August

First day at a new school! They were only a little nervous. Mostly excited to start the new school year off. It was nice that they got to go to a back to school night the night before and meet their teachers, see their classroom and look around the school. Cottonwood Elementary is a much smaller school than Snow Springs was. There were about 1200 students at their old school, k-6th grade. There are only a little over 400 students at this school, k-4th grade. That made it even less scary.

Our 4th grader!

First day of second grade!

Ready to go

Waiting in line to go in. I was so nervous for them and was really hoping they would make friends quickly. Right after this picture was taken the kid in front of Bradley, Sean,  started talking to him and they became friends right away. Sean had also just moved here and was new to the school.  He played with him that day at recess and have been great friends since. That was fast. :)

Mackayla in line. She was brave enough at recess that first day to ask a girl in her class if she wanted to play. Her and Yasmin played together most recesses after that. I was so glad to hear they didn't have to feel too alone the first few days at a new school.

I had been dreading having to send Jacob to all day Kindergarten all summer. It was so great that Kindergartners only had one day of school that first week and I could have him home for another couple of days. As each one starts school, it's never the same. I miss having these two home together during the days.

First day of kindergarten! He was so excited but I was counting down the hours until I could go get him!! The first day only half of the class came so that it could be a small group as the teacher introduced them to the new routines of school. The rest of the class was there the day before.

Ready to go.

And today was also Caitlin's first day of Mommy School for this new year!

Jacob LOVED kindergarten, but was ready to unwind after it was over. I let him in the car and by the time I got to my seat, he had already stripped down to just his shorts. It's hard staying dressed all day long! :)

Some more pictures from August

For some reason the other kids didn't want to come out but Caitlin, Jared and I had fun jumping on the trampoline with a sprinkler one afternoon.

On the morning of Heather's birthday, the kids brought her some breakfast and sang happy birthday to here.

The anti-gravity cake I made for her

Eating at Red Robin for Heather's birthday

Jacob, Bradley, and Mackayla did a couple of weeks of swimming lessons at the end of July. Bradley was actually sick most of the first week so he just had one weeks worth. They had a great time and really enjoyed it.

Swimming with cousins in Grandma's pool

Slurpees from Burger King

We did an end of the summer hike to Boulders Cave with the Holts

They loved playing in the water at the waterfall.

We walked all the way back along the water at the bottom. Everyone had a great time.

Jacob turns 6

Happy Birthday Jacob! He wanted to wait to have his big party the day after his birthday so that more of his cousins could be there. So, he got this doughnut cake on his birthday morning.

He wanted to go to the trampoline park on his birthday. Grandpa and Grandma were keeping Jackson, Eden, and Clayton while there parents were gone. Meagan and Spencer were there visiting us all too. So, he had lots of cousins there with him that day. Here are the only few pictures we got from there.

Then he got to open a few presents.

A small cupcake to end the day.

The next day he got to wake up to this cool minion cake. Jared helped me with the decoration, and it turned out pretty cute.

The Holts got back into town in time for a fun party. Balloon swords and animals and a dart game.

More presents and then the cake! Its so fun to have a summer birthday, where you can just play all day long.

Jacob at 6

Jacob loves making everyone laugh and is always playing the part of the comedian. He loves posing for pictures, telling jokes, and being silly. He's excited for kindergarten to start in a couple of weeks. He's getting good at reading and loves Calvin and Hobbes. He loves meeting people and making new friends. He talks to everyone. He loves playing with his brother and sisters. He still LOVES to wrestle with his dad every chance he gets. He likes Star Wars, Legos, Minions, dragons, weapons and all things a boy loves.  He still loves his screen time also. He's such a sweet, genuine boy and cares about everyone around him. He loves to cuddle and hug. He brings us so much happiness and it's such a privilege for us to watch him grow. Happy Birthday Jacob. We love you!