Just a mom's chance to brag...

Well where else can you really do it besides your blog :) I am so proud of Lauren, she tested into third grade math so she gets to skip 2nd grade math. She is very excited yet nervous because it's a new class she goes into with a different set of kids. She is really a good kid. Obviously she has days like everyone but overall she is extremely helpful, loves school, loves her family and her pets and generally does what she is asked. Hopefully she knows just how much she is loved!

Lauren's 1st day of 2nd grade

Can you believe it. I found these pictures and can't believe the way time flies. The first is Lauren in kindergarten, then 1st grade then today 2nd grade. In usual Lauren style I was the only mom that had to walk into the classroom followed by another teacher having to come get me and go back to the class to calm her down. I really truly thought that by having the same teacher, same class and knowing most of the kids that I would have a tear free 1st day. Hmmm, does that mean maybe just maybe she will still want me to go with her to college :)

Hmmm, did someone forget to tell me....

that I am old enough to have a 2nd grader :( I can't even say it out loud without choking. I can't believe Lauren is in 2nd grade, she is one of the older kids of the class now!!!! She officially starts school in 10 hours so pictures will be posted tomorrow. I am actually hoping this is the first year that doesn't start off with both Lauren and I crying.

Don't you just love good ideas...

Okay so my friend Angie had this really cool idea, so I stole the idea. Thanks Angie :) it's a map on corkboard in a frame. We got map tacks to put a tack on every place we have visited as a family. So far our map is looking a little bare. We have a few in California, one in Utah, one in Hawaii and for just Shawn and I one in San Antonio and one in Boston. We need to travel more with the girls so it's getting to be time to visit the midwest :) Maybe someday I will get brave enough to drive!!!

Fun day with Cousins...

We got to have a fun day with Aunt Gayle, Sierra and Alex at the Heard Museum. They had so much fun watching the Native American dancers, especially the 8 year old hoop dancer. We had never been there so it was a chance to see something new and also get to spend time with all the kids and learn something all at the same time.

Our tooth fairy is fired....

Okay seriously is it that hard? Lauren has now lost 8 teeth and 3 out of those 8 the tooth fairy has forgotten to come the first night and had to try again the second night. How pitiful is that! I think our tooth fairy needs to be fired and we need a new one. No one ever warned us about the forgetfulness of the tooth fairy at 11pm at night :) Well I guess we will try again tonight with a note :)

Steps of a cartwheel

So in trying to capture Lauren in the stages of a cartwheel here is what we got (excuse the underwear it was right before bedtime :) I know someday she will kill me for this but thought it was cute!