Another school year

Wow- I didn't realize that it has been a year since my last blog. I really do have good intentions of posting pictures for all our friends and family who live far away. I work only Fridays now and have only 1 child home during the day, so maybe I will have more time.

Caroline started preschool this year. She goes for 2 1/2 hours twice a week. This was her first week and she loves it.

Ben started all day kindergarden. The first few days were hard for him, but now he wakes up ready to go. He gets to ride the bus.

Sarah is in 2nd grade. She walks to school with her friends.

Rachel (left) and Christine (right) started 6th grade and Middle School this year. It is a big change for them, but they are getting used to it.

I will try to do better with posts. I hope all of you are doing well.

First Day of School

Here are some first day of school pictures finally.










Sarah, Rachel, Christine

School wore Ben out!

Texas cont....

The rest of my trip was full of friends, family, food and FOOTBALL. Here are some fun pictures:









GO Aggies---WHOOP!

Ok, Ok....

I have been trying to decide how to make my next post. I am 6 months behind and it is a little overwhelming! I have decided to start with the most recent and work backwards. I may never get to June and July, but O well. At least you can all see the most recent pictures.

This past weekend my friend Kim came to visit from Georgia. She used to live here in the area and moved away. She tries to come and visit every year for Applefest in Bayfield, WI. It was cold and rainy this year, but the apple and fried foods were great. Here is a picture of Kim and Caroline at the airport.











The weekend before Kim came, I was able to go to Texas by my self. Before that, I got a drastic haircut. I like it a lot, but it has taken some time to get used to.










OK, so back to the Texas trip. Kari picked me up at the airport and I got to meet Collin. That kid is so cute. I had a good time visiting with Kari, Brandon and Collin.












On Friday I met Meg and her family at the temple for the sealing of their 3rd child. It was great. She is a doll and by the end of the weekend, All three kids were comfortable with me.
This is Meg with Hannah














OK, it is 9 and I have to work tomorrow. I will finish posting about my trip later this weekend. This should be good for Amy to post hers.

New bathroom

Before

Last month my Dad came out to put in a new bathroom in our basement. He worked very hard for 2 weeks, but now we are a 2 bathroom family.

After

Caroline is 2!

Carrie turned 2 yesterday and we went to McDonalds with some friends to celebrate. She had a great time and was big enough to climb and slide. We had cake and ice cream last night and opened presents. I think that she had a great birthday. She walked around all day saying "my birthday, my birthday" so cute!

Playing catch-up

So, I guess that I should catch everyone up on what has been going on around here since Halloween. We took a trip to Denver for Thanksgiving and there celebrated the twins' 10th birthday. Wow, 10! We arrived on the big day and Grandma had a cake ready for them. We had a great visit and the Rec Center was a hit. On the way home we got to stop and see my sister Diane in Wyoming. It was great to see her and her family. We only got to stay one night, but the cousins had a great time together.
The Saturday after we got back we had a big party for the birthday. It was at the gymnastic school and there were 12 girls there. It was fun and the girls got some nice gifts.