On Saturday we woke up early and met the Brake ladies and Kerry at Michaels Craft store for free family craft day! At the last minute I decided call Destiny and ask her if she would like to come. We had a lot of fun and ended up making all sorts of crafts all day after we got home. That is Destiny standing next to Spencer..hard to believe that is the same girl that was the flower girl in our wedding!

Sophia did really well with this paint project.  

The first night of midweek kids church! They are all excited because they each have their own class.  

Aren't they so cute?? 

This is Spencers first homework assignment. He had to dress up a big paper doll like himself. I love the face he made!  

We have tried hard to teach the kids not to interrupt us when we're on the phone. It hasn't been very successful. Today, however, Madeline slipped this note under Tina'a nose while she was on the phone. It was her way of saying she wanted to call Galvin without interrupting her mom. Madeline is a bit concerned after the first few days of school because her good friend Galvin doesn't want to play with her. "He's always playing with his thousand new friends. Today was the fourth day of school and he still hasn't played with me." Apparently he is still nice to her, but he doesn't want to play with her. Fickle little dude. 

First day of Kindergarden!

Spencer's first day fo school was quite different than we all had expected! Spencer turned 5 this last summer and is technically old enough for kindergarden. We had originally signed him up for preschool this year to hold him back a year..but after carefully reading through the preschool info and some other factors, Dan and I decided that we should have him in kindergarden this year! So Monday morning was majorly hectic....cancelling his place in preschool and then finding out that all of the Kindergarden classes at our grade school are full and that he needs to overflow to the next school. I was a little worried that he would flip not being at his sisters school and not in Micah's kindergarden class. But it was the complete opposite. After we got him registered we were off to Walmart to get his very first back pack and school supplies! Got him to his PM Kindergarden class with Mrs. S. and he was beaming with excitement to be in his own big kid school! I barely got introduced to Mrs. S. when he was sending me on my way..."bye mom, see you in awhile". wow! He makes me laugh at times that is for sure. So then I go back to pick him up and there he waits with his teacher on the playground....comes running over, jumps in the car. His first words to me are "that was totally cool! totally awesome, mom!" Then he proceeds to tell me this story about his new friend, Michaelangelo and how he has this really cool sweater and a back pack just like his. I probe a little as I am suprised about his new friends name and then he tells me that his sweater is so cool because it has a ninja turtle on the front of it! For any of you who don't know...one of the ninja turtles names is michaelangelo! So I tell Spencer, "are you sure his name is Michaelangelo or are you just not sure of his name and are calling him that?" He replies "ok, ok...that isn't his name...I just can't remember his name though!" arggg...insert here the parenting conversation that teaches your kids how to make sure not call people by anything other than there own name! I can only imagine Spencer running around at recess yelling "hey Michaelangelo!"

Here he is at his very first desk! 

First Day in the First Grade...........

Madeline is so ready for first grade!

So proud..her very first desk...she thought it was so cool to put all of her supplies inside the top that lifts up!  

Dad and Mad..such the duo.... 

Somi and Hailey met us this morning to walk to school together...(the girls are so exctied to be in the same class again this year)  

I have been so blessed with so many wonderful friends since coming to Spokane a little over a year ago. I have decided to start writing about them so that I can share them with all of you that have only gotten to meet them for a brief moment when up for a visit. This is Somi and her son Gabe. Somi and I met on a field trip last fall with the kindergarden class (our oldest daughters) I thank God for her daily as she has been one of the closest people to my heart since coming here. She radiates love like nobody I have ever seen. I look up to her when it comes to being a mom. She is truly one of the best! Thanks to her I got to experience MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) and have met some really great moms in the community. She has also introduced me to the community in which we live and the things that are available to families here! This summer alone she brought me to some new places... parks, Lakes, free movies for the kids at Regal Cinemas...and so much more. Most important she hooked me up with all the necessary stamping and scrapping people to keep my hobby alive! (haha) She also has a huge listening heart and ear. With all the changes of coming to new place for the first time for Dan and I and tryng to integrate our lives here...she has been such a friend through it all ...the changes, the laughter and even the pains. Somi, you are so wonderful! I love ya girl! I pray many blessings pour out over you and Nick and the kids!  

Labor Day Weekend Show!!!!

So this last weekend was a busy one. Here are just some of the pictures taken. Mostly of the BBQ we had with Dan's new boss and his family at their home up north. We had a really great time.

This is so Spencer! here I am trying to take a picture of Sophia and he jumps right in at the last second. good one, show off. 

This is Sophia's new friend Emily.  

 

 

Take look Grandma French.....I learned it by watching you! 

 

 

Spence lost his first tooth this last weekend!  

Madeline had her first girl scout event of this school year. She has bridged from the daisy scout to the brownie! Here she is building a picture frame at a kids Home Depot class.