Trip to Lagoon

This could be the last post for awhile so I have to get everything in. We took the kids to Lagoon on Labor day. What a blast! We let Colton invite his friend Hagen, which gave us an even number. Colton and Hagen took off together with the understanding that every half hour they had to take a picture of themselves in front of whatever ride they were in line for, and text it to Terry. How cute! These were the cutest pictures! Anyway, with the OLDER boys taken care of, it left Terry and I with Drake and Brysen. Everyone was tall enough this year to ride all the rides!! We started with the Bat, and Brysen was VERY scared. He loved it! Next we rode Jet Star II (my fav), and so on and so forth. It was so nice to NOT have to stay in kiddie land all day. I was so proud of Brysen. He rode Colossus! He kept his eyes closed and screamed ALOT, but he did it!! And Drake. That boy got in line for Cliffhanger when NO ONE ELSE in my family would. He rode it with Hagen (see pic) . We enjoyed about an hour at Lagoon a beach, and then finished out the day. It was totally the PERFECT outing!
We had a nice lunch, played games, had some ice cream. For the first time, we went to an amusement park and no one fought over where to go, and what to eat, etc. FUN FUN FUN!

We took the kids to the new Real soccer stadium to see the monster truck jam. As you can see from the pictures, the kids were wiped out. They had gone fishing all day with Terry and the Burrell's. They caught TONS of fish!! We were able to cook fish tacos for BOTH families! They said it was a great day. Anyway..back to the truck jam. They look tired but I think they enjoyed it. It is VERY loud (notice the earplugs). We got seat right up front so they could see everything. Our favorite part of these events is the freestyle event. They trucks get to jump other cars, spin out, and do other amazing things! Grave Digger is our favorite!

Back To School!

I obviously am NOT good at this!! I need to play catch up. The kids started Early Light Academy (no, it is not as catholic school, although the name sounds like one) Charter School. I have been nervous, but wanted to move to the charter school because it is K-9 and Colton would only have 75 kids in his grade. I felt that he got lost in the system at the regular middle school. The charter school is a uniform school. I thought..Yeah!! but now, after ironing their clothes five times, I think..Uggg! It's to early to tell, but I think it will be good. They have VERY different ways of teaching the kids. I will have to get back to you on that one. I have to send home lunch everyday. What an adventure in meat! We have the pantry stocked with Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef, etc. And snacks!! it takes up two cabinets in the pantry. Atleast I know what they are eating, and its not so bad making samiches every day.

So...everyone is doing it....and I am going to as well. No! NOT what you are thinking!! I am going to BLOG silly. Get you mind out of the gutter : ) I am not sure that there is enough going on to write an entire BLOG, but I must keep up with the Jones' (or at least the Burrell's ha ha ).

Summer sure has gone by fast! I cannot believe that the kids are going back to school soon. I think it has gone by fast because of the new job. I have not worked in nine years, and finally was talked into getting a part time job by my friend Kathy. I work at Dubs Scrubs selling .... you guessed it, SCRUBS!! Its actually pretty nice. Nichol and Adam (the owners) are great to work for, and are very flexible when it comes to needed time off for the kids. And..for a retail sales job, it pays pretty decent too! Can beat that!! I feel a little overwhelmed but I am sure that I will be able to get into a routine soon. After the kids head off to school it will be easier.

Speaking of school, I have mixed feelings about the new Charter School we will be attending. Early Light Academy, is opening this year, and I chose to move the kids there because it is a Kindergarten through ninth grade school, and Colton was feeling a little lost at the HUGE middle school. I have many Pros and Cons about this, but will have to see as it goes. Pros: Uniforms!! Traditional schedule. Early day for Colton as well as Drake and Brysen. Progressive curriculum with more attention per kid because class sizes are smaller. Cons: No busing : ( No hot lunch : ( Not a lot of electives for Colton.

So...We will check in later on that issue. That's it for todays blog. I will keep you posted on anything new....MAYBE :)