Monday, September 13, 2010

1st Day of School & Fall Sports begin...

School started over a week ago and so did fall sports...

This is the first time I have really had time to sit down and blog. Our first day of school is great! the kids were up early and excited to get ready for their first day. Craig was out of town Monday night to Tuesday morning and was supposed to get home AFTER I left to take the kids....which means Levi was going with me! We took our pictures by the fireplace and started to load the mommy bus (our minivan) and Craig pulled up. I was so thankful...he kept Levi and I could concentrate more on the kids and making their day special. We got to school and walked Alex to his locker at Mrs. Freels class. Next we walked Autumn to Mrs. Hagerty's class and finally Drew to Ms. Isaac's class. All 3 kids were happy about their teachers and had a few friends in their class from last year. A great start to the new year.

After I got the kids settled, I went to Katie Swaggerty's house...her oldest Ethan was starting at Hardy (our school) this year in Kindergarten. I watched Katie's other two boys (Luke & Malachi) while she took Ethan up to school to meet Mrs. Thomas (Drew's teacher last year who we really loved)! I had so much fun with the boys and was again thankful Craig had Levi with him at home. Luke, Malachi and I were playing Candy Land, reading books, and playing with their trains. Once Katie got home I left to go pick up Levi and head back to school for the noon pick up. The kids were all smiling when I picked them up excited to tell me about their first day. We had to take turns talking!! We went to Wendy's with Lisa McCormick and her kids and got a yummy lunch to celebrate! Craig made our favorite Homemade Chicken Nuggets for dinner, I went through all the paperwork the kids brought home and it was a GREAT day/evening!

Now a week later...the kids are still LOVING school and I am so thankful for that. I am enjoying my time with Levi and Craig when he is home. We are in the full swing of baseball for Alex and soccer for Drew. Autumn's Daisy Troop will be starting later this month.

I LOVE fall season!!!

Pictures...

Kids first day of School! So excited!
Alex - 3rd grade; Drew & Autumn - 1st grade!

Levi...Go Blue! & a day out with mom & dad!
Drew & his friend Jessi at soccer! Alex at baseball!












Friday, September 3, 2010

September Already???


September is here. The summer is coming to an end. This is our final weekend before school starts on Tuesday. We had an adventurous summer vacation going lots of fun places. Tennessee, Atlanta, Chicago, Up North, Mackinac Island, Turtle Cove Water Park, Skate Park, movies, bowling, birthday parties, etc...

While in Mackinac Island with our friends...Autumn got her hair cut! It looks adorable and fits her sassy personality just right!!!

The last 2 weeks my parents have been taking one kid at a time (my 3 and Ellen's 3 big kids) to spend the night, go out to eat, pick out a new school outfit, and then while nana was sleeping in the next day, papa would take that kid on a special adventure. Autumn was the first to go. She spent the night on Sunday and Grandma Donor was still in Michigan so she got to take her to the airport and go pick out her clothes at Kohl's. She came home SO excited about her pretty skirt and shirt! Mommy approved...she did good! Drew was next...he went on Monday night and had fun picking out a motor cross shirt and skate board shirt and eating dinner at Logan's Steakhouse. He said it was the best place ever cause he could throw peanut shells on the floor! The next morning he was going to roller blade while papa jogged. Drew woke up with a headache and was sick to his stomach. He laid around and papa took care of him. That afternoon he came home and slept for almost 3 hours then he woke up feeling fine. We figured out he has been getting migraines that can be caused from disturbance in his sleep patterns. Alex went next. They went to Chee Burger, Chee Burger and then off to Kohl's again. He picked out a Motor Cross shirt and 3 piece Star Wars sweat suit. The next morning they went on a long bike ride to get some good exercise. Alex loved it! Talk about special memories with nana & papa. My parents are great! Since Drew was sick and didn't get to go roller blading...when it was Josh's turn and he picked going to the skate park, Alex & Drew got to go too and they had a grand old time!!!

We went up to the school yesterday to see the postings of the classes and who the kids will have for teachers this year. Alex has Mrs. Freel, Drew has Ms. Issac, and Autumn has Mrs. Hagerty! I am excited for the year to come and all the things they will learn, friends they will make, and milestones we will see. I can't believe that my Alex is starting 3rd grade and Drew & Autumn are starting 1st grade. To top it off...Levi is going to be 1 year old in 8 short weeks! Levi is crawling all over the place and pulling himself up. He has even taken a few steps already. He has 6 teeth now (4 on top, 2 on bottom). Everybody is growing up!!! :(

For some reason I can't move the pictures so they will stay at the top for now!!!