Family Palooza

Today was our church's annual "Family Palooza".  The kids look forward to this day as soon as September hits.  It's a huge event that ran from 11:00-5:00 PM with inflatables, food, tricycle rides, pumpkin launchers, archery, car show, and petting zoo all for FREE.  The day hit record highs with heat index in the upper 90's but that did not stop us or many others from having a full day of fun.  

Mane Event

On Saturday, the kiddos participated in their school's annual "Mane Event".  It's a fundraiser to raise money for the school where the kids, staff and parents can run a 1/3 mile or 1.5 mile obstacle course.  This year Ian ran the Cub run (1/3) and did great.  My favorite part was instead of going under the ropes like you are suppose to, he decided to be the only kid and go over so he wouldn't get wet, haha!  Elyse, Caleb, Kallen and Dad participated in the 1.5 mile.  Their course involved lots of running, tubes to tunnel through, tire obstacle, lily pads over pool, rope course, ninja stagier steps, a giant wall, mud pit and large water slide.  After they all successfully crossed the finish line, they jumped in the inflatables, played on the playground, ate Pizza Ranch pizza and hung out with friends.  The entire morning was a fun event for our entire family.

Elyse Turns 10 Years Old

Today Elyse hit double digits, 10!  I can't get over how scary that is to know our little girl is never going to have a birthday consisting of just one number again.  She is growing up way too fast and I hate everything about that fact.  Love her to pieces and pray year 10 brings as much joy, love and hope as the last nine years have brought.  Elyse continues to love anything to do with singing, dancing, being around friends or family, swimming, and God.

Happy 10th Birthday, Elyse!  

We love you more than words can ever show.

Elyse celebrated turning 10 with 24 hours of celebrating.  It started with some of her closest friends coming over after school yesterday for a sleepover party.  The girls painted nails, ate pizza/cake, opened presents (including a karaoke machine), had a singing competition, and ended the night watching "Newsies" on the big screen :)  Thankfully they all slept pretty good and were fabulous!  Then today she got to participate in the Mane Event at school, celebrated with Nana, opened more presents, ate more cake, and then ended her day by going out to eat.  If 10 is as good as her birthday celebration was than I think it's going to be a great year!

Happy Birthday, Nana!

Today Nana turned another year wiser, so we went down to surprise her and celebrate her. It was a quick visit but we still had fun eating cake, opening presents, and spending quality time with Nana. Happy Birthday, Nana, we love you and hope you had a good day!

First Day of Preschool

Ian was really disappointed yesterday that he didn't start school with the rest of the kiddos, but today was his day and he was so excited!  He climbed out of bed right away, got dressed and ran to me saying, "I'm ready for school!"  He is so excited to be a Legacy Lion this year.  It was a little emotional for me after dropping him off for the entire day with the kiddos; but he did great and is already asking if he can go back tomorrow instead of waiting till Thursday.  :)

 How he felt taking his picture instead of getting in the van to go to school, ha!

First Day of School

Today Elyse started 4th grade, Caleb started 2nd, and Kallen started 1st.  They were all super excited to see friends and familiar faces, a little nervous about new teachers but thankfully they know them well. Once again an amazing first day of school welcome with the orange carpet, high fives, lots of loud music and fun; Legacy never disappoints!  I know it's going to be a great year!