Back to School

Week one of school went great! We are on the early track this year which means the kids start at 8:00am and are out by 2:15pm. I wasn't sure I was going to like it but I actually love it. The kids just get up, eat, get dressed and off to school they go but I love how we have all afternoon together. As winter sets in I may not like getting them off so early but right now I love it. Emily is in first grade and it is so odd to just have Aly and Janey at home. Aly is a good little helper and it is nice to focus on pre-school play again. Janey is walking around furniture like a champ and has given up the baby food for the good stuff with texture and taste. She still puts everything in her mouth which is a challenge at times. Last night she crawled into our shower and sucked on soap. I guess I'll have to come up with a new consequence for her when she gets older and says a bad word because the taste didn't bother her one bit. I wonder sometimes if the girl has taste buds. Aly misses her playmates all day but I will be starting a little playgroup once a week with 3 other moms that will be fun for her. She is growing up fast and is quick as a whip I tell ya. The girl is full of humorous one liners.

The four older kids all love their teachers which I am so happy about. Katy has a male teacher for the first time and is not in with her best friend Ivy but seems so love her teacher and his sense of humor and interesting lectures. Jacob and Hunter are in the same class this year, the first time since kindergarten. Their teacher is very supportive in helping them with their dyslexia and is even interested in becoming a certified tutor. She has taught 15 years, loves BYU, and loves to teach. The boys were thrilled that she is cougar fan. Emily has a substitute for the first couple of weeks while her teacher recovers from her new baby. She is in the same class as her cousin Chauncey and seems to love eating lunch in the lunch room and being with the big kids.

I'm adjusting to having more time on my hands and somehow still filling it all. I was just called as cub master today which I am really excited. We have a great cub scout program in our ward and I love that I get to work with my boys. They both high fived me after I was sustained in church. I was called just five minutes before the meeting so it was news to them when I stood up. Jonathan starts at his new school tomorrow and is looking forward to meeting his new students.

Yesterday we planted seed in our front yard. A project that was much harder work than I had suspected. The backs of my legs are very sore today from bending up and down a hundred times. Now we just pray it will grow. The kids are so excited to have grass. I would hate for it to fail.