First Day of School

August 10, 2009 came too quick this year. The first day of school again. The girls just keep getting bigger and bigger. Lindsey is now a big 5th grader. I can't believe that it is her last year of elementary school. It seems like yesterday that Brian graduated from law school and Lindsey began Kindergarten 3 months later. Kirsten is now in 3rd grade and Caroline is in 1st. Lauren starts preschool on September 1st. In two short years I will have them all in school all day! That is so weird!

Slideshow of our trip with the Perkes

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Tilapia anyone?

This is what I made for dinner tonight. It is called Lime Butter Fish with easy herb pasta. Very yummy. The kids even liked it. Brian set a new record tonight on his commute home. 2hrs 45 min. There was a gas spill. So he sat and sat and sat. The girls and I were so sad. He even left 45 min earlier than normal so that he could spend more time with us.
Kirsten is my sweet little pal! I sure do love her!

Why is it so Quiet?

Well, the kids did go back to school. I still need to post pictures of their first day. So is has been very quiet around here, just Lauren and I. Lauren is going to start pre-school on September 1st. She will go twice a week. That will be a much needed break for me. I think I might possibly spend most of my time alone at the gym. Yeah!!!

Today I was wondering why Lauren was being so quiet and not demanding my attention. I thought she was just having a great time playing. So, I left her alone. She has never ever done anything destructive in our house or to our house for that matter. She really is a good girl. Well, today she found the nail polish and decided to paint her own nails. This being my fourth girl and this has happened more times than I can count, I did not get mad at all (I usually do). The picture tells the story. At least it was on the tile in the bathroom and not on any carpet. I love you Lauren. Mommy is not mad. (She said," mom I think you are going to be mad".)

Tumbling

We put Lindsey and Kirsten in tumbling this summer. They absolutely loved every minute of it. They went Mon - Thur for 1 1/2 hours for the whole summer. They both learned how to do a round off back handspring. Kirsten loves it so much. She spends a lot of her spare time out on our trampoline practicing. Lindsey did a great job too, she just doesn't think about tumbling nonstop like Kirsten does. Here are a few videos of them at their class. And one of Kirsten in our neighborhood doing it on the grass.