Brooklyn's first day of 1st grade

So my little Miss B started 1st grade back on the 8th of August and she was so excited to start at a new school with new teachers and kids! ( last year was really rough at the other school )

where did the time go

Since there is no point in  back posting lets  just sum up the last few months. we've had five birthdays (hailee,Jon,Ashley, Nichole, Brooklyn) to celebrate, more car repairs than ever planned for, helped pack and move family members out of the old place and into the new one, Jon had hernia surgery, Brooklyn started first grade at a new school, hailee cries every day that she misses her best friend,  the girls had a photo shoot with their cousins. there are alot more thing that have gone on but i wont bore you with those details, its been busy and crazy and emotional to say the very least but we survived it and are ready for the future and what it will bring!

long, late, nights....

So Jon has been out of town for 3 days of his 7 day work trip and the days are pretty normal i do my chores the girls do school and various things, but the night routine is weird. it is so much nicer to have a second set of hands around during dinner and bath/bed time, but that's not even the bad part its the silence as i climb into bed knowing that he isn't in the other room watching T.V., or on the couch in our room reading or studying. it's just plain lonely, and quiet. but my girls are doing great at keeping me on my toes at night. (talking and playing till 11 p.m.) although i have to say this trip is better than the last,... i'm NOT having emergency surgery this go round so that is always good! (KNOCKING ON WOOD AS I TYPE THIS RIGHT NOW) i'll post more i'm sure as the week goes on, until then happy sleeping!

some kind of catch up

So instead of back dating and trying to play catch up i'm going to sum the last five months as just plain bonkers. there has been surgeries,hospital visits, family in town, holidays, birthdays, dogs, people moving, babies being born, piano lessons, dance classes, school, homework, late nights & early mornings, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends, hailee became a sunbeam @ church, (tear)new church callings, hurt feelings, and mended bridges.

So needless to say it's been a little wild and crazy, but we are back and ready for 2012, and hoping for an awesome year of blessings and surprises.