Jummmmmmmmpin' in the rain!

Garrett and Caroline are celebrating being done with school for the day by jumping in the rain! One of my favorite things about Garrett is his playfulness and creativity when it comes to having fun. He is quite an instigator. "Let's go jump on the trampoline in the rain!" was the ploy today! Who could resist? Not Caroline, that's for sure!

All Smiles for the First Day of School?

School started today at The King's Academy for the Watkins'. Don't they look so excited? They WERE kinda excited but they would never admit it . They wanted me to hurry up and take the "first day" picture so they smiled real big! :)

We were all tired when we got home this afternoon. A few of us were so tired we came home and took a nap. I am working on Tuesdays again at the school at the front desk. What a blessing to be able to work at the school and see my cuties and so many other wonderful people. It is truly one of my favorite places to be! I especially love being at the front desk cause I get to see so many people and talk and talk.......one of my very favorite things to do! :) But I am also looking forward to Fridays (my day off)! Look out Starbucks!

So here's the lowdown on who is in what grade: Ri -10th grade; Garr- 8th grade; Con-6th grade; Bradyboy-4th grade; and Caroline Marie-1st grade! Yikes! Time is flying by!

One of the best parts of my day was when Caroline actually put on her socks and shoes (not flip-flops like she's been wearing all Summer mind you) and didn't freak out cause her "socks didn't feel right" in her shoes! They felt fine! What a great start to the day! Yea! Small things in life can be so big, ya know?!

Another great start to the day was that we actually arrived at school in about 12 minutes! Wowee! So cool! I love living closer to school!

Silly Girls

Aunt Jenny, Elise, Nean and Coach came to join us for an awesome weekend of work and fun! We celebrated Nean's birthday with Aunt Joni, Avery and Uncle David too. Nean made her own cake (lemon cheese) (double yum!) and cooked her own birthday dinner (roast, squash casserole, green beans, etc.) What kind of daughters are we? We did give her tickets to see one of her favorite cooks, Paula Deen, at the Civic Center!

My family is so sweet to me.....I am such a spoiled girl....Chris and the three older boys worked at the old house painting, laying flooring, pressure washing, etc.; Coach hung pictures; Aunt Joni decorated and hung pictures too; Aunt Jenny did laundry, organized Caroline's room and helped Nean cook; and as for Nean, she cooked and cooked and cooked! Elise even made sure all the blinds in my house were turned the same way.... whew! I had the hard job....I took the kids swimming and went shopping! :)