The first day of School 2013

August 14, 2013

Jantzyn my 4th grader

She was able to pick her teacher this year, Mr. Griffiths.  She doesn't have very many girls in her class but i don't think the fourth grade as a whole has very many girls.  She does love her teacher and I hope she will have a wonderful year.

Jaicelyn my 7th grader

She also went early they had to switch her whole schedule around for her science class and she was not as happy as Jor.  She doesn't have any friends in any classes.  Luckily Jaice is a talker and I think she will make lots of new friends.   She did like her teachers so I think it will still be a good year for her.

Jorrin my Junior.  

She went early to change classes and ended up staying in the same ones.  She said she thinks it will be a fun year and has a lot of fun people in all  her classes.  Lets just hope she makes it through her English class after reading the 5 page syllable I am a little worried

Jadyn my College Freshman

She enjoyed not having to get up and go to school like the other girls.  Her first day is not until Mon August 19th.

Finishing off Summer

I think this has been one of the fastest summers I can remember.  It some ways I am glad it's over and some ways I wish it wouldn't end.  I hate when i am working and my kids are home all day but I love when we don't have schedules and we get to take mini vacations.

One of our last summer mini vacations was a trip to Veyo with the cousin's.  My kids are all about traditions and this is one of their favorites.

Jadyn and Jake drove Jor's car to veyo and as soon as we got back Jake said Jor needs new rooter's, and that he would fix it for us if we bought the parts.  We had known that the brakes weren't good so we couldn't pass it up.  Jake came over on Sat night to fix it and he taught Jadyn a few things about fixing brakes.  She loved watching and helping and getting dirty.

while Jadyn and Jake worked Jorrin watched on her "temporary vehicle"

The sunday before school starts we have our annual fashion show.  Terry always hopes they will forget but they never do.  This year Jor was the one that reminded us, but when it came time to do the show she was too lazy to change so she just laid our her outfits on her turns.  The other two however loved being on the runway.

The Cabin 2013

Aah the cabin...the family place in the woods where lots of things happend like:

Posters on the walls to decorate the rooms

wearing duck dynasty t-shirts as a family reunion shirt

sleeping in the kitchen when there is nowhere else to go

playing games for hours

and doing crafts too

mt biking is always fun

(unless you get altitude sickness.....

or muddy in a freak hail storm)

playing outside all day without parents telling you to be quiet

there are talent shows to make you smile and laugh

and getting ready all together each day

it's never boring and if you start to get bored you can always start a teen age mosh pit

or play on your dad's cell phone (some more advanced than others)

 
there is trying new things...

and wishing you hadn't

there is napping

and cleaning

and chillin

and cooking

 
and lots of treats

and intense arm wrestling contests

but most of all...

 there is love and family

(luckily what happens at the cabin, stays at the cabin)