Our Family

Our Family
This is a blog about our family. My journal of our adventures. We're just trying to do our best raising 2 crazy kids (or maybe we're the crazy ones). Eight years of marriage under our belts, and still lots of new adventures and surprises on this road called life.


In loving memory of my mom- Kathleen Nelson Higgins May 11, 1954-December 29, 2008. She is my warrior and I wear pink in honor of her.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Starting School 2012

First Day of 1st Grade
West Valley Elementary
Ms. Sharp
Grace's ride to the bus- Daddy and the Ripstick* 

I want to recommit to posting on this blog again- I know, I know, hopefully not an empty promise to myself. I just can't believe how the time goes and kids grow up, and if I don't document it the pictures and memories will slip through the cracks. Besides- a little journaling is good for me, for sure! So here we go. . . . 

Grace started 1st grade! Can't believe how super FAST summer went. It's hard to believe school is in when it's 97 degrees outside still- yuck. Anyway, Grace is doing fabulous! There have been so many little changes I've seen in her this summer that all point to her growing up more. The first day of school was one of these. Grace was excited, confident, and ready to roll on the first day. We met her teacher the previous Friday and I feel like it is such a good fit. Grace was pretty much dragging us out the door to the bus, and barely said goodbye (which is a big change from last year). A fully day later, she came home happy, excited and all went well. SO hard to believe that my first baby is a full time first grader, but it's good and she's happy which = a happy mom. Hope this keeps up! So far, so good.

A few things going on in our life right now as we start the school year:

*Adam just got done tiling our kitchen floor! Looks so much better than the dated 90s maroon diamond linoleum we've been threatening to change for the last 6 years. Grout is still coming and hopefully by the end of Labor Day weekend, we'll have our kitchen back and another project checked off the list. 

*I'm 34 weeks pregnant with baby boy #3. Feeling tired, hot, and ready for this boy to come- well in the right time. The kids and Adam call him Jack but I'm still not 100% sure on the name.

*Max starts preschool next week- new preschool and going 4 days a week.

*Grace and Max got bunk beds a few weeks ago (in preparation for the baby) and they have been a big hit!

*End of the summer BBQ with a few great friends and their families before school started. We are really enjoying time spent with the great people in our lives. 

*Boot Barn delivered again. . . Grandpa Higgins took the kids to get a new pair of boots for the school year and some school shopping at Herberger's. Of course this did not replace our annual school shopping trip with JoAnn and Quinn. We love doing that every August. We also hit Lagoon for the 2nd time this summer and it was great- thank heavens for Lagoon A Beach in high 90 degree weather.

Life is good. We've been really busy with lots more to do as we anticipate the arrival of Moonpie #3. First things first- start school. If the first week is any sign of things to come this year, it's going to be great!

P.S. It's been so long since I've blogged, I can barely remember how to do this- oops.