First Day of School

The first day is always a bit bittersweet...WE LOVE SUMMER but the lack of routine eventually wears on me and I become an overwhelmed, unfocused, crazy person by the end of August. Many new things this school year for our family. Chase, 1st grade, is our last child to enter into public school...we'll miss our beloved Pilot Rock Christian School dearly. Sailor, 3rd grade, is the oldest sibling in our newly built elementary school which means we're trying to get her to carry the "Big Sister" torch but she's not having it yet. Jett, oh my baby...6th grade, middle school he has entered and momma's feeling sad about it. He, classically, locked his locker combo INSIDE his locker on the first day but recovered well because he probably wasn't the only one. He is happy and confident doing the middle school thang...more and more responsibilities and privileges have been bestowed upon him over this past summer. He's taking to the pre-teen thing pretty well so far. Here's a pic of the first day of school...with Auntie Sarah who is on her 5th day of her new school...Ashland Massage Institute!

Last horrah of the summer...

We went to the Treehouse Resorts for our last family vacation before school starts. I heard about this place several years ago and always wanted to go. Here are the pics... our house was called the Swiss Family Treehouse and it was complete with a main treehouse accompanied by a bouncy bridge to the kid unit...so fun! The kids and I zip-lined through the trees for an hour, rode horses and enjoyed the semi-communal living amongst the other treehousers. It was Treetastic!

Pee Wee...here we come...

My sisters and I love our girly road trips. As of 5 minutes ago we have our next one planned. The day after Thanksgiving we are headed to HOLLYWOOD for 1 day to see Pee Wee do his thang...not Paul Reubens but PEE WEE!!! The 3 of us are dressing up, getting crazy and heading to Pee Wee's Playhouse...wahoo!!!! You know we'll have amazing pics to come!

Jett made the local paper this summer!

Jett was asked to be in our local paper as a Junior Ashlander spotlight kid. It was a fun thing for him to do. Check out the article...

http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090722/LIFE/907220302/-1/LIFE