"By Mom"

Jacob started kindergarten on Monday and I decided two of the worst words in the English language are "by Mom". He was very excited and walked right into class without even looking back. Mom was the only one having to fight back the tears. He is having a great time and has already made new friends.

Lizzo Loves The 4th

Elizabeth moved into the 4th grade this year. All of her friends are in her class so that made it very exciting. She's excited about the "lifebook" they're using in class. It's like a journal they were able to decorate and she's been writing in it since she got it.

Emily Is A Dolphin

Emily started at Greenspun Junior High School on Monday. She was very excited and has enjoyed the first two days. She has friends in all of her classes and made it into the advanced women's choir. She is also hoping to join the student council. She can't wait to go to all of the basketball games and wants to buy a foam finger from the student store to show her school spirit.

Emily Had a Birthday, Shout Hooray!

Emily had her birthday last week. We got her a cell phone for her birthday. She was so shocked. Many of her friends have had cell phones in elementary school and she was pretty sure she would never get one until college. With her going to middle school the phone is definitely a gift for me too. Hopefully it will help me find her after school when she's off doing some project with her friends.

Shoshone Falls

While we were in Idaho we went on a picnic to Shoshone falls. We've been there before, but never have we seen the water coming over quite like this. It was very beautiful.

The next day we went to the bridge farther down the canyon and watched people base jump (jump off of a bridge and parachute to the ground). I was so busy trying not to have a heart attack that I forgot to take pictures. To quote Jake after the first person jumped, "That was scary!"