August Recap

In August, my teacher hat is on a little tighter than my mommy hat. I've been crazy busy as all teachers are in August. The school year is off to a great start for me at work and for the kids at pre-kindergarten. Life is finally settling down and we are back in the school routine which is really nice. Here are a few of the pictures I've taken in the past month...

                      First time bowling!

Meet the Teacher- The kids were very excited to meet their new teachers (Ms. Marianne and Ms. Teresa). They were thrilled to learn that about half the kids in their class last year are also in their class this year. It was a smooth transition for them:)

 

Here are the kids the day before school started all ready for church. Our church does a "blessing of the backpacks" for all the kids before the school year. 

 A quick pic of Emmie on her first day of school. It was also my first day of school so I was headed out early. Blake was still sleeping!

I had to settle for 3rd day of school pictures (their first school day where I did not have to work). They love school, their teachers, and all their new friends.

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Emerson's First Story

Emerson drew this adorable picture (I drew the tree and dog) one morning at the cabin. She loved her picture, so I asked her if she would like to write a story to go with it. She was super excited with the idea, so she told me her story as I wrote it word-for-word. The writing teacher in me is so very proud! :)





Rainbow Flower Place

Once upon a time there were people with their dog named Savannah. They went on a walk to a beautiful park. There were clouds and the dog got there first. She played with her ball and chewed it up. After that, the people were here. They played with their doggy. Emerson played with the flowers and picked them. The rainbow was very happy. The people smiled.

By: Emerson Rhodes

4th of July Weekend

Festive breakfast, then off to the cabin for a long weekend.

Emerson's artwork- she wrote her very first story to go with it. I'll write the full story in my next post.

A couple families rented the cabin across the creek for a reunion type get together. Blake and Emerson had loads of fun playing with all the kids in the creek and dirt. Made for some very dirty children and clothes!

On Saturday we went for an adventure hike/swim. We didn't quite make it to our waterfall destination, but we found a really beautiful and fun area to spend some time.

We met a really fun family down the creek from us; they have 4 year old triplets, 2 boys and one girl, not to mention their other 2 children! They are our newest cabin friends. Savannah was very happy because they have a big dog just 1 day younger than her- nonstop fun for all! Here she is wiped out after her playdate:)

Saturday afternoon we enjoyed a monsoon thunder/rain storm. The kids played games while Jeremy watched the storm from the porch. We had an amazing weekend- thinking we may need to go again next weekend!

Sesame Street Presents- THE BODY

Last weekend we were able to attend the grand opening of the newest exhibit at the Science Center (Thanks Grammy Peggy)! First we had breakfast, then Elmo made his grand appearance. We headed upstairs for a ribbon cutting ceremony, and the kids got a sneak peak at the awesome new exhibit. Such a fun morning!