Emma's First Day of Kindergarden

Emma's first day of Kindergarden was perfect.  We woke up in the morning and had special pancakes for breakfast.  It was not rushed as Emma goes to afternoon kinder so she doesn't have to be there until 12:30 and gets done at 3:00.

We took lots of pictures.....

And then rode our bikes up to the school....

Emma was so excited.  Gave us big hugs and walked confidently into school.  Had a great first day.

Johnny and I made cupcakes to celebrate her first day...

She got home and we had our very first after school snack...pink cupcakes.....

We still can't believe that we have a little girl that is in school but were proud to see her do so well and be so excited for this new part of her life.  Johnny and I miss her while she is at school and are thankful we got to ease into it with just a half day.

End of Summer

We moved to Spokane mid August so we just had a few weeks of summer left before Emma started school. We spent a day out at a friends wheat farm playing in the pool.  Harvest had started so the kids got to see the big trucks and combines along with the grain as it came in to be stored.  They had a blast....

 Emma and Johnny took their first jumps off of a diving board...

Johnny played with the older boys in their fort....

 

 Emma also had her first soccer practice.....

 And we went shopping for school supplies and attended her open house for Kindergarden.

The Improvement continues.....

After a week of staying in Wenatchee with grandparents we were ready for the kids to see their new home.  They explored the backyard and found a play set........ 

 strawberries growing.............

 We had new floors put in the main floor so the kids couldn't do much exploring of the house for a few days.....

 We had our first family meal of hot dogs outside as our kitchen was without a floor.....

We are so excited about our new house and all of the fun things we will be able to do with the yard and extra space.  At some point I will get some finished product pictures posted.

Let the Home Improvements Begin

When we arrived in Washington our parents agreed to spend some time with Johnny and Emma while we spent a week at our new house doing some home improvement.  Justin and Carin were willing to help so the four of us went to work removing wall paper and painting.  The hallway ended up having four layers of wallpaper along with several painted layers and did not come off easily.  We had five days to get a lot done before we had someone coming to put in the wood floors.  We removed wallpaper and painted the hallway, bathroom and one of the downstairs bedrooms and painted the living room just in time to move our stuff in.......

Our Work Crew

Though it was a tiring week it was well worth it.  We got most of our big projects done and the house felt more like our own.......

On the Road again....Moving

Here is a flashback to 2005 and our move across the country to North Carolina....I guess nothing really changes that much, when moving...a cowboy hat must be worn.....

Saying Goodbye to Stanford

Enjoying our last weeks in Palo Alto with some.....

Fountain jumping......

Picnicking with friends..........

One last date night by bike for our ten year anniversary......

And one last family trip to Stanford's campus.....

Goodbye Stanford.......we will miss you.....

David Girls

When we got back from Yosemite the David girls were at our place for a visit.  The kids had a blast touring Stanford and playing at the pool.  Can't wait for our next reunion....