 swimming, 

 hanging out,

  laughing,

playing in the rain, 

and having time to talk.

 We had a great time and Grandma and Grandpa were thrilled to have us... now that's a "win-win." :)

We've been....

 Learning how to ride a skateboard,

 building legos,

 learning how to sit in a bumbo,

 and a jumperoo.

 We've been hosting play dates, and

 friend's birthday parties,

 and dressing up....

a lot!  

This summer continues to be fabulous!! Even though it is hot here in Phoenix we are finding much to be thankful for and enjoying our time together! :) 

"Staycation" day 5

 Today's adventure was the ZOO!  We pet some goats....

 viewed other animals...

 climbed a bit....

 complained about the heat and humidity...

 and got wet at the splash pad. :)  

The boys growling like animals inside their cave. :)  All in all the week was very successful!  We had a fabulous time with each other and are sad to have daddy going back to work tomorrow!  Wish me luck with the kiddos since they've been entertained every moment of every day this past week. :)  I'll need a lot of energy and some creative ideas, lol!