August 9th-14th

This week was so much fun! It was really great to try something completely different from what I have done.

August 2nd-8th

Lots of pages to post. The first of August seems like a lifetime ago. We had a very busy, very fun summer.

Never Forget

Today I thank God for my country.

Wesley Noel

I am an aunt! Robyn had her third little boy very early this morning. For all the fun details, visit her blog here. He is such a cutie! Congrats to Dave, Robyn, Ian and Miles.

First day of school and other exciting news

So we sent the girls off to school yesterday morning. I had a little song in my head:"Ding dong, school is in, school is in. Ding, dong school is finally in!" Yes, I did do a little happy dance. I love my kids, but you know.


Syd is in 3rd grade and at a new school this year. It was really fun to go walk through Summit with her the other night. It is where I went to elementary and was a great blast from the past. Although I remember the bleachers in the gym being lots, lots taller than there are. Hmmmm. Syd's teacher seem fantastic and I'm sure Syd is in for a great year.


Brynn is in 1st grade and is now gone all day. I asked her what I was going to do without her home in the mornings and she said "I think you will cry lots, and then you can watch Super Why and Word World. It will be okay mom." This was all said while she was patting me on the back. Brynn's teacher seems very nice. We get to go over to the school today and help out, which will be fun. I'm glad I have the chance to get to know their teachers. It makes it easier to gang up on them!
I know this picture is a little blurry but I just thought it was so cute. Off to school they go! Both girls had a great first day of school and couldn't wait to hop out of bed this morning. We will see how long that lasts. As for me and Claire. . . well Claire misses her sisters. When they got home yesterday Claire started squealing and yelling "Hi, hi, hi!" It was pretty cute. As for me, well I got to take a nap yesterday. Yay for school!

As for other news, I updated my food blog. Can you believe it? I didn't mean to take the whole summer off from that, it just happened. So check it out of you are interested. The Orange Apron

I Love My Chewing Gum

So the girls have been playing with the camera again. Apparently they have been very into making movies lately. But sometimes there are things that you should not let your mother see. This counts as one of them, especially if your mom is of the gum-detesting variety:

Brynn's Movie

I was downloading pictures and found this little gem. I guess Brynn got a hold of the camera when I wasn't paying attention and made this little movie. I think it pretty much speaks for itself. Hope you enjoy!