there was this one time…
this is what elsie says when she sees me scrapbooking now… can i help you? meaning, can i play with the glue and use all your scraps and diecuts and put them in my pretty cinderella book????
why yes, you can.
kira used to do this too… notebooks filled with stickers and tags and whatever else she could find and save. she still has them too, under her bed. i love it. my girls inherited my scrapbook/packrat abilities 🙂
3 of 4 kids this time 🙂
layouts for 2peas.
aaaaaaaaah the hustle and bustle of the first day! the excitement! ohhh how i wish it would last all year! 🙂
we started the morning off early.. we drove kira to school but she decided that she could walk just as fast so she hopped out– i lOOOOVOE this picture of her so much. even with the hair in her face. she's just so ready. bag, binder, cell phone.
and i have to share what she did with her cover of her binder. because that is so important in middle school you know.. what's in the sleeve of your binder! 🙂
and we got to school early enough to miss people in this shot! amazing! 🙂
and though he didn't get in the same class as his BFF, we are praying for an amazing year anyways 🙂
after being here so much last year, when we walked up, it's like she all of a sudden remembered.. heeeeey.. i know this place! i love how little she is next to chris.
and this. LOVE his little funny happy spirit greeting the second grade 🙂
here's to 2nd, 5th and 8th grade!
ps for the month of september, i'll be hosting little photo shares at 2peas. it'll be back to school themed if you're interested in joining me. 🙂
goodbye video game marathons 🙂
goodbye playmates from the minute she wakes up till she falls asleep 😦
hello soccer season..we had a dads vs daughters soccer game this morning to start the season off 🙂 i knew it was going to be fun to watch because chris gets soooo into it.. those girls didn't know what they were getting into inviting dads to play 🙂
chris and i finished our august back to back weekends of weddings yesterday. i'm excited for the kids to get back into a schedule..and me too. my life turns into 2 hour block increments when school is in session. work at home for 2 hours. park for 2 hours. quiet time for 2 hours. pick up kids and homework for 2 hours..etc etc etc 🙂
chris and i survived our first double header weekend! we had 2 weddings, 8 hours each on saturday and sunday. we are exhausted but had an amazing time! ive been meaning to post some new pics of elsie with this adorable dress we won from leila & ben. its such a cute cut and pattern, i LOVE it! thanks you guys!! chris posted one of my favorites here and here are a few more 🙂
and after being a total rascal, she finally caved in 🙂
the kids and i are off for the day! it's the last week of summer!
i cannot tell you how different my boys are from my girls- or kira at least 🙂 each year they hate going school shopping, and for the last few years, i haven't really had to.. they wear the same things, take pretty good care of them.. and our weather doesn't have any crazy extremes so they can wear shorts and tee shirts all year long 🙂 so for the first time in about 4 or 5 years, cameron got jeans. 🙂
i dont want it to seem like we are witholding new clothes from him… it's just that he DOESNT care 🙂 and he LIKES wearing shirts and tees ALL the time. it could be raining out and he will want nothing to do with the one track suit pants he owns. 🙂 but anyways, yesterday while i dragged them out to get new clothes, cam voiced a desire to try jeans on.. so he did, he liked, i bought. chris came home later and noticed immediately. it's different to see his legs covered 🙂
caleb took this next pic. i love it so. 🙂 he has a serious picture bug right now.. so we're going to let him use one of our old cameras for a bit– can't wait to see what he gets!
oh and here's a layout for KI:
my good friend had a baby last night and i have serious baby fever. needing to journal about remembering little features and old habits.. this one for 2peas.
this morning, chris took kira to register for 8th grade. her last year of middle school. in a few days, i register the boys for school.. cam will be in 5th– his last year of elementary school. NU-UH! the year after that i will have a preschooler, an elementary schooler, a middle schooler, and NOOOO WAY a high schooler. eeeek. im so not ready.
last week we had a few visitors.. crew of the crew 🙂
the 2 littlest rascals refused to be in the picture. 😦
anyways, school will be starting in a few weeks.. which will mean that my life will once again be ruled by the clock…constantly checking which child i will have to pick up next. as much as i long for long summer days, i do crave my schedule.
the midmonth garden went up today.. and i got this one done:
it was one of those moments that needed to be recorded right then and there. 🙂 i also scrapped another picture that i totally forgot i already scrapped–duh! tonight we have a wedding and then part 2 of it tomorrow. then r e s t on sunday, yay, im so excited 🙂
dry erase board drawing from caleb. 🙂 it's me and chris in case you can't tell 🙂
the summer has been flying by. i want to say it's been a relaxing summer with nothing to do all week long.. but it hasn't. just been plain busy. tomorrow is 'operation-media-free' day though. will be interesting to see what we end up doing. i vote for bake-a-thon 🙂 i will post again with something exciting. hopefully. 🙂
ps- cam just walked by and said ever so disapprovingly.. 'you haven't blogged in 5 days??'..walking away, shaking his head.
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