First week of school 2012

I've lost my phone a few times so I'm trying to be better about uploading pics! Hopefully I'll go back and write captions with them. Its a busy stage in my life!

 

 Trake is 13, 8th grade.

 Elsie on the second day of school, figured out how to go to the nurse and get them to call mom to pick her up! She had a "toothache" that magically got better when she got home.

 Brynly- 12, first day of jr high! 7th grade.

 Elsie-5 kindergarten & Grace-8 3rd grade.

 Sporting her new kicks!

 I bought tons of blue and white outits, so cute.  My hgirls have way to many Sperrys too, I have a slight Last Chance addiction.

I went and swam down the Salt River after I got al the kids to school.  Loree, Julie, Rena and me!

Gracie's baptism

My kids LOVE to pose

Mostly just the little girls. They are always saying..." mom! Take a picture! "

Happy 5th birthday ELSIE!

We started out the day with a few presents.
Then off breakfast to Ihop. Elsie kept telling her it was her birthday, she's 5!!

She was so excited for school. Mrs Glenda goes all out!
The kids had snowman Krispy Kreme donuts ( luckily my 5:30 am class is right by
Krispy Kreme)
Montessori has a tradition on birthdays - the celebration of life!
The candle represents the sun. The child walks around the sun with the earth for each year of their life. I bring a picture of the child every year since birth & tell about her at each age.
Eric even made it to watch . His first & last celebration of life performance .

Gracie's 2nd grade turkey

In memory of uncle Russ

Phoenix

I loved these spots for pictures! Didn't get to do my shoot here but I may just have to take some kids down there sometime & do my own