FiRSt dAy of ScHooL

The girls had their first day of school this week. WOW my baby is going to pre-school. She was so excited and was all set with a new haircut and back-pack taboot. Her first words to Brian on the phone to tell him about her day was, " Dad it was so fun, it was awesome!" She kept saying how awesome it was and even though she is the youngest the teacher said she is the most obedient. MaKenna had her first day of 1st grade and was so excited she did not have to have a nap anymore. However when she got home all she could say to me is, "Mom I am so exhausted, it was such a long day with 3 recesses" I told her she will get used to it and I think that mom is going to need some time to adjust too. I cried down the school hall after dropping her off, knowing she is gone all day...it is weird for me and I miss her a lot. Hunter has his first day next week but he got to go and meet his teacher and see his class, he can hardly wait. So for the day he went and helped Dad in the shop and Brian said it was amazing how well he picked up on the instructions he was given. I can't believe how much our little family is grown.

So excited for preschool!!

Look at that cute cheese-ball

MaKenna all ready for a full day of school.

Daddy and Brianna

Hunter hard at work, Dad says he can't wait until he is older when he can really put him to work, lol.

So Brave???

This past week we went to Idaho Falls to visit my sister and her family. They just moved and we wanted to check out their new "pad" I traveled all by myself with the 3 kids and pregnant. Yes it was brave, however I was so pleasantly suprised in how well my children traveled. They are such great travelers and at the end of a 7 hour trip I thought they would all be screaming but they were not. Thanks kids!! While we were there we did lots of fun and adventurous things. We went and fed the ducks on the snake river. Then we went to the local dairy and enjoyed an ice cream cone but did not enjoy the smell. Well at least my pregnant nose did not appreciate it. The kids loved the farm animals and baby calves that licked their legs and were so adorable. Then we went to the Tautphas Zoo and Park. This park is great it covers, 10 blocks and has a small carnival, zoo and pavillions and play grounds everywhere. Then we ended our hot day with a water fight at home. Then we got all dried up and went to a great little pizza buffet. It was so cheap and you got to choose pastas, pizzas and dessert. YUMMY!!! Everyone was satisfied. Then on Saturday night Linds and I went on a little drive we ended up driving past this enormous house and could help ourselves....there were no signs to Keep Out so we Entered. This house had at least 10 rooms and a bathroom connected to each room. It was a great and fun evening in an abandoned house. When we finally returned home to Ben we had some enormous smores. They were so yummy and so filling. Then we made the long trek home on Monday. We really had a great time there and we so grateful for the Smarts hospitality. Your home is so beautiful and so much fun to visit. I think we made Brian a little jealous of our visit and he wants to come soon too.

Kenna feeding the Ducks

Brianna and Ellie feeding the ducks

enjoying an ice cream at the dairy

The Tiger at the Zoo

Waiting for the animal show at the zoo

Sitting on the front porch

The water fight

The enormous house we ventured into

Huge S'more

Enjoying our s'mores...yumm-o!!