A Visit with Mama/Great-Grandmother

My grandma came from Florida to visit us - we had a great time with her! We had not seen her in two years and so it was fun for the kids to reconnect with her. This is my mom's mom and I call her Mama (as does Jon) and the kids call her great-grandmother. I've always had a special relationship with Mama. For several years ('98-'03), we were blessed to live only 30 minutes away from each other and we spent a lot of time together. We love you Mama! We'll come down to Florida to visit you someday soon!

First Day of School

Well, the first day of school has come and gone, and we are now officially done with our preschool years - it is so weird! We feel like we just had these babies - how is it possible that they are both in full-time school already?

Here are some pics from their first days (Sophia started on a Monday and Anthony started on a Thursday)

2nd grader

Sophia w/ neighbor friends Talia & Chloe

Kindergartner

going to the same school as big sister is awesome!

Anthony with neighbor buddy Jack

such a big boy!

High-View Neighborhood Extravaganza

The week before school started, Jon planned a night of fun for the neighborhood kids. We are blessed with some great neighbors and lots of kids that are all around the same age. Jon put together a fun competition for them as a last hurrah of summer.

Jon and Galen - the masterminds of the event

Sos & Chlo hammin' it up