First Day

The kids went back to school. For the most part, they seem to be enjoying it. Bethanie is not enjoying waking up at 5:40am, but is still adjusting.
Bethanie is in 5th grade, Sadie is in 3rd, and Brady started kindergarten!

Wesley and are spending our days together. I have nicknamed him my "pinball", because he never does anything for more than 7 minutes before bouncing on to the next thing.

Their Band Name

Brady: "Mom, today in church we learned about some righteous Lamanites. They said that they wouldn't fight because they promised they wouldn't, but then their sons decided that they had faith and they would fight. They were called the '2000 sizzling soldiers' !"

Me: "Do you mean the 2000 stripling warriors?"

Brady: "Yes!"

12 Weeks

Yes, the reason I have not been blogging is because we found out we are expecting another addition to our family. In fact, the last entry was about when we found out. It was such a huge surprise that I have been in total shock. Treatment for shock has been to put me in my bed with my feet elevated. No blogging.

A Survey About Dad

The kids wrote down answers for a dad survey to give to their dad on Father's Day.
One of the questions was; "I think daddy is funny when he ___"
Brady's response was, "No, daddy doesn't do anything funny. I'm funny!"

Holiday! Celebrate!

Our family spent a few days in Santa Claus, IN, the place where it is ALWAYS Christmas. Our cute little cottage that we stayed at was decorated in Christmas decor, and Christmas music was playing in the background at Holiday World. We really love that park. It's clean, very family friendly, and they serve unlimited FREE DRINKS! Ok, actually the coolest part is their nationally recognized, award winning coasters and rides. :)

We were pretty impressed with the kids' sense of adventure. Bethanie hit every coaster, Sadie ended up doing the coaster with the biggest drop, and even Brady came with us on the water coasters. Fun stuff!

 

               (Brady and Wesley didn't actually ride this coaster, but couldn't be left out of the picture. )

Another Year Has Come And Gone

Bethanie, Sadie, and Brady just finished off another year of school. The 2012-2013 school year was as fantastic as the others so far. My three kids had wonderful teachers.
Once again, Sadie came home on the last day of schooling sobbing and saying she just didn't think she could love another teacher as much as her teacher this year. I had to remind her that she came home crying and saying the same thing last year and the year before that.
Brady invited his two pre school teachers over for dinner at our house and asked them to come to church with him. We already had one over for dinner this evening!
This next fall will begin a big year for our family. Brady starts kindergarten, Sadie will be in third grade, and Bethanie moves to a new school, the intermediate school.
Until then, we are very excited to enjoy summer together.

Donation

Sadie made a donation to Locks of Love today.