School Days, School Days, Lots of Golden Rule Days!

The summer has officially ended! I can' t believe it is over already. Faith started school on Monday. Last Friday Faith met her new kindergarten teacher, Ms. Maddox. Faith was so excited to start school. She was actually quivering with excitement on Monday morning. By 5 p.m. on Monday she had crashed on the couch! I think all day kindergarten will take some getting used to!

Hannah and DeDee started school on Monday also. DeDee couldn't wait to start middle school and Hannah was happy to not be the youngest in her school this year! I have had the wonderful luxury of working from home most of the summer, but it was back to work for me, Jeb and Bella on Monday also. Jebbie starts pre-school next Wednesday and Bella will continue to be my assistant at TABC this year. We are happy to be back in a routine, but I miss the girls so much! We were blessed with such a wonderful summer!

August 2008

Busy Month

We've had a busy month! Finally last Wednesday (July 30) Hannah and Dee came home. Our family is complete again! It just wasn't the same without them. They had such a wonderful time in Utah with the Kratz family. We are so grateful that they were willing to care for our girls for an entire month. Hannah was able to attend girls camp, a super activity where they stayed in a cabin and water skied and then she camped out in Clover with the Kratzes. She also stayed a few days with her cousin Spencer and his family. She had a great month. She loved the comic book store she encountered and spent a whopping $125 on comics and t-shirts. She still hasn't moved on from her obsession with Wolverine and X-Men though!

Dee loved spending and entire month with her cousin-friend Emma. They are like two peas in a pod and had such a great time together. She and Hannah also loved spending so much time with their other cousins Gracie, Kate and Max. They think of them now as more like sisters and a brother than cousins. Dee came home with presents for everyone, lots of earrings and her favorite - clothes and shoes from Aunt Cassie! She also discovered DI and loved shopping there. She is getting ready for the big move to middle school.

Faith, Jeba and Bella were also thrilled to have their sissies back. They missed them as much as Brad and I did and we have returned back to our usual routine. We are having a wonderful summer and it is coming to a close way too fast! We are going to post some pics. showing our experiences over the last few weeks!