Lonely...

...without her big brother. When will preschool start mama?!

Kindergarten...sniff sniff!

WHAT?!?! Chase starts KINDERGARTEN?!?!?! Wow, time really does fly. My sweet, loving baby boy is off to the big bad world of elementary school. Oh how I wish I could keep him at home with me forever and always. His first day of kindergarten came in the blink of an eye. I felt like he was really prepared from an education perspective but I was oh so worried about him from a new school/new friends/new experiences standpoint. His first couple of days were rough. I could tell he was a little sad to go. Nana was in town to see him off to his first day and between the two of us, I don't think we made things much better with our own tears ;). But he is a brave little man and went off to school like a trooper! Making new friends isn't as easy as it has been in the past because they don't get a lot of recess (like 5-10 minutes three times a day, that seems like nothing)! He's met a couple little friends tho and seems to really like his teacher a ton which is awesome. She is AMAZING with all the kids. Mrs. Culbertson is her name and we love her! 

Just like last year, I asked Chase for his input on a few of his favorite things...here are his answers:

Favorite Movie: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Favorite Game: ZLT Trials (ipad game)

Favorite Place: Pool

Favorite Food: Corn Dogs

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Show: Paw Patrol (he said it would be the TMNT cartoon but since he picked that for a movie he didn't want to use the same thing, ha!)

 My own grandma came to see me off to kindergarten many moons ago. It was so special that nana was here for  his first day :). 

Cookies!

With summer coming to an end, the kids have been restless. Ready to take on new schools, new friends and new adventures. Keeping them busy at home has been a challenge but one thing they love to do is cook. Hopefully they will continue this love of cooking for many years to come. For now, they make excellent helpers...Auds is more into the specifics (measuring, dumping, etc) while Chase likes to watch things mix and, in this case, help to scoop the cookies onto the baking sheet!

To The Moon & Back Week 31

OMG we had rain! And thunderstorms! People here say it was nothing and that we need to be prepared for the "real rain" but it was such a fun day for us. We played in the street in jackets that were way too warm for the still 80 degree day but it really was so cool to experience our first rain in Kansas City. I'm sure we will be sick of it by January but right now we can't wait for the next storm to come our way!

Ah and Pa visit!

We had such a nice time with Pa and Ah, lots of BBQ, thanks to Mike making us go multiple times :). Chase went to see Transformers with Ah and we also went to the museum at Prairie Fire and drove around a lot checking things out :). One more month and we get to see them again!