First day of school: Aubrey, Weston and Spencer

So Aubrey and Weston started school on Tuesday of last week at Gilbert Arts. Here are their morning school pics.


 

It was raining on the first day of school and they thought it was so cool!

 

 

So when I took Spencer to his "meet the teacher" at his new Montessori school this past week...I FELL IN LOVE! I don't know what else to say.  I went to Montessori when I was young and loved it then.  It just brought back so many memories for me.  I have studied the Montessori method and think it is such a great way to educate kids.  I loved his teacher and enjoyed touring the elementary.  I kind of said to her in passing that I would maybe like to send Weston and Aubrey there someday.  So to make a long story short, I got a call the next day that they could take both kids if I wanted to enroll them.  I just had to decide ASAP so they could get it filled before MONDAY. Granted...this was Friday and she gave me an hour to decide.  I ended up taking the kids for a tour and Aubrey loved it too.  So, with a quick decision.  One that I hope I don't regret.  Aubrey and Spencer are now going to this new school.  Weston didn't like the idea of changing school... so we left it at that.    He is now still going to GAA and the other two Montessori.  Drop off and pickup just got a lot more complicated...but here we go.  So school pics: take two.

 

I had planned on Spencer going half day...but found out that he was the only student doing that...we decided to try it out full day.  So here he is off to his first day of Pre-K.

Aubrey was so excited not to have to wear a uniform.  She has always worn uniform whichever school we have gone too.  She kept with the "side pony" though!  Makes me smile.

 

 

Being a mom is hard and I really don't like being in charge of these huge decisions.  I just try to follow the Spirit and pray the Lord will make up the difference.  I feel blessed to live in a state that gives us so many different options for school and education.  I am grateful for amazing teachers and examples to my kids.  Right now I am praying it is a great school year where my kids feel loved, safe and make good friends. 

I am off to pick up kids from school.  My heart is happy, and I hope to hear that it went well.

School pics

I took some shots of the kids before meet the teacher night.   They were all so excited for school to start this year. 

Can't hardly ever get a straight face from Spencer.

 

 

 Cute sisters!

 

 

 

Weston is just so handsome isn't he!

 

I can't believe Spencer is starting school this year...he is my buddy and I am going to miss him so much.

 

Grateful to be their mom!! Cheesy pic!

Weston is turning eight.

Picture overload of the cutest almost 8 year old I know.  He is choosing to get baptized when he turns eight....so we needed a little photo shoot at the temple. 
Love this kid. Love that he is a leader and a good example to boot!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Random from my phone Part 1

So there ended up being over two hundred photos on my phone...and I am just feeling too tired to write all about it.  Here are a few highlights. 
July 4th. Fireworks by the river with my family.  Priceless.  

Lunch with my dearest friend Jamie Mitchell...now Page.  She is just adorable in every way and I wish we lived by each other.

Lucy got really sick on this trip and was sick for almost two whole weeks.  Poor girl.

These are pics from the Paul splash pad.  It is new in ID and was fun...but cold the day we went. 

 

 

More of sicko Lucy.  So gross!!! She got a bath every morning just to clean out her eyes and boogers.   

Hendrix turned 6 and I made the cake.  It is becoming a tradition I think.

 

Time with sisters.  Love TRACI DOLL!

The kids did a list of fun things most days.  Grandma and the cousins made the lists and they just followed it.  For example...a game of Mother May I or a scavenger hunt.  Here is Weston making a collage...one of the things on the list. 

Ponytails on all the boys...I don't know why.  They said they were unicorns!

Here is a pic of my amazing round of GOLF!! Loved playing cards with the adults when kids went to bed.  Loved winning this GOLF game!!! 

 

 

Hanging out in the beautiful weather in my parents lovely yard. 

Grandpa did 4 wheeler rides.

My home.  Grew up here...love it!