Little A

Had to post Little A's first day of preschool. She was SO ready to start since her sister had been going for a couple weeks already. We were in McCall the previous weekend and she managed to fall off her bike onto her face, so she had battle wounds to boot. She loves her teacher (she went to the same preschool last year) and had a great first day!

The Wedding

So back in August (I know, it's October now) my brother was married. The last one of us kids to get hitched! They had a beautiful ceremony and reception at the sky box at BSU. It rained all day, moving the ceremony from Katherine Albertson park to the sky box, but it was still a fun evening. I even had the privilege of making their cakes, and with the help of Holly they turned out great! (I could have done without the rain spots that got on the cake) Here are some photos of the event. Thanks to all the friends and family who came and visited!

(Our best family picture of the evening)

The Groom's cake

A toast by Jamie's sister.


I love this pic! (taken by Jessie)

Nothing cuter...

than a baby's bum! :)

Tablerock

My sis made a visit the end of July where we tackled the hike up to Table Rock. I've never done it before and didn't know what to expect. I strapped CJ to my back and all of us were off. (M&M, LittleA, CJ, myself, Ame, Izzie, & Steph) It was a faster pace at first because the kids were excited to be hiking. Then as we trudged along, the pace got a little slower and slower. At the end, near the top, it gets steaper and steaper and it took a lot of coaxing to get all the girls to continue walking. At one point, to give Little A a breather, I carried her. It was definitely a workout, but we made it! The girls were very excited to be at the top and have a snack. The trip down was much quicker. Too quick for Little A where she slid and skinned her knee. Sad at the moment, but stoked to show her Dad later that day. Good times!

CJ's first haircut

Last month CJ had his first haircut. He had curly little locks around his ears and it was really making him look like an old man :) I was torn to cut them off, but am glad I did. He is starting to look like a little boy now. Love this kid!

(Before & After)

Our first grader!

M&M started first grade earlier this month. She LOVES it! Her teacher seems to be really nice and she was excited to have one friend in her class. No bus this year so we either drive, walk, run, or bike to & from school. One thing she was so looking forward to was eating lunch at school. I made her take a lunch the first day and she came home that day and asked "Mom, can I PLEASE have school lunch tomorrow". We have compromised and do part hot lunch and part cold lunch. She picks the days to have hot lunch so it works out great. She was also stoked about having 4 recesses during the day. "Mom, that's 4 recesses!" It's fun having her so excited about learning at school and being so willing to come home and do her homework. I hope her love for homework stays around. :)
Now Little A on the other-hand isn't fond of having M&M at school now. She keeps asking when does she start school and is already talking about her first day of Kindergarten (that's in a whole year!) She asks me at least 15 times a day if she can go to someone's house or if so & so can come over. She just misses playing with her best friend now.

Park time!

The summer is almost over and I haven't posted much about it. Here are some random shots of us and friends at Settler's Park. Love that park!