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10 little pumpkins sitting on a gate

Will and I got to go with Maddy and her preschool to the pumpkin patch. We had such a fun time, even though it was in the 90's!!

Feeding the animals

Riding the ladybug train

Picking out the perfect pumpkin

We all had a great time!

Heads up...7-up!

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We live in AZ...

Rattler country. Fun times.

1st Day of school jitters--Part 1

Today Ellie started 1st grade. At a new school. She wasn't very nervous, but I was/am. If you've never been the new kid in school (Mark!!) than you can't relate. But for me, growing up, I was the new kid in school. 7. times. It's scary being the new kid. You worry if the kids will like you. If you'll like them. If you'll have anyone to sit with. If you'll like the teacher. Will she be mean? What if no one sits by you at lunch? What if no one plays with you on the playground. Luckily, these are all my worries. My sweet little Ellie is such a super friendly, cute little girl that last Thursday at back to school night she had already made some friends. (One of which I switched her to the same table so they could sit together. Shhhh.... But I couldn't leave my girly girl at an all boys table could I????) So here's to hoping the rest of her 1st day is wonderful....

My big beautiful 1st grader

This year she gets a backpack!

Entering Mrs. B's room

Ellie with Mrs. B

Her table--sure beats the all boy table don't you think?

Here's to a great year!!!

Jitters--Part 2

Sweet little Maddy started Preschool today. I am not so nervous for her as I am for Ellie. The reason being? 7 out of the 10 kids in her preschool class are all in Sunbeams with her at church. She already knows a bunch of her little friends. In fact, she told me she wasn't nervous because she had her good friend Risa in her class. Well, good luck anyways Maddy!

My sweet little Preschooler

(I love that she and Ellie both chose to do the same pose--independently!)

Bye, mom! I'm off to school!!

Maddy and her good friend Risa

The Preschool gang (minus 2)

A great year has begun....

First Grade here she comes!!!!

I am not sure where the time has gone, but kindergarten has flown right by!!

Ellie loved school--wonderful teacher, awesome new friends, amazing principal, fun school with tons of great activities. What a great intro to the educational system!

First day of school vs. Last day of school

Mrs. H

She has grown so much this year!

(In more ways than one!!)

YAY!!!! We are so proud of you Ellie!

Go Daddy...

go, go, GO!!!
Good luck today Mark! We love you VERY much and will be thinking of you!
Love, your family

The Grand Canyon state... here we come!!!

Soon (VERY soon in fact!) our family of five will be trading in our beach blankets and Sea World passes for pool towels and hiking shoes!! We will become Arizonans starting next month--June 7th to be exact (and YES that's less than 3 weeks away!!) Mark has received an offer--and has now officially accepted it--from Go Daddy. We are SUPER excited (and surprisingly, Ellie is too--I think maybe it's a promise of her very own pool in the backyard?!)

We will truly miss San Diego though--(who wouldn't right??) We feel we have been so blessed to consider Southern California as "home" for the past 8 years. I mean we got to LIVE in the same place where other people plan dream vacations to. I mean hey, we honeymooned here! However, we feel that this is a move forward for us and it is what is best for our little family at this time.

BUT that doesn't mean that we won't be back TONS to visit!! I mean, we still have our Sea World passes. We still have to use up our Disney get a day pass. We still have my dad and Nancy here to visit. Not to mention all our good friends who we will miss dearly and will have to come visit. And... when the temps get up to 119 in the summer, you know I will be in the car driving the kids back to visit so we can hang out at the beach! It's a measly 5 1/2 hours away--that's nothing!

So for now, it's a little CRAZY around here!! Now que the "joys" of moving! AHHH!!! Packing with 3 little ones, house hunting, saying good-byes... Yeah, and does anyone know of anyone who wants to buy a cute little house in San Diego?????