Fall Wedding

Yesterday we were able to attend a gorgeous outdoor wedding.
The little girls were just adorable.
Couldn't help but post a few pictures of their cuteness!

I had to capture Emmy's face after our drive home. It struck me that this is a face that my mom makes sometimes as well! Gotta love the family resemblance!

Kindergarten Round 2

Another school year, Another Kindergarten!

First Day of Public School Kindergarten ~ 2010


Just to be nostalgic....First day of Private School Kindergarten from 2009

Giving Mrs. Feetham an apple.

Hard at work already.

Self Portrait before I had to leave.
(apparently I had a lazy eye today!)

She started getting a little clingy and did not want me to leave. There was another little girl that was already crying because her mom had left. I told Kailyn that maybe she could be a good friend to the little girl and help her feel better. My little sweetie went right over and stood by her. Didn't say anything, but was there in spirit. Very sweet to watch.

She had a great day. When asked about her favorite part...snack of course! :)

I can not mention a new school year without including the new adventure that Kailyn takes part in every morning (she is in a pm Kindergarten class). She spends the morning with my AMAZING friend Sarah and her 3 little ones. She is homeschooling her oldest two (5 1/2, and 3). She graciously invited Kailyn to be a part of her morning. Kailyn is actually doing homeschool stuff in the mornings, work that actually challenges her. (Don't get me wrong. I teach in public school. I mostly like public school, but it will by no means challenge Kailyn, at least not this year. 28 Kindergartners in one class is chaos waiting to happen.) Anyways, I have been totally impressed with what Kailyn has already learned in a couple weeks with Sarah and the Homeschool Co-op Group. I am very excited to see what she is able to do with Sarah this year. It was a complete blessing for our family, after a very rough transition to a childcare situation that did not work out.

Thank you Sarah!

Thank you Mrs. Feetham!

Another school year off and running!

A day at the Fair!

Just a warning. This post will probably be picture overload,

but how else can you capture the memories. This was our second time visiting the
Oregon State Fair as a family.

Starting the day off with a craft. She got to decorate her own name tag made out of wood.
"Sure, I'll touch the snake but you better take the picture fast. I won't touch it for long.

Kailyn was in the "Let's Pretend Circus" again this year. She is the Lion. She could not see most of the time but it was SO cute.

We visited the petting zoo at least 3 or 4 times.

She was a little leery of the Llama but decided to bravely pet its back.

We needed a break!

The best thing you can buy for $0.25. A jiggling foot massage.

We enjoyed watching the dogs jump during the Dogs and Logs event.

Mark caught a funny moment when a dog handler actually fell in the water himself.
The above picture shows him getting the crowd energized.

Here he is half in the water and still throwing the dog toy.

Complete splash down!

It was a fun and exhausting day. Can't wait until next year!

When the garden gives you tomatoes....

You make Salsa of course!

Kailyn was thrilled that I let her use the knife to cut all the tomatoes and onions.

She happily helped me through the whole process.

We made three different batches so we could share with the neighbors.

We love what we get from the garden and that we can bless the neighbors as well.

Some where in the process my helper became a
princess ballerina dancer,
complete with a flower bouquet.

An end to the summer

In other parts of the US school has already started. We are fortunate to still be enjoying the last days of the summer. We went to an amazing pool on Friday. It was the last time until next summer. Kailyn has always approached pools cautiously, for which I am grateful. But this also means she will not even try out the littlest slide, or jump off the side of the pool into 2 feet of water. After reminding her it was our last time out this summer she did this

(jump in a 4 foot section on her own)

and this....

(Finally went down the slide!!)

and looked like this....

the whole afternoon!

What a way to say goodbye to the summer!