Shower Notes

Is it a surprise that I'm behind on my blog again?!! Not really. I feel like I'm behind on pretty much everything these days. Some day I'll get my act together. I do want to start blogging more though so to start out a new period of blogging (who knows how long it will last) I wanted to post this because it made me laugh.
Josh and I have some bath crayons in our shower because we think it's fun to leave notes to each other and it seems Emma likes to leave notes for us as well. If you don't understand this cute kindergarten writing it says. "Mom, I want a dog. Signed by Emma." and of course " I love you mom and dad." I love how she is getting old enough to try to express herself through writing but I honestly wonder where the time has gone. All of a sudden she is a six year old with a mind of her own. Actually she has had a mind of her own since she was a toddler but you know what I mean. It makes me realize how precious each moment is with our kids because it doesn't last very long. I hope you are all enjoying your kids!! What a gift they are.

It's that time of year and soccer has started. It's amazing the change in Emma from last season to this one. Last year she would rotate in and then say she was tired and wanted to come out after only being on the field for a minute. This year she gets right in there and plays the whole time. She is really enjoying it and it is really pleasant to spend the evening on the field, assuming the weather is nice.

The boys really enjoy going to watch her. They were a little out of control when we took these pictures but now they sit on the side lines and cheer for Emma. Even Isaac does and it's so cute!!
Is it just my kids or does every kid go through a stage where they can't smile normally for a picture and they wind up looking funny? At least he's cute!!

Labor Day Weekend

Labor day weekend was a really relaxing time that we spent just hanging out as a family. We didn't do much but we did go black berry picking and let me tell you that was a new adventure in itself. It was a perfect day to go so we packed some food for lunch, got in the car and drove about a half hour to a town called Julietta where black berry bushes grow wild along the side of the road and you can pick as many as you want. What we didn't know was that these bushes have massive thorns so to actually get the berries you have to go through some pain, well, a lot of pain. Next time we'll bring gloves. The pain was worth it though because the blackberries were FANTASTIC!!! We picked enough to freeze thirteen cups, make a pie and have a little left over. I was so grateful that my kids were so good. We didn't want them to get hurt so they spent the time playing on the trail that ran next to the bushes while Josh and I picked. It went surprisingly well and will be a tradition that we'll keep doing for as long as we live here. After we were finished we at lunch at this little park that was right next to the trail. And of course no day would be complete with out chasing after Isaac.
When we got back Daddy made blackberry shakes. So Good!!

I love that doing little things like this bring us closer together just as much as doing big expensive things. I have the best family ever!!

My Baby Girl is Growing Up!!!

I can't believe that Emma is in kindergarten already!!! She has grown up so fast!!! I'll admit, it was a little sad to see her drive off on the bus the first time but it's also so fun to see her having fun experiencing new things. For the longest time I felt like I had no idea what was going on. I didn't know how to get her ready to ride the bus, we were extremely late the night we were supposed to go meet her teacher because I couldn't find my stinking keys, I didn't know if I should take her to school the first day or just let her ride the bus. AHH!! It was a little stressful and I'm sure it was mostly caused by the lack of brain cells I've had since I got pregnant. It all worked out so well though. The day before school started Emma and Josh were able to ride the bus around the loop that it would go to get her used to it and then after listening to advice from my wonderful sister I decide to take her on her first day. I was the only one out of the whole class to take her and get pictures with her that morning and I'm so glad that I did. She is so smart and is going to do so well. Now we just have to get Jaxson started in preschool. I was so glad that Josh was able to share such a fun experience with her. He is such a great dad!!
Going on the trial run the day before school.

I surprised her with this outfit for her first day. I think she looks so cute in it!! I'm not biased though am I.