We are in week two of school for the older two boys and week one of preschool for the little guy.  And I'm happy to report a fairly smooth beginning for all.  Starting at a new school is challenging and scary, exciting and exhausting.  I am so proud of the way Jack and Chase have adapted.  They put on their bravest of faces on the first day and went for it.  Now with just a little over a week under their belts, they both know their routines, they are making friends, and they've decided it's no use to argue with mom about wearing a belt.  As I remind them, "i don't make the school rules!"  :)  So onward we go into 3rd and 1st grade.  I really am excited for what this year has in store.

And then there is this guy.  

As ready for preschool as he could be.  pray for his teachers.  he is such a handful.  He brings me so much happiness and so much frustration all at the same time.  haha!  but that's just mommy hood with toddlers I suppose.  Great job on your first day of preschool buddy!!

In other news.....

I would just like to say thank you to the Rio Summer Olympics.  Thanks to you, my boys are perfecting the art of diving.....off the sofa.  of shooting.....each other with nerf guns.  of imagining anything can be turned into a sword and used for jousting.  and for introducing the art of judo.....which they now tell me is "safe wrestling."  

August 21 marked 12 years of marriage to this handsome guy.  What a joy and a journey it has been.  looking forward to many, many more years together!

I can always count on the beginning of corn harvest 

to get a true blue smile out of my oldest...

And I can always know that football season is near when this guy shows up in my backyard....that's right folks....that's my Chase playing every position in the full fledged game that is happening in his head.  

From my family to yours....hope your summer was happy and wishing you a 

wonderful start to the fall season!