1st day of school

I'm not really sure how summer flew by so quickly, but it did. Even though we had so many more things we had hoped to get done before they started school, the kids were ready to head back. Funny how they like routine as much as we do!!

The girls absolutely LOVE 3rd grade - having an amazing teacher helps! Kale wasn't sure he wanted to head back to preschool, but he's realized that even though some of his really good friends have gone to kindergarten he still has some friends that are with him in preschool! Next year will be a tough year for this mommy!

All 5 fingers

I can hardly believe it's been 5 years since Kale was born, it feels like it was just yesterday. He's still the little boy that loves his mommy, but he's wanting to be such a big boy which is kind of hard for his mommy! Our little boy is growing up!!!!!

We had a quiet, low key, birthday gathering with his Grandparents...per Kale's request supper was at McDonald's and cake/presents were at the park. We love you buddy!!!

Club Soccer

Wow, okay, so things have gotten really crazy around here with moving, soccer, etc. and I've gotten really behind!! Club soccer has been such a great addition - they are really enjoying it! On August 21st we made our first trip to Sioux Falls for matches. Having only been a week in to learning the new positions for U10, they played great - even added an extra game to be subsitutes for the other U10 team they practice with every week!

A new place to call home!

For those of you who haven't heard yet, we sold our house and are moving to a new acreage!!! It happened very quickly, and I think our heads are still spinning in disbelief, but we're very excited about the move and making the new place a home we will love forever. I will let you all know of our address and move as soon as it happens!

There are many, many trees in the yard so it was hard to find a good angle to take a picture of the front of the home, so please don't look so closely at the yard light!! haha

Fun with the Renze's

We are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to make some lifelong friends along the way, and the Renze's are some of those people! Chad worked with Brian at AgriGold and his wife, Lisa, and I became fast friends as well. Chad's move to Pioneer found us together again! It's been wonderful having some familiar faces as I get to know the rest of Chad's co-workers.

We decided this summer that we were going to get together for a little vacation with the kids and decided to go to Okoboji and rent a condo. We had so much fun - even with the rain!! This could easily be a summer tradition for us for years to come!