Bathtime Toes

There is nothing cuter than wrinkly toes after a bath!

Ok, maybe wrinkly fingers are right up there too!

Vacation Pictures

I finally got the pictures posted on my Picasa site. I have captioned most of them, and figured I would just post a link to that one so I don't have to do it twice. We had so much fun and there are tons of pictures! It was so nice to be able to visit! We miss our family and friends already!

http://picasaweb.google.com/Jen.Reed6

First day of school!

YAY!! School started this morning! Jacey was nervous but seemed excited too.


She popped up as soon as her alarm buzzed. Here is a cute picture of her on her first day of 3rd Grade!

Jonah wasn't as excited. I think he was VERY nervous. He couldn't get to sleep last night. He was laying in bed stressing about today. He wasn't as enthusiastic as he got up. After I told him that he could either go dressed or still in his pajamas, he got dressed. He wouldn't wear his backpack for the picture, but I'm just lucky he would let me take his picture. This is the best he could do in his mood. :)
I hope they are having a good day! I keep wondering what they are doing and how things are going.

Jaren and Jaxon have been having a great day! They have been playing and helping me unpack and we are getting some things done. It's a little bit quieter, but not by much since Jaxon is the noise maker :)

Jaren starts afternoon preschool on Sept 8 on Mondays and Wednesdays. That will be even more adventurous. He says he's excited, but I am thinking he's going to have a little bit of Separation Anxiety. We'll see!

Fun Trip

We had a great vacation to Utah! We had tons of fun with family and friends! I took tons of pictures. I have piles of laundry to do.. oh, if only life could be a continuous vacation :)

Pictures coming soon!

My Birthday!

I had a nice birthday. Joe traded my birthday for our closing day, so he didn't get the day off.

The kids and I went to an afternoon showing of "Horton Hears a Who" at the Dollar theater.

It was a good movie, and Jaxon even seemed interested for most of the time. I was worried that he would be all over the place, but he did pretty good.

We went out to eat after Joe got home from work. We went to Chili's. We don't venture to restaraunts very often with kids, because by the time we order and sit and wait, they are ready to go, and they are getting out of their seats and trying to escape by the time their food comes. They did a little better this time, and I would be willing to try again some time in the future.

We came home and had Angel Food cake and strawberries and whipped cream for dessert. It was an all around good day! I don't feel very much older though :)

The Move

We finally got moved in! We have been here a week now. I really like the space and dislike it all at the same time! One thing that I don't like is that when the kids call me or are arguing I have to walk all the way across the house, or all the way upstairs to find them. I'm definitly getting my exercise though.

Here are some more pictures of the move:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Jen.Reed6/Moving


We aren't unpacked yet, and we are off on our other adventure tomorrow, and then school will be starting soon! Hopefully I will have more time then.

Here's a link to pictures of our UNPACKED house..
http://picasaweb.google.com/Jen.Reed6/NotQuiteMovedIn

Jen

House

Link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Jen.Reed6/OurHouse

Getting Antsy

I am getting antsy to move in! I have a lot of packing done and now we are just waiting! Most of what i haven't packed is stuff we are using, so that stuff will have to be last minutes stuff. I am excited for more space and a big back yard with a high wooden fence. BUT there are things I will miss:

• our big living room
• the park behind our house
• only 2 bathrooms to clean
• all the work we've done in this house
• our neighborhood
• being close to the library and the post office
• being close to Joe's work (it will go from a 10 to a 20 minute commute)

I'm sure once we move, I will notice other things I will miss. But only 8 more days till we move!