School is starting...

Tonight was a sad night for me. Tomorrow is my official first day of school. We have workshops all week. This means I have to be up AND dressed everyday by 7:30 (this week) and up and ready by 7:00 next week when school actually starts. All summer long I tried to get the boys to sleep in. They were up almost everyday by 7:30 until last week when they slept until 9:00 every day! This is what I was begging for all summer long! Now I have to switch them back! I am excited to go back to school and meet my new class and new co-workers though.

Riley starts Kindergarten this year. I am sooo excited for him, yet sad at the same time. He has grown up so much this summer and is sooo ready for school to start. We went school shopping and he picked out all of his new clothes. He did an amazing job too. He told the cashiers that he was starting K and needed new school clothes. I am so sad that my baby is growing up. Sometimes I wish that I could stop time and that they would be young forever. I am learning that time is going to continue to go by quickly. I only hope that his school experiences are the best that they can be and that he will continue to be as excited to start school every year as he is today.

Aiden is excited that his brother is starting school as well. He was walking around with his big brothers's backpack on...all ready to go. When Riley is counting...Aiden repeats everything he says...he wants to be just like his brother. I don't think he realizes right now how much he is going to miss his brother on those long afternoons while Ry is away!

Anyway...times are exciting here...with new changes coming our way...but I still can't help to feel a little sad!

By the way, Jamma has lost over 75 pounds so far and looks great!

Las Vegas

Taking a limo downtown...

The hotel I stayed at...

The pool at our hotel...

Boy has Elvis changed...

Last Monday I went to Vegas with a group of friends to celebrate our friend's 40th birthday party. It was a fun time. I came home on Friday to the HOT/HUMID weather. Although it was hotter it Vegas, it felt pretty good compared to here. It was a fun time. Now the reality of school starting is so much realer. Summer is almost done...

A Busy Week

We have had a really busy week. On Monday, the boys and I had the opportunity to help out a friend and the boys' dentist do a photo shoot for a show called "Around Town". It will air on Monday, August 6th on channel 6. The boys were so funny. They did very well. When we were done, I got them in the car and was ready to go home. As I was starting the car, Riley said, "Aiden, are you glad we didn't have to have any shots?" Aiden said, "Yes". Riley said, "So am I. The guy kept saying they were going to do shots, but we get any!" It turns out that whenever the camera guy said he was going to do a shot here, or a shot there...or that they were going to redo a shot, the boys thought they were going to get a shot. How funny! On Wednesday I went to the Twins game with some friends. This was the day that the bridge in Minneapolis collapsed. How sad. It was weird being downtown and hearing all the sirens. We were driving by HCMC and the camera crews were all over. I will never forget seeing the ambulances leave. Had sad that this had to happen and people's lives were changed forever! On Friday we took the boys to Derby Days. They really liked jumping in all the inflatables. They also liked watching the "stunt man" on his motorcycle. He did lots of moves that amazed us all. We ended the weekend by going to a parade today and watching an amazing fire works show tonight! They loved seeing the red and green fireworks...That's about it for now...