Big day Monday

Payton will start Kindergarten on Monday so I will post her picture then. She tested on Thursday and got to meet her teacher. She is so excited to start. She is going to have a VERY HARD time getting up for school. Hopefully we will get it under control so she will be happy when she goes to school. I still can't believe she is starting school.

First day of School

Caleb and Kailei had a GREAT first day of school (Thursday). They love school and they love their teachers. There is only one downside to going to school, they have to get up at 6:30AM and if you know my kids, they do not get up early. So far they have all been doing really well with getting up and getting ready. They have a great school that feeds them breakfast, so I don't have to worry about it. They love eating breakfast in their classrooms. I am so glad they are at their new school. Also, they do not have early release on Wednesday's, which I have always thought is a waste of time. They should just give the day off.

Parker started today and he had a great day. He is playing football so he already had some friends. His school is a lot smaller than LBJ (his previous school) and he loves it. The teachers actually can care about each student because they don't have as many to worry about. He is loving playing football. This has been a dream of his for a long time. I am glad he is having fun.

August Already!?!

I can't believe that it is August. I did it! I registered my kids for school out in Edgewood this year. Caleb (4th grade), Kailei (2nd grade) and Payton (Kindergarten) will be attending Route 66 Elementary School which has 300 students from K to 6th grade. Caleb and Kailei get to meet their teachers this Thursday, they are so excited. They will start school on August 13th, we are now in Moriarty School District. Payton gets to meet her teacher on August 13th, so she has to wait a little bit. I still can't believe that Payton is starting Kindergarten. It will be really weird for Presley and me to be home by ourselves. Payton starts school on August 17th.
Parker will be attending Edgewood Middle School as a big 8th grader. There are 300 students in his school for 7th and 8th grade. It will be a lot different for him coming from a school of 1300 students 6th through 8th. He is really excited because he is going to play football this year. He has wanted to play football with YAFL for a long time but I didn't want to commit to the schedule. So I am excited for him to be able to finally play football. Parker starts school on August 14th.
We are all excited to be moving out to Edgewood, FINALLY, and living in Bob and Sandi's house. Our house is not done yet, as we have been working on Bob and Sandi's since November. We hope that our house will sell soon so that we can finally finish our house in Edgewood. We have loved living on the Westside of Albuquerque but we are ready to start a new faze in our lives of living out in the mountains. We love our property in Edgewood, it is so peaceful out there.

July is almost over

And school will be starting soon. I can't believe it. It just seems like summer started. Where has the time gone? I love summer time except when we are trying to sell our house. It is hard to keep it clean all day long. The kids are doing a great job with their chores and keeping the house clean. It helps that we aren't home a lot but I appreciate their hard work.
I register the kids this week for school out in Edgewood. Route 66 Elementary School starts August 13th for Caleb and Kailei. Payton starts kindergarten on Monday, August 17th. Edgewood Middle School starts on August 20th for Parker. Should be fun times! I think the kids are excited to start school.

We have fish

Ok, not real fish but my kids LOVE the water. Payton can now swim without her floaties and she is so excited. She likes having the comfort of her vest but she can total swim without it. Presley LOVES to swim without her floaties. She jumps off the diving board at my friend Dana's house. I let her come up to the top before she grabs my hands. She can hold her breath for a long time and when she needs to get a breath she gets her head above the water, sometimes she even floats on her back. She is so funny. She is still working on getting a breath when she gets her head out of the water, but she is like a little fish. We are enjoying the time we can spend at the pool. That seems to be the thing we do when we get a call that a relator is coming to the house. Many people are looking at the house, we are just waiting for the right family to want our home. I can't believe that school will be starting in a month. YIKES!!!! We are having a great summer and we hope you all are as well.

Girls are fun!

I always love to take pictures of my girls, especially when they all cooperate.

They had fun taking these pictures with their matching 4th of July shirts.

Happy 4th!

It is a little late but I am finally getting around to blogging. Our family spent our 4th in Gilbert, AZ with my mom and my brother Tyler and his family. My dad was on his motorcycle ride to Laguna Seca for the Moto GP races. Joe usually goes with him but he sold his bike and didn't go this year. We had a great time, even though it was rather HOT, we went swimming atleast 3 times a day. Thank goodness I have a family that loves the water. Presley especially was a little fish. She decided that she didn't want to swim with her floaties and it was rather funny. She can almost get her head out of the water when she swims without floaties. Payton can swim without her floaties but she feels more comfortable with them on. We had a great time! Parker and Caleb always love the 4th because we buy fun fireworks and they get to put on the firework show for all of us.