First Day of School

Emma was excited for the first day of school to show of her new earings (she got her ears pierced on Sunday.)

Lauren was excited to get to know her teacher... she loves school

Josiah wasn't the least bit excited and wanted to know why he couldn't stay home with me and his Dad.

Abbey was excited...but worried about everything you can think of as she entered 6th grade.

Jim and I were excited!! We decided to celebrate by going to lunch at Trader's Point Creamery. Delicious! And the atmosphere was very unique. It's nice to have our Monday date afternoons back!

A Few Trip Highlights...

At the Badlands there was an Indian Heritage festival where we saw a lot of dancing and Indian crafts.

Emma bought a drum from one of the men and before he gave it to her he and several others played her a song and told her when they met again she needed to learn the song.

On the way to SD we saw many signs for the Corn Palace. Josiah decided that the Corn Palace was one place we couldn't miss. So we decided to stop and see what all the excitement was about. It was amaizing (get it...ha ha)

The murals you see above are all made from corn and they have changed them every year for 100 years! It was actually very cool. Inside there is a gym and a stage...they play basketball and have concerts there.

Devil's tower was also very cool!

This was our only family picture...where is Heidi when you need her!

Puppies

We went to Nashville to visit with some of Jim's cousins. I didn't get any pictures of the cousins because the kids spent all of their time with the puppies. The bad news is Jim said we could take a puppy home in 5 weeks....if the kids keep up with their chores. I don't really want a puppy, but I am tired of being the bad guy...always saying no to the "joy" of a puppy!


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Yes they are very cute!

Josiah's Tooth

Josiah lost his first tooth!

Mission Adventure Camp Doctor Video

The Doctor Skit

Starring: Emma, Micheal, Ambrose, and Angelica

Mission Adventure Camp

Look Mom no training wheels!

It did take a little bribing...the promise of an ice cream cone and a webkinz...actually he bargained for TWO Webkinz! Now we need to get him a boy bike. When He was riding around the block a few boys made fun of him riding a girls bike. He told them that his other bike had a flat! (Officially that isn't a lie. He does have a beginner bike in the garage with a flat.) Maybe we will just get him a little license plate to put on the back of the sister's bike "My other bike has a flat!"