first day of school!

Lets start out by telling a story.... Last fall I was watching "good things Utah" (a TV talk show for Utah....I know only in Ut!) One of the ladies on the show was being really emotional one morning after sending one of her kids to kindergarten for her first time. I was watching and thinking, come on lady pull it together- it's not that big of a deal!!! But oh was I wrong!! What an emotional deal it really is!!! So I apologize to the lady on tv for thinking such mean things about her!

So we go! Sara's first day of kindergarten was Monday. She was very excited and yet a little apprehensive. Last week when we went to meet her teacher she told me on the way in that she didn't think she wanted to go to school anymore. But quickly changed her mind after meeting her teacher...."I can't wait to go to school mommy!"

This was her before school. It was amazing how willing she was to get up and get ready for school this morning! If you know Sara, then you know that she is not a morning person, so this was an amazing event.

Sara and her friend Lexi, who is in her same class. Her Teacher is Mrs. Williams, and she goes in the morning.

We couldn't resist taking a picture us all. I really didn't want to let her go after the picture of the two of us was taken! It seems almost too soon for her to be five and going to school! The thing that makes me the most emotional is that I feel like now that she is in school, before I know it Zack will be too, and then Curtis. It just scares me how quick life is really moving!

Swimming lessons

A few weeks ago Sara and Zack had swimming lessons!! After many attempts to sign them up here in Lehi and American Fork for swimming lessons, we finally gave up and signed them up at the Scera Pool, in Orem. So every morning for 2 weeks we went down to orem for swim lessons. This is the first year that I have sign my kids up for swim lessons, and they LOVED it!! Especially Sara, I should have signed her up for a harder class, because she was constantly trying to swim on her own and couldn't keep her head above water longer than it took to take a breath. Zack was a little shy at first but by the end really loved it!!

Of course I waited till the last day of swimming lessons to take their pictures and Sara was not feeling good that day and had to stay at Gma's while we went so I only have pictures of Zack. I wish I had gotten a picture of Sara jumping off the side of the pool yelling CANNON BOMB. She then throws her feet up and lands bottom first with hand and legs straight up in the air. I really enjoyed watching them everyday, so much more than I thought. I would bring my book to read everyday, however I never picked it up, I couldn't keep my eyes off them! Matt also came everyday the first week and then the last day too! He is the best dad ever!!! He is always so supportive and excited for the kids.