Back to School!

I can not believe that it is that time of year already. Summer has come and gone so quickly and now it is time to move on to different things. that makes me both sad and a little excited. There are so many things that we have enjoyed this past summer- our swimming pool, Rick taking the summer off from College, the girls trip to Utah with their grandparents to visit their father and family, Gabriel's father coming to visit him here, Rick and I getting to slip away to Utah (just the two of us) for my brothers sealing and to see loved ones, not to mention the friends and family who visited us, the play days, the picnics, the movie days and all of the yardwork! It has been a jam packed summer and we have loved- loved- loved it!

We are all excited about the changes that are taking place in our home this year and Rick begins another year of college at Missouri Western State university, as Sarah begins high school and as my Gabriel- my boy- enters Kindergarten. I can not believe that at 34 years old I have a husband in college, a high schooler, a junior high student, a kindergartener, a terrible 2 and a 1 year old! Just typing it all out makes me tired and I admit that I do have a hard time keeping up with all of their different needs but I LOVE it and wouldn't change it for anything.

Sarah is loving high school- especially her language and french classes. she dropped Band this year because she has taken it and nothing else for years and wanted to try something new. Gabriel is kind of quiet about kindergarten- I know that he is not very fond of 'Resting his mind and his body' after lunchtime and he says that he does 'not know how to eat fast' at lunch. He seems to like his teacher and most of the other kids so I guess it is going well. He can write his entire name by himself now and wonders why I didn't name him something 'short'.

The babies keep Rachel and I on our toes- I say Rachel because she has decided to school at home again this year and because he health has been so good since we pulled her out I agreed. She loves going to my Aunt Susans to do a few classes like Horticulture and reading. she loves planting things and watching them grow. She gets her school work done quickly and then is off to read the next book in whatever series she has discovered- lately it has been Harry Potter.

Ammon is definitely a 'terrible two' and is into everything ALL of the time. I barely get one mess cleaned up before he has created another. He loves the movie CARS and is into everything that has to do with it or with Mater. He is talking more and more everyday and loves telling his baby sister 'NO KIMMIE!' Kymball is the most feisty one year old that I have ever had. She is bossy as all get out and wants what she wants when she wants it. She is into throwing fits right now and has become very good at it. She loves music and dancing and snuggling. She gives great hugs and prefers to be held rather than walking. She is a Daddy's girl and already knows how to work that to her advantage. There is never a dull moment at our house!