Off to Second Grade and Kindergarten!

Can't believe school is here already, but I think my kiddos were ready.  Jackson started 2nd and Jacob is in Kindergarten

Jackson seems to be loving Mrs. Allen's class!

 

 After dropping Jackson in the morning, Ryn, Jacob and I accomplished many errands and had lunch at Burger King with another pm kinder.  Do you like their socks with sandals look?  We had to run into Target to get socks for playland and they did not want to take them off!  We got to school to show Jacob his class, where to put his backpack and play at recess for a bit.

A new buddy!

Love that quirky smile!  When his teacher politely excused the parents, Ryn and I gave him a kiss and headed out.  The minute we left his room, Ryn started crying very loudly about wanting "her Jacob"!  Precious.

He had a great time and loves getting his "Super Behavior" card everyday!

My Sweet and Sassy Girl

Oh, Kathryn!  Let's talk about her 3 yr old pictures first.  My sis, Jen, did an amazing job with her "official" picture.  We took this on a hundred degree day, her hair was curled 20 minutes before shoot time and fell flat before one click, and there was a pool waiting to be swam in! What Trouble!

 

I took her out another time, also with her hair curled (though you'd never know) and all I got was sass!  This pic pretty much sums up her attitude about photo shoots.

And then, sometimes she will surprise us.  She had been upstairs by herself for a bit.  I had even mentioned to Marcus that she was being awfully quiet and I wondered what she was up to.  When I went up to check on her, she had moved EVERYTHING from her bed to ours because she was waiting for us to come to bed and wanted to snuggle.  Too cute!

 It is amazing how many emotions one little girl can bring out of me in a 12 hour time period! 

Closing Out Summer

The kids spent a few days at Grandma and Grandpa Fry's, and our trip to go get them got extended due to Marcus' work.  We ended up having to stay a night in Spokane, that turned out to be a blessing as we got to spend time with our friends, the Duggans.  Jen was a fabulous host with a few hours notice!  The kids did great together, again, and it was nice to spend a few hours kid free in the evening.  Thanks for such a great time!

 Her kids are all about 3 months or so younger than mine respectively.  Everyone had a playmate!

 The two 5 year olds were hilarious.  We never quite figured out what they were patiently waiting for with "guns" loaded!  They stayed like this for at least 5 minutes.

 

Our city puts on movies in the park during the summer, but we never made it to one this year.  So, we decided to do it in our backyard.  It was a lot of fun, even though some of the kids got restless towards the end.  Definitely a yearly event!

 

This is not a great pic, but I had to document that Ryn decided she could swim without help (except her lifejacket) this year.  Oh, what freedom I now have at a pool!