First day of school! 2014-2015

Totally rocked the 1st day! Loved it!

Also totally rocked the 1st day.... does not remember because her blood sugar was low when this picture was taken... morning of day 2 she is excited again and I will have something to stick in her mouth the minute she walks in the door today.

This guy and I had a day alone...we get one more tomorrow... today we started our T/Th babysitting gig.

Next week we start taking care of a new friend who comes every day, so we're soaking it up our alone time before we have lots of friends to play with every day! 

(That will be awesome too!) 

Yummy Harvest time After School Snack for kids-who-need-to-eat-the-second-they-get-home:

Sliced pan roasted peaches

Apples and peanut butter

Watermelon

Veggies and dip

Zucchini bread

Any other ideas??? My only requirements are, healthy, quick, cheap... in that order.

The dish ran away with the spoon...

But I am sure the Bowl and the Pitcher had WAY more fun than the dish and the spoon... because we went to their park yesterday, and it was awesome!

He's not getting ready to bludgeon her, they are practicing skipping rocks. 

An, Lilly, Cori, Gid and Havah is the background

Lilly practicing her  climbing skills. Preston & Savanah, Matt & Gid and Amy.

We waded in the river, made rafts from little sticks, played on the rocks, at yummy fresh fruit and made new friends.

We live in such a beautiful happy place!

Life is good.

In with the New out with the old...

There are little boxes in the top of my closet filled with new clothes and shoes and crayons and wide ruled paper and glue sticks...

Confession: All the new things makes me want to get ride of EVERYTHING! Everything.

Start new- clean... only bring in what needs to be here and everything else - Bye Bye.

This is not entirely possible however... So instead I just get ride of things slowly...

Today I went through the kids drawers. May I just say- RIDICULOUS!

Who is their MOTHER? and Why?!?! has she allowed them to horde so much clothing?
Yikes.

I have a few rooms I am hiding from though. The office and the playroom... Must be done.
Before the kids go back to school, it will be done.

Havah's choice for her First day of 2nd grade Shirt!