First day of School!

It's amazing how the pliable the human brain is. So easily conditioned. When I was in college and even after Jacob was born I detested quiet. I wanted noise all the time, it's probably because that was what I was raised with and worked with, and lived with. I would go out of my way to make it noisier, like turning on the TV, simply for background noise. I rarely actually sat down and watched it at all. Now it's 1:40 in the afternoon on the first day of school 7 years later, Maddie and Annabelle are napping and I have had peace and quiet for almost 2 HOURS! And I love it. Obviously I miss my children, but just think what a happier mom I'll be at 2:45 because I had time to regroup in silence. Ahhh...don't you love school?

Here are a few pictures of my BIG kids going off to school. Jacob started 2nd grade and Lorelei started kindergarten, and Madalyn, she was a little bummed that she couldn't join them. The first picture is of our back to school party we had on Friday night. It was a blast!


It was torture for them to wait until I found my camera, they wanted that school bus cake!


Madalyn


Lorelei - Doesn't she look the part of a little school girl? As soon as I saw that outfit I knew it was meant for us. LOVE IT!


I wish the full body shot of Jacob hadn't come out blurry because then you could've seen his awesome shoes he picked out. Come to find out - Jacob has pretty good taste.

Even more pictures

Here are a few more random pictures from our trip to Nebraska. We just got back from our last trip of the summer and I have to say I am glad that we won't be stuck in the car for hours at a time for at least a couple of months. Now we just have to get ready for school (when did that happen?)


Lorelei and Madalyn after swimming at Star City Shores


Pondering even in her sleep (Annabelle)


Did you see the size of this bone???!!!


Having a "mammoth" good time


My kids loved hanging out with Uncle Jimmy

Finally She's Five Years Old!

Lorelei has been waiting for her fifth birthday since she found out 2 years ago that that is how old she needed to be to start school. It finally came! We got to celebrate in Nebraska and what a celebration it was. She got to open her presents with lots of family around, go to Toy Story 3, ride on a merry-go-round, eat pizza, and have this, if I do say so myself, fabulous cake. She was a Happy Birthday Girl. We love her sunshine and easy going spirit.



Madalyn was a little upset that it wasn't HER birthday!

On to the next...

These are more pictures from Nebraska. We went the the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo one day. It was hot, but not terribly so. The zoo always wears me out, yet for some reason I keep taking my kids there. We went with my parents, and my sisters and their families. Good times, good times.

Grandpa in charge of the stroller


Silly Lorelei


Happy Annabelle (not taken at the zoo though)


Greg trying to keep track of Madalyn


Us (Annabelle was waiting out with Grandpa) in a big tree


Jacob and Lorelei, Jacob says he was pulling that face because he was embarrassed because he was getting wet. I'd be more embarrassed about that face.


With Uncle Victory - How many chances do you get to take a picture with
someone taller than a giraffe?


With Grandma in the aquarium - Watch out a shark might get you!