First Day of School

The kids and I started school again. Alexander is now in middle school and LOVES it. I can't believe that he is that old and I was a little worried about it because at back to school night, we spent the whole 2 hours trying to open his locker! I am happy to report that he had no troubles this week and made it to his classes on time! Andrea is in 2nd grade and has the same teacher that Alex had in 2nd grade. She is a great teacher and Andrea is super excited to have her. Bizzy is in 1st grade and has decided that she now wants to be called Alizabeth:-( She has a first year teacher who has lots of fun and exciting ideas. I am in my senior year at Utah State which is keeping me busy. I am doing my practicum and LOVE it. I still work as a peer advisor in the Social Work department and am enjoying my classes. We are looking forward to a great year!

Summer Dance Camp

A girl that Alex goes to school with did a little dance camp for kids. The girls had a lot of fun learning the dances.

They did a duet dance

and a dance with a group of girls their age.

This is the whole group. The girl in the vest is the one who taught all the little girls their dances. She did a really good job !

Look out Michael Phelps!

Maybe the post title should have warned Olympic divers as well! :-) Andrea got the chance to go off the high-dive and Bizzy got to dive off the side of the pool. As you can see from the picture, Bizzy has amazing form for a dive called the "potato roll" It was a favorite of mine as a kid:-)

Andrea swimming freestyle

Alex swimming the breaststroke and the butterfly

Swimming is something that I really enjoy so it is fun to watch my kids enjoy it as well. It is also nice to take the kids swimming and not HAVE to get in the pool with them.

trash & flash

My kids are real home-bodies. They LOVE staying at home. I am not complaining as a matter of fact, it pleases me that they enjoy each others company and are able to entertain themselves! Today Alex was gone so it was a girls day....make-up, glitter, dresses, purses and high heels.

I bought their shoes at the DI for $2 and they have not taken them off! We did make-overs and will be painting our nails tonight. I am not really sure where my girls got their passion for the "finer things" like make-up and high heels because I am just not that kind of girl.

I enjoy watching them play now but I am not sure I am ready for what the teenage years will bring!:-)

Alex and his tomato plants

Alex LOVES tomatoes and this year is the first year we have had a place to plant some. He got four plants of his own to plant and take care of. He faithfully watered his plants and even talked with them. :-) It is now time for him to enjoy the "fruits" of his labor

I have never grown tomatoes before but I have never seen a tomato plant produce so many tomatoes!!! Each plant has at least 20 tomatoes. We will be eating tomatoes everyday for the next little while....good thing Alex likes them!

And the winner is......ME!

My friend recently had a book giveaway on her blog and I was the winner! I am not typically very lucky when it comes to drawings but who knows....maybe things are about to change! I won Gone With the Wind and To Kill A Mockingbird. I am excited to have things to read other than textbooks. Thanks Stevi!!!