when did this happen?

is seems like just yesterday you were born

and changed mine and daddy’s life forever

i had never fully loved something so much

and now look at you

your first day of second grade

yes you still think we are pretty cool (wondering how long that will last)

and we think you are incredibly amazing!

we are so excited to watch you grow grayson.  you are a wonderful, sweet, compassionate, curious, SECOND grader.  wow time is flying by and you are growing so fast before our very eyes.  we love you!

"...let us enjoy ourselves with love!” Proverbs 7:18

wordless wednesday

what do you want me to know?

tonight i went to curriculum night at thing #2's school.  it was pretty typical..... what will be taught, how the carpool lane will go with a few changes since last year, uniform information (new to us this year since she is starting kindergarten), etc.  only there was something that caught me off guard a little.  in with all the normal forms i always fill out there was one question they snuck in on me.  now i'm not sure if i have never filled this question out before or if this is just such a big year with it being kindergarten.  or maybe since she is the second i just thought it wasn't going to be a hard as it was with the first starting kindergarten - well it is.  what was the question?

"what do you want me to know about your child?"

how do you answer that question?  do i write she is the most beautiful princess i know?  or maybe that she has made art skills?  she is a wonderful little sis to her big brother and a great big sister to the other 2?  hmmm i certainly can't leave it blank.  what about that she loves with her whole heart and you better watch out when she hugs you because she can and will knock you over?  oh maybe that all she want to be when she grows up is a mommy so that she can carry a real baby around on her hip?

yeah none of that even comes close to describing how amazing she is and there were only 6 lines so i had to show self control.  i went with "colbie loves to play and learn.  she is a very outgoing and loving child"  still it just doesn't seem like enough.

i know one thing for sure, the next two wednesdays morning will have tears both of sadness and joy all at the same time.  it is such a bitter sweet moment to drop them off at school and see them spread their wings even if only a little bit.

school daze

so we are all in a bit of a daze around this household lately.  finally coming to terms admitting that one starts school next wednesday and the other the following wednesday.  boo!  i am so ready for the routine, structure, and break yet at the same time i’m so not ready for the early mornings, rushing, yelling, and crying.  what’s a girl to do? i guess you really can’t have it all can you.  this summer really has been good though.  i was so worried back in april when granger was born.  just plain old scared about being home with all 4 by myself.  and while there are some thing i haven’t ventured out by myself with all of them to do (like the zoo - thank you hope) i think we are doing pretty good around here.  we may not have the cleanest house on the block but i feel like they would so they’ve had fun, at least the ones that speak anyways.  still working on the thing three.  she is up to about 20-30 words now and will try just about anything! :)

#2 is super excited to start kindergarten and #3 is supper not to start second.  he realizes he’s in for more work, harder work and less play/silly time.  who would sign up for that.  both are begging me to homeschool, which i have tossed the idea around but have no idea where to even start looking on how to do.  i mean how do you choose curriculum, schedules, work?  well see - there’s always next year right?  you know when i don’t have a newborn.  (does a 3 month old still pass for newborn?)   

since this is our last office weekend of summer we are planning so crazy fun.  pool, picnic, pizza, dirt bike riding, who knows we may go all out.