First Day of School (& other fun!)

the school year has finally started! i must admit i was very torn about it this year. we had such a fun, relaxing, and somewhat structured summer. and now that the kids are getting older, they are so much fun to be around. that being said, god must have known it would have been hard on me to see them go back this year, because as soon as we got back from vacation, the fighting started! eating, drinking, sleeping and a total of 100 hours (plus some) in the car must have been more than they could take! by the time school rolled around, i was ready! here are some photos from the first day...

                               grayson is going into 4th grade, and berkley is going into 2nd grade

(i made her dress!)

berkley and her teacher, mrs. miller 

gray and his buddies, justin and jake

gray was less than happy that i was "that" mom taking pictures. i told him if he didnt watch it i would bribe his college roomate to get first day of school pictures - and we all know college kids will do anything for food and money ; )

in other news, my sister and brother-in-law went to colorado for a few days and their girls, genna and nya, came to stay with us! we had a great time, and the kids were fabulous. we made it to two schools for pick up and drop off everyday, and had time to spare!

all of the girls got to ride to school together (even though they go to different schools. it was the happiest ride ever. (except for grayson who continues to wonder what he did to deserve 5 screeching girls and no boys in his life!)

lastly, my sister lauren took berkley to the festival of nations this weekend, and i thought these pictures were just too cute not to post!