First Grade!

Welcome to 1st Grade! It is hard to believe summer is over and Reagan is back at school. Her teacher is Mrs Flores and I have only heard good things about her so we are excited to see how the year goes. She has a couple of her good friends from church in her class so she was excited for her. 

And of course we had to go out for ice cream after the 1st day of school!

This was about a week before school started. The military had an event for school supplies and the kids got free sno-cones. They also each got a backpack and lot of school supplies. It was a great event and we hope they do it again next year! 

Onward to see Daddy!

So you would think traveling with 3 little kids would put you behind schedule right? Nope, wrong! My sister was the one to put us off schedule! Ha! We had planned to leave pretty early in the morning(we packed the cars the night before) but we were a couple hours behind because someone didn't want to get up. Oh well. What is another 2 hours to our 23 hour drive? ;) We drove all the way to Amarillo Texas and then decided to get a hotel and get some rest. The kids were able to run around and go swim in the hotel pool before bed time. 

Why is it that all the kids can't sleep at the same time?! It's okay though, Carson had a bag of pirates booty to keep him happy. 

This morning when we woke up, Bryson noticed that Aunt Katie, Gma Jo and Reagan were all matching so he asked me to wear a grey shirt so we could match. It was so cute! I was glad I had a clean grey shirt! 

matchy matchy! 

Little stud muffin. He was a bit obsessed with these classes this trip. 

Goofing off in Payson, AZ trying to burn off some energy. 

FEELS GREAT TO BE HOME!! We had a great summer vacation but glad to be home and be with Daddy again. And to be out of the humidity :) 

North to Missouri and Kansas!

Grandma Jo is driving back to AZ with us and on our way back, we are heading to Missouri to see my Dad and Gayle and to pick up my sister Kaitlyn so she can drive her car back with us. It was about an 8 hour drive and that felt short compared all the driving/flying we have been doing! And of course with little kids, you have to stop a few times. The kids were great on the trek up. 

My biker boy

We made it! We actually got in the night before but it was late so no pictures were taken.

Out to eat at Golden Corral.

Like I said before, my biker boy. The motorcycle he is standing in front of, that is what he said he wanted for Christmas. High hopes buddy! 

Since we were so close to Kansas, we had to make a day to drive over and see my Aunt and Uncle in Olathe. I haven't been back there since I was about Bryson's age(not quite sure). They are still living in the same house they have lived in for many many years. It was fun to see whats the same and what has changed. It was a bit chilly outside but that didn't stop the kids from swimming in their pool. And of course the kids were in love with the dogs. We met up with my cousin Dan and his girlfriend Paige and we all went out to eat. I think I caught the sickness the kids had at my moms house because I was very nauseous and didn't eat a single thing. Next time we go visit, we will have to go eat again because everyone raved about how good the fried chicken was! 

Kansas City Temple

Swimming! I am pretty sure their favorite part was the diving board. Hopefully when we make it back again, it won't be as cold out. 

This is the closest I got to a Kansas sign. Ha!

Bryson was excited to see the diving board but was a little scared to jump off. Good thing Katie was there to threaten him ;)

Back at PawPaw and Granny's, they have some horses that live around the corner to them so the kids wanted to take a walk and see them. These kids love animals! 

PawPaw and Granny bought the kids bubble guns. They loved them!

And now, we head home to Daddy!!

Fun around Grandma and Grandpa's

Here are just a few pictures from hanging around Grandma and Grandpa's house. The kids were always having fun whether we were at home or off doing something. 

Grizzly was fed very well while we were there

All the kids caught the flu and this was my meal for a couple days! I am just glad they got sick before we headed back home. 

Caught the thief! 

Making bullets with Papa!

If you can't tell, these 2 were best buds! 

4th of July and Water Park

For 4th of July, we headed over to Brian and Mary's house, who are friends of my parents from Alaska. They have a stream that runs through the back yard and the kids loved to feed all the fish. We played badminton and croquet, just ran around in the grass, had a fabulous BBQ and watched the Fireworks. The Fireworks weren't the kids favorite part but they started to enjoy them towards the end. 

They had some damage from a storm and had a frog living in the lining of the pool. The kids sat there and watched the frog for a good 10 min. 

Can you tell he enjoyed dinner?! lol

Our little firecrackers! 

My mom found out about a water park about an hour away and we decided to take the kids there. Point Mallard Water Park. The kids had a blast! What I thought was fun was that you could go play at the water park or walk down to the Tennessee River and take a swim. The river was much warmer than the water park. We can't wait to go back! 

Bryson says he will never go back in the wave pool. I think the waves were a little too big for him. He also said he won't ever go back on the big water slide(you rode down in a double tube) because it hurt his butt. But he still had fun!