Vannah got to wear her cheer uniform and cheer at a Back To School Pep Rally today....at lunch we asked her how her day was going and she said, "Great, I'm just smiling and saying hello to a bunch of people who are ignoring me"....just to clarify, she is able to laugh about these things so that is good.....oh, to be back in high school, right?

Not everyone will SEE us....but, the ones who do are worth every effort!

Raindrops On Roses

Each raindrop made a puddle as I was running the girls around tonight, so I got the "My Favorite Things" song stuck in my head....I decided to peek at my roses when I got home and, sure enough....I would agree they are one of my favorite things :)

Fun with puddles on petals :P

Are You Ready For This?

Happy BACK TO SCHOOL Day!

Round 1....Back to school for 11th, 8th, and 6th grade....I am grateful that my girls are always excited to go back to school and I don't have to push, pull or drag :)

Round 2.... Back to school for 3rd and 5th grades :P  It is about this time I start wondering if I will get any calls from any school today telling me someone forgot something.

If I Were A Rich Mom

What a day!  I got Vannah some scrubs because she is going to be starting a program at the Career Center this year...Health Technician I.  It was so cool seeing her trying them all on....she is growing up so fast.  I know she eventually wants a career in the medical field, so I hope this will give her some great insight into different careers so she can pinpoint what she may want to focus on.

We took the girls to a matinee of Pete's Dragon to celebrate BACK TO SCHOOL :P  It was super cute and we all cried...haha....even Brad :)  Then Kenna and I did some school picture day shopping because that will be upon us FAST!

Brad attended Center Stage Jackson's try-outs for Fiddler On The Roof ....I will keep you posted, but I am soooo glad he tried out....I have been trying to get him to do that for a few years.  It means I will be running the girls around a lot on my own, but since they are all in cheerleading right now....it seems a good time for one of us to take a turn doing something!  Not that taxiing isn't also AWESOME...ha!

At cheerleading practice, Karly was so excited to have landed her back tuck tonight.  I am glad she has a coach who is encouraging her to build upon the skills she learned in gymnastics last year.  She couldn't wait to show me when I picked her up.

So much goodness packed into one day...I AM RICH.

L'chaim!

These Are The Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGHk7Yq1cJI

Vannah told me tonight that she forgot her locker combo, but she thinks muscle memory will kick in on the first day of school....I wish I could be there to see if that really will work for her....haha!  

Karly, Danielle, Kassi, and McKenna had their school orientation tonight.  Brad and I had to split up, so he went with Kassi to 6th grade orientation while I took Karly and Danielle to 3rd and 5th grade orientation.  Then I met up with them at the Middle School to see how Kassi was doing and find McKenna who was starting through her 8th grade schedule.  I finally caught up with her in the hallway between her 2nd and 3rd hour class and she was being sooooo dramatic saying, "I have noooooo parent with meeeeeee!"  I thought she probably just said it that once, but later several other parents were repeating it back to me so evidently she was groveling for pity for a little while :P

My favorite embarrassing moment tonight....somewhere in the process of walking to a million different classrooms, I must have leaned up against a chalkboard with the word awesome on it...haha....and I was wearing a black shirt.....yep,

More Fun Pictures....

These are also from last night's fun night out....taken by my friend, Chrissy.  THANKS, CHRISSY!

This next one is hilarious to me...haha!  And I look like I am smiling at Brad for doing this...haha!  Poor Josiah.....can't believe his own mother would create this photo.....with moms like this, who needs enemies :P