The BIG Day!!

Well, the night before Jackson was a little nervous! He was afraid of taking the bus, so I told him that I would take him and pick him up until he felt more comfortable. He was up early that morning and got ready very willingly. Me and the girls took him in and got him situated. He seemed a little overwhelmed at first but gave us all hugs and kisses two times over. It melted my heart, but I was very excited for him to be growing up! When we picked him up, I have never seen him look SO tired. I asked him if he was feeling ok because he almost looked sick to me. Then he mumbled, "I am really tired" It was really cute. So on our way home, he asked Savannah if she missed him and she mumbled something back,(I think she said "yes") and he responded, "I missed YOU" The definitely melted my heart. Savannah would have had a harder time if she hadn't gone to her friends house to play almost the whole day. It was a quiet day for me, but I mowed the lawn while Olivia napped.

When we got home, he had a snack then told me that he was going to "take a rest" on the couch. He did lay there for a little while, but Olivia was bugging him. She was looking for trouble and attention from them. I guess she missed them! He did his reading homework, then went to play. All of a sudden he was back to being the big brother and they were back to driving me crazy because of this new wrestling thing that they have been doing.

Day 2 went well, not quite as tired, but didn't fight going to bed tonight.

Here is a converstation from bedtime last night:

J: When do I have shorter days again?
MOm: They are all going to be longer days!
J: Oh man!

So it begins!

There he is ready for first grade, what a cutie!!!  

Great Grandpa caught a fish. I guess they caught a couple but threw them all back.  

Great Grandma reading to Olivia and Jackson joined them. Olivia's favorite thing to do right now is read books and have books read to her. There are never enough books and you can never read a book too many times! 

Olivia enjoying a cob of corn. She ate a couple of little bites.  

A very serious picture of Savannah. I thought that it was still cute. 

Jackson fishing with Great Grandpa. They had a nice time and didn't even know that I was there taking these pics. Monday Aug. 15 

Olivia after she noticed that the other kids were off the tractor. She bolts right over there and climbs on. She was very proud of herself! That dog is her new favorite stuffed animal.  

A very tired and thirsty Jackson. Savannah was doing some complaining about having to walk, too.  

Savannah by the lake downtown Chicago. 

Our trip to Chicago on July 30th. Olivia after we found her blankie that we lost in Shedd Aquarium. She fell asleep shortly after that. 

Here's my boy without one tooth! It came out yesturday, he was so excited! 

One of my scrapbook pages I worked on Sat night. It felt so good to just sit and scrap. This is one of the pictures that I processed and developed on my own during my class. I am pretty proud of it. Just thought that I would share with you!