Today is a special day it is the day my oldest sister was born. I just have to say Kate you are so special to me. Thank you for being such an inspiring person. I feel completely privileged to be your sister. I know you have had to put up with alot from me over the years. Like when you were baptized and I tried to steal the show by being blessed on your day. How about all the times I stole your gum and coins when I was to small to understand it was yours and not mine? I still owe you for taking me to Georgia and showing me the East Coast. I cherish those memories you shared with me. I hope you have a wonderful birthday and if you have extra time tomorrow I would love to see you or maybe join you for lunch.
So my dad is finally mending. He has had a hard road but I went to see him today and man he looks so good. Well you know for someone who just had surgery 2 weeks ago. It just feels good to see him up and walking around a little.
Saturday we went boating and it was super choppy so I didn't feel bad for reading my book. Yes I was completely lost in my Breaking Dawn which is the 4th book of the Twilight series. I started on Friday and I read really slow so I can enjoy it and not miss anything. But just so you know I did finish it Sunday morning! And yes I loved it! So after reading/boating we got some movies ate dinner and chilled.
Then Sunday we had to go sight in Terry's bow and so all took turns shooting our bows just above Cabella's. And of course we couldn't be that close to Cabella's and not stop by for a visit. So we went and watched the fish get fed and we shared a hamburger from their eatery. This was the first time we have eatten there. Not the best but fun anyway. Then we visited mom and dad on the way home and then we finally broke down and got the WII for the kids. They have been working to earn the WII for 8 months now and they finally got it. I can not tell you how excited they are to finally have the WII.
After on the way home we decided to stop at Krispy Kreme. I know this sounds like a sin but we have never experienced a full on Krispy Kreme donut. My dear friend Sally who I miss deeply brought me a dozen donuts from there and I remembered loving them. However it is completely different just like she said it would be just fresh out of the oven. Ya I think I will be taking both preschools there for a fieldtrip this year. I know I am evil. But wow was it good.
Then we got home and my neighbor called and said the class lists were posted so I went to check it out. Matia has Mr. Engles with our neighbor/friend Asha. Bowdee has Mrs. Barton with Izak. So they were pretty excited about those classes. If you know anything about either of these teachers please inform us. I have no clue as to what to expect. Ya know it just makes me think how critical a good teacher is. They can make or break a childs full year of learning experience. I sure hope all the kids in my class are excited about their teacher. I promise to do my best. Well summer is almost over only one short week left.
Where did the summer go. It is just crazy to me how fast the last 3 months has gone by. I must be getting really old because it just seemed almost like it was a dream that just passed by. I had so much fun with my 3 kids this summer I just can't tell you. This year has been really hard for me to grasp the concept that 2 of my 3 children will be gone to school for most of the day. But life goes on and we all adjust right? Well we went to School Open House and meet our teachers. 
Bowdee has Ms. Barton and let me tell you the only thing exciting about that to him was that Izak and Annie were in the same class as him. He hates how the classroom is in one of the smaller satelites because it gets too hot and too cold. Then we found out that Adi will be in his Science and Music class and that made him smile real big. So hopefully the year will go better then he thought. 
Tia has Mr. Engles and she was really nervous to have a "Boy Teacher". But once we went to meet him she was all smiles. He was amazing with the little kids. She has Asha and Sidney in her class who are also on her soccer team. So once she found out how nice Mr. Engles was she was totally ready for school to start the next day. That made mom feel better because it is hard enough for me to send her away all day. But if I had to do it with her hating every minute of it? I don't think I could have done it.
So that is it. Back to school here we come. I am not looking forward to homework and bedtimes. I will miss the late night movies and daytime feildtrips. And the worse part about school is it means my kids just keep getting bigger. I have to say I am really nervous about my life once my kids are independant. Some say that won't happen until they are 30 and some say it happens at 11. All I know is I will enjoy watching these moments and yes I will continue to take a thousand photos a year so I can always look back at these times. I love you kiddos and goodluck this year!
