First Grade

Sara started first grade today.  Her teacher is Mrs. Sutherland.  Sara is in the Multi-Age Program and is super excited about it. She had a great first day.  She was like a pro when I dropped her off this morning.  She said goodbye at the front door and didn't wait for me to walk her down to the cafeteria.  I can't believe how much she has grown up.  I really am going to miss having her around.  I'm also so excited to see her growing up.  She is so amazing!

Final Summer Outing

We took the kids to the Toledo Zoo on Labor Day for one final summer outing.  We had a great time seeing all the animals, riding the carousel, and just being together.  Callie and Tobin rode the carousel for the first time and loved it.  Callie started to cry when we had to get off.  It was so hot we all thought we were going to melt, but it was well worth it :)

Tobin's First Haircut

      Tobin got his first haircut just before turning 2.  He was laughing almost the first time because he is so ticklish.  It was hard to have him sit still.

Bowling

          All 4 kids went bowling this summer for the first time.  They loved it.  The bowling alley has a special ramp for little kids.  Callie and Tobin couldn't lift the ball by themselves, but they had willing volunteers to help them.  It was so cute and really fun!  Just look at how cute those little bowling shoes are :)

In the Fair Parade

    Our friends, the Smiths, took Sara and Jonas on thier tractor through the parade.  They had a great time waving at everyone.  The rain even held off for them.  We love living in our small town and having so many friends to share life with.

Callie and Tobin 2

      I can hardly believe Callie and Tobin turned 2 on May 30th!  They are so fun right now.  They are learning new things every day.  Tobin loves to figure out how things work.  He takes things apart & observes things closely.  Callie is very adventurous.  She likes trying new things and seems to be pretty fearless.  Both are beginning to come out of their shells and are more comfortable with other people.  They love to be together most of the time and look for each other to see what the other one is doing.  We are really enjoying this time with them, and feel so blessed to be their parents.

Jonas 4

Jonas turned 4 on May 12 - this is a little late.  He had fun celebrating with our family.  He is really into superheroes, so I made Spider man cupcakes.  He is really fun at this age.  He is super active, hardly sits still, has a really fun sense of humor, loves reading & coloring.  He is really thoughtful with his siblings, often sharing and offering to help them.  We feel so blessed by him and are so glad to be his parents.