The World's Cutest Kindergartener

Lillie had her first day of school today!  She had been waiting for this day for a VERY long time.  Eric was awesome enough to take a half day off to see his baby girl on her first day.  We walked to school and when we hit the grass of the school grounds, Lillie jumped out of the jogging stroller and said "Bye, love you Mom."  And was ready to leave us in the dust!  We didn't even know what classroom she was in.  Haha.
So, needless to say, she had no problem being a room surrounded by strangers. Okay, that's a bit dramatic, but I was getting a little choked up on the walk over thinking I was leaving my sweet baby in the hands of someone I know nothing about and was relinquishing all control over protecting her.  So glad that she's tougher than I.
I think she had a good day.  She said that she "played and learned a lot" and that the playground was crowded.  Oh and that she wished that we were at Disneyland instead.  Haha.  Lillie did lose her new jacket and so I think that kind of ended things on a bummer note, I hope it surfaces tomorrow.
I am glad that we've got 3 weeks of half days to ease me into the thought of school.  This has been a weird transition for me.  I know it's good for her but I don't like it.  Henry and I are going to miss her like crazy.  I love that smart and sassy little girl!

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Misc Pictures from WA Trip

We spent two weeks in WA, spending time with my parents, grandparents and lots of play time with cousins. We love visiting the farm, it makes me so happy to be there. The kids love the animals, dirt and wide open spaces. It gets harder to leave each time we visit. Here are a few miscellaneous photos from our visit:

Trampoline Time

For FHE, all of the families met at this trampoline place to get our bounce on. There was an area for kids under 5 and the grandkids played there the entire hour and had a blast. They did a really great job of entertaining themselves. The adults spent time in other trampoline areas, including the dodge ball trampoline court. Because I wasn't able to jump, I was the photographer, but my card was full soon after arriving, so I didn't get pictures of everyone. Still, I think everyone had a really good time.

 

 

 

I love the sequence of the next 5 photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tractor Ride with Grandpa

While we were visiting, Grandpa was busy with the second cutting of alfalfa. Lillie and Henry loved to watch the rakes and balers out the window when they were working in fields near the house. On his last circle, Grandpa took the kids out for a ride in the tractor. They thought it was awesome, especially when Grandpa let them take turns driving. Henry was on cloud 9.

Beating the Heat

The weather was HOT while we were in Washington and so most days the kids would have to get into their swimsuits to have fun outside. We used the kiddie pool, slip n slide, Wendy's pool, water slide, and Aunt Beckie's pool to keep us cool.

 

Snake River Birthday Houseboat

To celebrate my mom's birthday, we rented a houseboat and spent the day on the river.  It was so much fun!!  While we partied the day away, Eric was stuck at the airport as he had an 8 HOUR flight delay.  Wish he could have been there with us.  We swam and ate and jetskied and played all day!