Allie, Anniversary and A new school year!

This is Allie, my beautiful and athletic younger sister. She is so goofy and finds humor in simple things, so that most of the time she looks like this:

... or sometimes like this. I think my kids wore her out!

We had fun hanging out and she was a good sport about tagging along to all the kids' crazy activities. We went to the Dinosaur museum one night...

where Allie made the dinosaurs and sharks fun...

... and Sunrise got to feel some dino-sand between his toes!

Cloudburst finished up a sports camp. It had 6 classes of different sports and this was baseball. Steal that base girl!

BYU also had a fun night for the beginning of the fall sports season. They had sports players there, and someone even asked Thunder for his autograph (still got it!). The kids ran in a race and it was a fun night.

And this is Thunder and I on our anniversary! We went to Cabella's and shopped around for handguns, although we didn't buy one that night. I would like to learn how to handle and shoot a gun. And no, there is not something grody on my face, people! A wasp flew right in front of my face as Allie took the pic... one second later and you would see my freaked out disgusted expression!

We now have a First-Grader! Cloudburst started school on Thursday. I asked her about her favorite part of the day: "Eating lunch at school and having three recesses!" Three recesses?!? Hopefully a first-day-of-school thing... worst thing? "We have to sit too long at our desks." Yeah... that's how school will be for the next 12 years, sorry!

And something wonderful for this year... carpooling! Charter schools are great, but driving the kids there can be a hassle. I'm so glad Cloudburst has a friend in our neighborhood! Now I just drive in the afternoons and can just wake Cloudburst and not the whole crew in the mornings. We've also decided to wake up 15 minutes earlier this year and set out clothes the night before and it's been smooth so far!

That same day was also Sunrise's 3 month birthday. He is smiling all the time and sleeping 7-8 hours a night.

And this is my big preschooler! Sunshine started a MWF school and loves his teacher. He really wants to learn how to read like his sister, and I don't doubt he will do it!