Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Aug- Week 4- Ben's First Day, 98* Concert, Mantua with Friends, Aug. BD Dinner, McK Starts Dance, Cub Scout Carnival, New Table

Ben had his first day of Kindergarten!  I could tell he was a little nervous mostly because he was very serious.  He was so ready and is doing so well!  Love this handsome boy!
I was able to exercise a little while before driving carpool to pick up Ben.  We give rides to Bennett Camp and Jordan Slaugh from the 1st Ward.  They were both in Ben's preschool class at Adelaide.  They are funny boys who love to tease each other!

That afternoon we met Joana for the first time, who had agreed to babysit for us while we go on our 10th wedding anniversary cruise.  Kind of a job interview.  The kids were sad when she left because they were thinking she was going to babysit right then! 

I also noticed this day both McKenna and Ben were being much more emotional than usual!  Starting back into school, schedules, and expectations is hard on kids!  We had FHE that evening about letting our light shine.  

Tuesday Dan gave an UBER ride to Jeff Timmons from the boy band 98*!  He was very nice and when Dan told him I was a fan, he gave him free tickets for their concert that night!  So of course we scrambled for a babysitter (Livia and Melanie Mortensen) and we went with my sister and Dan's sister, Swa.  
Dan wasn't so sure this was the best decision. ;) 
 It was a blast! Not a very well attended concert for sure, but still way fun!  We got to hear MANY of our favorite pop songs from the 90s.  Dan was even up and dancing on the very last song! 
 The girl band Dream and another boy band O-Town opened for them.  Such a blast from the past! 
Wednesday was a normal "drive kids everywhere" kind of day.  But again, we dealt with some high emotions.  
Here are some darling pictures of Bethany though.  Look at all her teeth!  And it is her "job" to empty this drawer. :) 
Snuggles ("Mom, take a picture of us.") and more cute faces.  
I took this video just to show some of Bethany's cute expressions.
Bethany is also getting the hang of using her walker.  
I also took this video mostly to get Anna's expressive faces.  Sorry the volume is so quiet.  She's telling me about her ponies.  
Wednesday after baths, her hair is all big after blow drying.  (Another "Take a picture of me" pose.)
And here are Bethany's CURLS after baths! 
Thursday I had a meeting with some neighbor moms to plan Anna's co-op preschool.  

Friday Dan attended a golf tournament as a representative for his employer. As a non-profit, they were the charity of choice so they raised a ton of money...so great!!  Then in the afternoon we headed to Mantua with friends from the ward; the Alexanders, Roths, and Moultons.  We had homemade pizza that evening for dinner, the kids played outside, we made a fire and had s'mores, and we stayed up late talking and laughing! 
The next day we had a pancake breakfast and the kids swam even though it was kind of windy and chilly.  We had a hot dog lunch, some went on ranger rides, followed by more swimming.  We cleaned up and got an ice cream cone from the general store with the Moultons then left by 5:15.  We ate at Sweeto Burrito on the way home...soooo good!
Sunday I was called and sustained to be the assistant ward camp director.  I'm excited to be working with my friend Erica who is the camp director! 
Dan got a little snooze before we headed to Webster Sunday family dinner. Sundays are tough :)
We had a Back-to-School themed dinner with lunch trays and all, and celebrated Pidi's BD.  I gave her a Brazil coin necklace made by a friend of mine, Kelly Sansom.

These baby girls were stealing Pidi's dessert right and left!  

Monday McKenna and our friend Brittana started their first day of hip-hop dance class!  I went to observe and had a hard time sitting still cause I just wanted to dance with them! 
Tuesday I went running, cleaned my shower, and my visiting teacher's came.  We had soccer that night.   
 Anna and Bethany unfortunately started not feeling well that night.  My two little girls who are NOT in school, got back-to-school colds. :( 
Wednesday  the colds made for some good snuggles though.  Ben had Jordan and Bennett over to play, and McKenna had a school friend over also when she got home.  I got a great picture of Anna trying to sleep through Bethany crying during carpool.  Ben went to his music class while I took the girls to the Cub Scouts' little carnival they planned all by themselves.  
That night we also sold our old kitchen table so we could buy a new one!  Our original table was a hand-me-down from Dan's Grandfather. It expands with 4 leafs, but only came with 4 chairs.  We no longer cared for the stain color and our family had definitely outgrown the four chairs.  We figured if we wanted to restain the table and chairs and buy another set of 4 chairs, it would cost about the same as this new table we fell in love with at Costco.  

Out with the old...
 In with the new! 
This table seats 8 total.  The other two chairs are at the bar and I love McKenna and Ben sitting there in the morning for breakfast! 

1 comment:

Mr and Mrs Smith and Co said...

Love the new table! And will McKenna have a recital?