It's official!

My babies have started 5th grade and are now middle schoolers! Yikes!

Happy, tired, nervous and excited all at once! For all of us! 

 This year they have 8 classes each day. And for the first time since preschool they will have classes together! They have homeroom, math, reading, P.E., health and band together. Should be interesting! I know they will be fine in class.... it is just when they come home and complain about each other...Xander corrected me, Alyssa gave me a look etc... We'll see how it goes! It does make it much easier with homework! I hope their first day is WONDERFUL! 

Buffumville Hike

We met up with some friend to take a 7 mile hike around part of Buffumville Lake today. It only took us about 2 1/2 hours and it was such a beautiful day to be out and amongst nature.

 Kickin' it in an old fort.

 Perfect day for climbing trees!

Lola was so happy to join in! I let her off leash and she would run back and forth between the kids and the moms. She probably went about 10 miles, but was overjoyed. Except when she got home and had to have a bath to wash all the mud off!

No rules putt putt

After the kids had a soccer tryout we decided to head on over to play some putt putt. At the first hole they decided that there were NO RULES- anything goes!

 

 No scores to be kept makes for no winners or losers!

 You can even BLOW the ball into the hole!

 Take some time to splash in the "water."

Or stand on the "island"

No rules = Just RIGHT!

Purgatory Chasm

It was time for a boys day so we put on our hiking boots and headed on over to Purgatory. That name just cracks me up! It really looks nothing like what I'd imagine purgatory to look like!

My friend Susan knew all about the caves and which ones were safe and "doable".  Well for the boys that is! I choose to view from afar and leave the tight spaces and spiders for the boys!

The boys had a great day getting all of their climbing and exploring needs taken care of. 

Well at least for that day! 

Time for toes!

Alyssa came with me the other day to get her first pedicure! 

 It was great to get our toes nice and ready for our big vacation! So grateful to have a girl...and a boy! 

August 10, 2011

We will be away in paradise when it is our 20 year anniversary so I wanted to do a quick post and picture of the most important man in my life!

I can't believe it has been that long! Well actually longer if you count the 5 1/2 years prior to marriage that we dated. Seriously 25 years! It is hard to remember what life was like prior to Paul. Thankfully it has been wonderful with him! Looking forward to another 20......