Happy Birthday Kids!

In the frenzy of the holidays we make birthdays a priority! Olivia turned 5 on November 30th and Jacob turned 8 on December 15th. Both kids had fun friend parties and family parties too. Here are a couple quick pictures from our family celebrations.

Olivia chose Tinkerbell Fairies for her cake.

The big gift...an American Girl Doll that she named Flower.

Jacob picked football for his party theme!

Here he is on his brand new bike!

School Started

Well it's been a month but it's still important. School started August 23rd and this year Olivia and Jacob are both with Mom at Jamacha. Jacob started second grade and Olivia began Kindergarten. Both are off to a great start and love school.

Out the door and heading for the car. One quick picture before you go!

Olivia finally gets her picture on the sign.

Where does time go?

Here are the boys! Jacob, Jack, Kai and Thomas - when will they stop growing?

Olivia is in Mrs. Cajka's class, just like Jacob was.

One last hug for Mom before we all start our first day. Mom's teaching second grade this year.

This is Jacob's desk.

Mrs. Gates (aka Auntie Cheryl) is his teacher.

This is Olivia's desk.

She settled in with no problem.

Kindergarten parents stay for awhile on the first day so we have some nice pictures of Olivia getting into the routine.

Story time on the carpet.

Olivia's first art project.

Putting paper Olivia onto the wall!