A few Random Things

Last Friday our family was invited to go ice skating (Thanks Wing Ortho.) . Braden and I were the only ones that ended up doing it. I was so proud of Braden for sticking with it even though it was really hard. He caught on fast and had a great time. We will for sure go again.
We were are Macy's on day and they had the fire department there. Braden and Abby got to sit on the truck and then Braden got to try on the fireman's jacket.

A few weekend's ago Gavin and Braden went to a D-Backs game. They had a lot of fun. So much fun that I think we are going to one this Saturday.

Ellie just being silly while Braden and Abby are at school.

Ha! Ha!

Missing teeth

The first week of school Braden lost a tooth at school. Then the second week of school he lost another one. Hopefully that's all for now .

Busy

Braden and Abby are loving school and have made so many new friends. They love their teachers and their teachers love them. It's so weird having them gone all day long. Ellie has had a few days were she has really missed them. She will wear Abby's shoes around the house and call her name and say I want Abby. It's cute.

Braden brought home his first homework packet this week and boy was I in for a shocker. Each night he has two homework pages to do, spelling test to study for, vocabulary test to study for, math test to study for and read to me for 20 minutes. This pretty much takes up our evening along with dinner, showers, and if we have time maybe swimming.

Life is busy but well worth it. Here are a few pictures from last week.


Ellie on the carousel at the mall.
Abby sitting at her table.
Braden sitting at his desk.
Ellie just lounging. What a tough life.
Ellie having a tantrum. This is pretty common the past couple of days.

The End

Summer has come to an end. Tonight I have been a little sad about it. We had a really good summer. It was stressful at times and has been a little crazy but all in all it was really good. We made some really good memories. Our six day adventure from New York to Arizona is something I will never forget. It was fun to drive through the different states and see new things and places we have never seen. It was fun to relax every night in a hotel and swim and eat dinner and just spent time as a family.

It's been fun getting settled back in Arizona. Gavin is loving the practice he is at and he works hard everyday. We love our ward and the kids have made a lot of friends. It's also been fun to hang out with our old friends.

The kids and I went to Utah over the 24 of July to spend time with family. I have sure missed being around family. It was fun for all of the cousins to get together and play and to get to know each other a little better. The summer evenings at my parents house were the most enjoyable. It was nice and cool and everyone would be outside enjoy themselves.

Tomorrow starts a new school year. Braden will start second grade and Abby kindergarten. They are so excited about it. I thought I was excited until this evening when I was sitting on the couch reading the kids books. It hit me how fast they are growing up. Sometimes I wish they wouldn't grow so fast. Ellie and I will get to spend a lot of time together during the days.

I have set new goals for this upcoming year. I hope to better myself by being a better wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and strengthening my testimony.

Here are a few pictures from our summer.