HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!

At 11:09am Emily officially turned 3yrs old!! Where have the last 3 years gone!!!?? We celebrated on Thursday night because Steve wouldn't be here today to celebrate. Olivia, Amelia and I baked her a cake and after she blew out her candles and after I had taken her pic with her cake she looked up at Steve and said, while holding tightly to the cake pan, "Can I have a spoon?" Too cute!!!!

Pick of the Patch

Amelia and Emily had their preschool field trip to Adobe Pumpkin Farm last week. They enjoyed it alot although Emily had a rough time out in the "patch" due to her VERY sensitive nose. She kept complaining about the smell and saying "The dirt will make me throw up!!" She was much happier once we were out of the field.

Catching up.....

We are now nearly 2 months into school and Livie LOVES it!!! She has made several friends and we no longer have issues getting her to go!! She especially loves being the "Star Student" because "Glowy Coconut" the moose gets to come home with her.

Hunting season began in mid August and this saturday, Oct 20th is opening day for duck season. Why am I telling you this............it means I get to scrap VERY LITTLE!!!!! I do have to say Steve is very good about balancing his hunting with me scrapping, but with him gone so frequently during the week, getting to crops is hard if not completely impossible. Atleast he already knows he won't be hunting the first weekend of December!!!!!! He will be taking Tyler as often as he can this season. The girls have no interested what-so-ever in going. Here are some pics of Tyler's first dove hunting trip with Steve and Grandpa in September. He had a GREAT time and couldn't stop talking about it.

Second day of school..............What a "lovely" day.

Bedtime last night should have been an indication of how things were going to go today! Olivia REFUSED to get her stuff ready for school saying "I am NOT (this word said screaming) going back to school!" Lovely I thought. Things are going to go just "great!"

I get up at 6:45, shower and dress. 7:00am I start getting the kids up, She refuses to get out of bed.......I have to carry her to the dinning table to eat....which she refuses to do. Lovely I though.

8:00am we start walking to school. (a 7-8minute walk at most). We get have way there and she refuses to walk. Steve has to carry her. Lovely I thought.

8:10 we arrive at school. She refuses to hang her backpack up on the hook out side her class. I hang it....Lovely I thought.

8:15 the bell rings and she not only refuses to line-up, but starts SCREAMING....Lovely I thought.

8:17 she WILL NOT let go of me.......Her teacher and I are physically having to PEEL her off me. Lovely I thought.

8:18 I say goodbye, turn my back and leave the playground. Oh, but not before no less than 6 mothers say "I'm so sorry." Lovely I thought.

8:19 Emily starts screaming she wants Livie. Lovely I thought.

11:35 Back to school to pick-up. Kids come out and Tyler says "Mommy the teacher wants to talk to you." Lovely I thought.

11:40 "An hour and a half!" the teacher says to me as I approach. Lovely I thought.

Well, back to school on Monday....................Lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!

First day of KINDERGARTEN!!

YIKES!!! I can't believe I have two kindergartners!!!! Today was their first day, and aside from a few tears from ME, they LOVED it!!!! They can't wait to go back! They each made a new friend which I am so thankful for. I was really worried about them starting at a new school and not knowing anyone. What's really neat for them is that they are in the exact same classroom both Steve and I had when we were in kindergarten. It's weird going back into the classroom as an adult.....it seemed SOOO much bigger when I was 5!!!

Last Day of Preschool!

Today was Tyler & Olivia's last day of preschool! They start kindergarten on the 23rd.!! I can't believe it!! My babies are growing up so fast!!

Here are pics of them with their two favorite teachers "little Lori" and "Tall Laurie".

These are two of the most special ladies and I know Tyler and Olivia will miss them alot.