1st day of School

The kids started school this week. I think we'll have a great year. Maddie's teacher gave her a hug at back to school night and Maddie loved it. She's really enjoying eating lunch with her friends. Korbin likes his teacher a lot,she implements super hero stuff in her curriculum. The first thing he did when walking in today from school was showing me all of his super hero stuff. I think he'll learn so much while having fun. Again, It's going to be a great year! Two kids gone all day what to do what to do? Surprisingly tonz to do!

Last Weekend of Freedom

We had a great weekend before school started...

Friday was full of friends. Megan,Mindee and I were finally able to get together and hang out for a few hours at the pool. It has been a good 10 years since the last time we've seen each other. It was fun to catch up on stuff and meet each others families. While we were at the pool Jason had fun golfing with some of his friends that he hadn't seen in a long time either. It's fun to catch up on old friendships!

Sat was an early day for Jason. He had his 50 mile bike ride with his scouts. They all did a great job and did it in 8 1/2 hours. It was a great experience for him and the boys to have. They ran into some minor problems with the trail they had originally picked out but they had a plan 'B' that worked out very well. Lunch was the best part. Ice cold gatorades and water,turkey sandwiches,and Oreo's (I wonder if Tammy threw those in just because of Jason's job?). Jason is a ham fan so I had to laugh when he mentioned turkey. We debate over sandwiches at our house. I'm a turkey fan and he is a ham fan.

Sunday took us on a trip to Island Park. Our first trip up there as a family. It's very pretty. I'm exited to go back.We stopped at a historical cabin and took a quick tour and checked out the spring next to it. It has a name I just cant recall it.

We got some great camp site ideas for our trip to Yellowstone next year. I love our pre-planning trips, it's fun to get a sneak peak of the stuff we want to do once we're on our vacations.We also stopped at an overlook spot to check out The Mesa Waterfalls.

We only saw one of them, the smaller one from far away. We'll have to add this to our list of things to do on our trip. We still need to pick a date yet but I'm looking forward to this trip. The rest of the night we spent getting ready for school.

Fun memories, great summer!

Schedules

It's already started... soccer practices, sign ups for other stuff,back to school last minute trips, Jason's back to work after a great week off and me trying to get Maddie ready by a decent hour every morning so by Monday we will be ready to go. Here we go again!

It's official

We just paid Jason's tuition. He's back in school!

Now to find the 'Best' deals on textbooks....

Tooth

Madison lost her very first tooth at the age of 6 1/2. Crazy! We started to wonder if it would ever happen.

She noticed it was a little loose last Tuesday while trying to eat a rice crispy treat and ever since then she's been patiently waiting for it to come out. Jason offered his assistance in the matter but she graciously declined his help. Yesterday the time finally came and of all places it was at a nearby park. I was worried that she would be upset when she couldn't find it but she stayed calm. Mostly it was due to her friends telling her the tooth fairy would understand and told her their own tooth fairy stories. I couldn't have done a better job than they did. We tried to find it but we knew the chances were slim. The rest of the day we spent a lot of time reassuring her the tooth fairy would still stop by. The tooth fairy did and left a few quarters under her pillow.