Miss Emily June

Wyatt is diagonal from EJ, he is really excited to get to "walk her in to class" He is a sweet big brother, despite the bite mark and bruise on his arm from his sweet sister!
Don't worry she pulled her headband off as soon as I left school. I tought it was cute, yes it might be a little much!
Meema stopped by to wish EJ good luck!

My sweet family
Daddy's girl...

Well today is the day our little princess started school. I was not the least bit worried about her going, but did not expect it to be quite so easy! There was no looking back. I did ask Mrs. Hullender when I picked her up how did did and she said, " She has a lot of confidence!" Which in turn means she probably did want she wanted and did not listen!
I have to say she does test the boundaries a little bit.. the week she ate a marble. It scared me to death.. She started choking, I could hear from the kitchen ran in and "gulp" she swallowed it. I called our nurse to see what to do.. she said just "sift threw her poop" otherwise you might have to get an xray if it does not come out. No one tells you all the exciting things you get to do as a mother... like wear gloves, squeeze poop for a week and still we have no marble. So the story continues.... I guess we will end up with an xray. The point is she is always entertaining!

Emotional week.

CAn you tell he was real upset when I left?!
Star Wars lunch box, camo pants, and a mohawk.. all boy!
Daddy and Wyatt
My babies...

Last week of summer hit me hard. Despite the fact we are in a drought, it is hotter than heck outside and the kids are fighting nonstop.. I was not ready to realize they are about to start school. It means they are growing up and my babies are not babies. I will never get this time back, or the innocence of them being under my wing. I know there are great things to come, but as a Mom I am feeling like my days are flying by and wondering what I am going to do with they are both in school full time!
Zach and I also had a sad morning Saturday. WE attended a funeral of a great man... Jimmy Hicks. I dated his grandson (Jeramy) all thru high school and college and just fell in love with is family. His granddad was the biggest person in his life and we spent most of our time at their house. Countless days and summers in their pool, on trips, soccer games, dinners.. and I look back and realize we did that because it was a house that you just felt so loved in. Jimmy and Ann are those people who truly lived life to the fullest. I often find myself in my little bubble, very comfortable and I realize how much I miss out on in life and how much more there is outside of Midland county! I know when Jimmy passed he had lived his life doing what he wanted and was filled with so much love. Jeramy's mom, Vickie, said something that really stuck out in my mind.. she said, "I am so thankful my dad did not buy me everything I wanted, but gave me everything I needed." I am not an emotional person at all.. in fact Zach looked me before and said, "Do you need a Kleenex?" and I said, " No, I have had time to prepare for this.. I am fine!" Not only did I need a box of Kleenexes, it was an ugly cry.. one of those where you cannot stop. It just reminded me of what a little love and tenderness can do to people. It is so touching how one person could make you feel so special, yet he made everyone feel that way. I hope I can show that to my kids. Every night we pray and I always say, "Help us love like Jesus..." and one day I hope they know exactly what means and feels like.

Today we started School.. well Wyatt started. EJ starts tomorrow. We did hold him back so he is going to do 5 day Preschool this year.. We just felt he was not old enough to go on to Kinder and I am so thankful. I am not ready for real school and already miss the thought of not having him to myself!