Let's see how long this lasts

I am not much with the words, I mostly like to be sarcastic and make fun of what other people say.  Other times I like to quote movies and think I am the most hilarious person in the world.  I mostly want to post pictures of the kids and make a few comments about what we have been doing lately.  Nothing earth shattering.  See?  Fragment sentences.  All over the place!!  I am no good at this.

Chase's first day of school

Leah on her first day

Both Chase and Leah had his and her first days of school.  Chase went into kindergarten and Leah into preschool.  I am one of those parents who generally cheers when it's time to go back to school but I actually got a little verklempt when it came time for these two to go.  They are both so little to me!  Thank goodness for sunglasses which allowed me to just let it all out as I drove away.  Both marched right into their classrooms like champs.  For those 4 hours per week when Leah is at school I am finding I don't know what to do with myself.

Erica and Emma the pros

Erica and Emma started 5th and 3rd grades respectively.  Do you like my "hurry and capture the moment with my cell phone before you run into school" picture?  Both seem to like their teachers (Erica has two teachers for reasons too boring to tell--but she seems to be okay with that).  Emma is making a lot of new friends this year and Erica is happy to stick with her good friends that she has had over the years.  They are taking sewing classes which they LOVE more than anything I have ever signed them up for.  They are telling ME it's time to get in the car rather than the other way around.  I have found that I am unable to teach my children anything so it is way better to pay someone else to do it.

Emma recently got contacts rendering those glasses obsolete.  She is getting better at letting my put them in and she can now get them out on her own.  She seems to be born to be blind and have to wear contacts.

Erica, Emma, and Chase are also playing soccer this fall.  YAY!  Saturdays are definitely full for us for the next few weeks.  Me--the sunblock nazi--completely forgot it or an umbrella this last Saturday and we all got burned.

So between soccer practices and games, sewing classes, activity days, piano, homework, and Cam not coming home until 8:30 every night, things are pretty crazy right now.  Do I know any differently?  No.  As I always tell Cam-- "hey, at least you get to come AT ALL!!"

Here are some pictures of our little outing today.  We  went up to Cascade springs and walked around a bit and them came home to relax for the rest of the day.  Chase managed to buy over $300 worth of apps on my iphone, Emma broke the key off in the door to our RV, and it cost $6 to get into the canyon!!  Sunday somehow became the most expensive day of the week.