Birthday Week at Our House!!

We are so lucky to have 2 birthdays this week! Andy is turning 37 and Drew is turning 6.....wow.....that just doesn't sound right. My little boy is going to be 6. I often think back and remember when I would sit and just stare at him. What a great baby he was......boy is he making up for it now! Drew is a handful but I would be lost without him. He definitely keeps us going. We haven't decided if we are going to go up north for the weekend or go over to San Diego. I guess that is the nice thing about flying free, you don't have to make plans too early. He loves to go to Sea World so I thought it would be nice since he is the birthday boy.

I am so grateful for being a mom. I love each of my kids in so many ways! How time flies.....Emily is going to be leaving home to go to college in a few years!

Oh no...it has already started!

Drew woke up this morning and said he couldn't go to school because he was sick! Okay....my girls don't do that. They both LOVE school so I have never had to deal with a child that doesn't want to go to school. Get this....he even started fake coughing. I about died. I said "Son, you are going to school!" He said "but I can't mommy...I am sick...(cough cough)." He told me that school is WAY to long and he wants to be home with me "cuz you my best friend mom." Okay, so that melts my heart but it is only the second day of school. I made pancakes and off to school they went. How bad am I that I almost let Lauren take him so I didn't have to walk him up there. Come on Nicole......you walked Emily to her line every day for the first 3 years! THIS IS HIS SECOND DAY! Oh how things change with each child!

I love you Drew and you will always be my best friend!

1st Day of School

Well.....it was finally here! All three kids are in school ALL day! Oh what am I going to do with myself? I have a HUGE list but of course I had to start off my first day by hanging out with a friend then meeting another friend for lunch! Oh this is going to be nice!

Drew was a little nervous but not a lot. He kept saying he didn't want to go to school all day because it was too long! He is so excited that he gets to go to "Lauren's school."

Lauren was so excited. She has a FABULOUS teacher and will have a great year (hopefully).

Emily....we drove the carpool first.......nothing beats picking kids up at 6:00am for school. Poor girl! It is a sacrifice but one she wants to do for Seminary! She loves it!

I dropped off the carpool then came back home. Lauren was already awake and I was not waking Drew up until 7:00. He did not want to wake up. Not a good start. I asked what he wanted for breakfast and he said nothing. I told him he had to eat before he went to school. He said he just wanted water. That wasn't working for me. I gave him a granola bar and milk. He didn't have much to do with it. Took them up to school and tried to make my way around all the millions of parents, video cameras, grandparents, strollers. YIKES!! Lauren walked to her class but wouldn't even kiss me! Too cool for that BUT if we were in the parent drop off she wouldn't have stepped foot out of the car without a kiss! Little stinker! It was Drew's turn to go into school.....off he went! Ahh.....so nice to have them all gone ALL day! Yes, I miss my buddy home but it had to come sooner or later. I am grateful for the time I have had him at home!

After school....geez....I almost forgot to pick up my kids. Where did my day go! Picked Drew up at the flagpole. He must have been a good boy today because he got a sticker on his calendar! I just love the standard answer to "How did your day go buddy?" Fine...we did nothing!

I am afraid the years are going to fly by now! We have a 10th grader, 6th grader and one in Kindergarten this year! Next month Emily starts driving!! That is scary!

FRIDAY - JULY 31ST (Alpine Slides)