First Day of School

I can't believe summer is over?!?!  I will admit that as a working mom, I do love the structure the school year brings to our home and it is nice to know where my kids will be all day long while I'm at work, but I sure miss my kids when they aren't home.  I can't believe how quickly the summer flew by and I can't believe how grown up my kids are getting.  

Kylee is starting 3rd grade and Cannon is starting 2nd. 

I honestly can't say enough how much these two mean to me.
They are my WHOLE world.  

I am so lucky to have them in my life and even more lucky to get to be their mom.  

Here's to another great year of learning and growing.  

Back to School

My kids are both in school all day long.  

It's so weird and quiet and nice at the same time.

They are both so smart and so sweet and so good.

I really got so lucky.  

They both got really great teachers this year and I'm really excited to see how much they learn and grow during this school year.  

Cannon is starting 1st Grade

Kylee is starting 2nd Grade

They are such goofballs.

Dang I love them both so much.  

This girl....what can I say.  

I'm so proud to be her mom.

She worries so much about everything.

She is so sweet but so shy and really is best friends with her little brother and that's about it.  I hope she comes out of her shell and that people take the time to get to know her.  She breaks my heart with some of the anxiety she faces and amazes me daily with the things she over comes.  She is an amazing little girl.  

This dude is the sweetest kid and not shy at all.  Everyone who meets him loves him and wants to hang out with him.  He has the most creative mind and I just love that he is who he is.  He melts my heart and is so kind and loving.  I am so proud of him.  

I'm not lying when I say these two are best friends.  

I really hope it stays that way forever.  

Field Tripping

Kylee's class took a field trip to the Zoo and when she brought home her permission slip she said to me "Mom, is there anyway you can come with me?  You never get to come to my school things because you always work."  It broke my heart...because it's very true.  All the other mom's come and read with the class and help out with parties and all those kinds of things, and I don't get that chance very often.  With my health I have been missing a lot of work, but there was no way I was going to miss out hanging with my favorite little girl.  

We had a lot of fun walking around the zoo.  

It was a gorgeous day.

There were enough parent chaperone's that she was the only person I had to supervise that day.  She loved that it was just the two of us.  

We kept seeing other kids from her class and they all kept asking her if she wanted to walk around the zoo with them and she kept telling them all no...that she just wanted to be with her mom.  

Until we ran into Wyatt.  Apparently Wyatt is one of Kylee's favorite people in class.  Once he asked her to hang out with him she was really excited and we suddenly had a "group" to be with.  She is a cute kid and it was a lot of fun to watch her interact with her friends.  

We had such a fun day together.  It was worth taking a vacation day from work.  I love this little girl so very very much.  

Big Sky Champions

Weber has had a GREAT year in Sports.  They took the Big Sky in soccer and hockey and we were really excited to watch the Men's Basketball team compete in the Big Sky Championship as well.  We love our Wildcats!!!  Got to support my Alma Mater.   My father-in-law, Craig, has been a HUGE Weber State fan his whole life...and basketball is his sport of choice.  He came down for the tournament and we had a great time watching the Wildcats WIN IT ALL!!!

This is James.  

He plays Center.  

He is dating my cousin Brecken.  

He is a great guy!

Weber State!

Weber State!

Great!

Great!

Great!

First Day of School

It's official...my kids are OLD!  Both kids are in school now and although it is super nice baby sitter wise, it is super sad mom wise.  I can't believe my kids are growing so fast.  It really is so sad to have these two who are both practically adults these days.  

Cannon - the kindergartner

Kylee - 1st Grade

Both Cannon and Kylee LOVE school.  They are great students and having a lot of fun making new friends and learning new things.  I am really blessed with super awesome kids.  

YAY FOR SCHOOL!!!

Happy Halloween

We started celebrating Halloween the Friday before at my office.  Every year they let the kids trick-or-treat around the floors and every year they get a ton of candy without having to get cold.  They also get to hang out with Mom at work, which they think is AWESOME.  We were a family of witches/wizard this year. 

 

Cannon put my head set on and said "Hello, Santa?  Are you there?"  

So cute.

Kylee entertained herself with my little ring toss game I got from a training we did.  They pretty much think everything at my office is extremely cool...even when it's not.  :) 

We only walked around about 1 1/2 floors of the 4 floors and my kids were done.  Kylee was more interested in giving out candy than getting it.  She is a sweetheart.  

 

That Saturday night I went to an Adult Halloween party at my dear friend Jenn's and had an amazing time.  I haven't partied with just adults in a very long time. It was so awesome and much needed.  

Halloween day Cannon's preschool did a cute parade after their party. 

  

  Cannon was the cutest little wizard. 

  

 After the parade they sang us a couple Halloween songs.  

 

  

Kylee's school didn't let them dress up at school.  :(  

That night we went to my mom's house and celebrated with the family.  

Seriously, my Grandma is the CUTEST!!!

We ate "Frankenstein's brain" for dinner.  Kylee and Cannon both thought it was disgusting, until they tried it.  We also had homemade donuts (I had 4) and of course tons of candy. 

 

We had a very fun night full of lots and lots of laughs.  

The MIB song came on the Halloween song mix and Me, Donny, and Emilee busted out some pretty awesome moves.  Please tell me we aren't the only ones who remember the dance to that song?

After a quick walk around my mom's block the kids and I visited some friends in the neighborhood.  The weather was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT and we had a pretty awesome night. 

First Day of School

I can't believe both my kids are in school.  Kylee started Kindergarten this year and although I was sure she was totally ready for it academically (she is already reading), I was super nervous for her socially.  She is such a sweet little shy girl that she gets super anxious about the strangest stuff.  She did great in pre-school, but it did take a few weeks.  The first day of Kindergarten was pretty much the same.  She was super excited and all ready to go, until we actually got there and she saw all the kids (and parents) in her class.  She freaked...cried...and begged me not to leave her.  It broke my heart.  

I left her and hoped that things would be ok.  She struggled the first week but is now going every day with no problems.  She rocks her homework and is such a great little student.  I can't believe how fast she is growing up.  

Cannon started pre-school at Kiddie Kollege.  He had no worries whatsoever and walks right into class everyday.  It is so fun to watch him grow.  He is getting just as smart as Kylee and since they are both in afternoon classes, it makes it easy on Mom as well.  

I love these two SO much!