1st Week of School!

I can't believe that I have a 1st & 4th grader this year!  Geez where has the time gone!!!  I have a position in the PTA again this year, I am parlimitarian and I am hoping to be room mom again but this year in Ricky's class.  We are looking forward to a smooth year. 

This is Eevie's last year at ESE and then she will be going off to Intermediate school as a 5th grader :(  So I plan to cherish every single day left for her here as a elementary student. 

Here are a few photos of the first day of school:

All 3 kiddos the 1st day of school! 

2011-2012 School Year

 Eevie is in 4th Grade this year!

 Ricky is in 1st Grade this year!

I just want to leave you with this funny picture of the boys!  Our next door neighbor's dad gave the kids some really neat umbrella hats!  They love them and wear them all the time.  Who needs a umbrella anyway... We are on our 64th day of 100+ degree weather and we have only had like 1 day of rain.

So far the first week of school went pretty well, we are still trying to adjust to getting back on schedule.  JC starts preschool next week at his new school and he will be attending on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2.  We met his teachers yesterday and he seems to really like it.  He said "bye mom see ya later!"  It was so incredibly cute!!! Hopefully he does that well when I take him and drop him off on Tuesday.

4th of July

This post is a little late, but better late than never!  4th of July was so amazing this year!  I don't talk about our church nearly enough...but we go to a AWESOME church.  They have a great kids program, as well as an unbelievable staff!  Our pastor is such a friendly person.  But anyway, for 4th of July they had a huge celebration.  There was free food, bounce houses, a petting zoo, snow cones, live music, and too many other things to lists.  But it ended with a wonderful perfect firework show put on by the city of Mansfield.  Our family had such a good time and I was so happy that Rick was home.  They are always putting stuff together for their congregation and they never ask for anything in return.  It makes me want to give back and donate and volunteer so much more when I see that kind of willingness to give to us without ever asking for anything.  Anyway while we were there at the celebration we just looked at each other and said how much we love our church.  We say that after each Sunday that we go to a service feeling full of love and happiness.  We are so happy that we finally found a church home that we all feel is a perfect fit.  The kids love it and so do Rick and I.