1st Day of School...Already?!

Well, today was another first at our house. Logan started Middle School. He is in the 6th grade and attending Spring Creek Middle School. He was pretty nervous going to a new school, having a locker, and trying to figure out where his 7 classes were. I was worried about him all day and hoping that he had a good day and experience. He survived, even came out smiling, and was excited that his best friend Mason was in 5 of his 7 classes. So, I don't know that he met a lot of other kids, but at least some of the newness will have worn off for tomorrow. It has brought back a lot of memories for me as I have helped him get registered and ready for middle school. I can't believe Logan is old enough to go to middle school, which in turn makes me wonder when Jay and I ever got old enough to have a child this old!

Katelyn is starting 3rd grade. Her teacher this year is Mrs. Rawlins. The picture with her teacher was taken last night at back to school night. Katelyn rode the bus to and from school today (see did NOT enjoy that...at least that's what she said). She seemed to like her teacher and I was impressed with the classroom responsibilities and policies that Mrs. Rawlins sent home today. Hopefully it will be a great year for Kate!

Spencer is going to be in Kindergarten this year. His teacher is Mrs. Searle. She is actually cousins to my friend Maria. She seemed really nice and Spencer liked her. Spencer was a little put out when he realized that because of kindergarten assessments, he doesn't get to start school until next Thursday. He is ready to go! I can't believe my little Spencer is going to school. He has been my buddy and I'm going to miss having him here all day. Of course, kindergarten is really only about 2 hours...so I guess he'll still be around some.:)

Well, I better get to bed...what with Logan leaving for school at 7:05 am, we are now getting up quite a bit earlier to get him off. Last year he didn't even wake up until 7:45!

Bear Lake

We were invited to go to a cabin (Maria's...in the middle front holding the dark haired baby) in Bear Lake with some people from the ward. It was mostly moms and kids the days we were there. Jay had just gotten back from another trip and had to catch up on work, so he wasn't able to go with us. It was so fun! Now we know that only an hour away is a great beach and a very do-able day trip. I was glad we all made it home...the kids are getting pretty brave in the water after just completing another session of swimming lessons.

Bees Game

One of the things Logan asked for as a birth-day present was to go to a base-ball game. So we went to a Bees Game in Salt Lake on July 25th. Jay had been out of town all week, so we picked him up at the airport, grabbed some dinner, and then headed to the ball park. I think after taking Spencer to the bathroom 5 times, we pretty much decided that next time Jay and Logan may just want to go by themselves. It was fun though and we even stayed to watch the fireworks after the game.

Side by Side Baby Pictures

People are always saying that our kids all look alike. So can you tell them apart? Well obviously Katelyn is the one with the bow wearing pink.

4th of July

We went to the Ranch (Woodland, UT where Emily's parents live) for a few days over the 4th of July. Katelyn absolutely loved helping my cousin Jim brush and ride his horses. Spencer and Kate had a great time at the swimming hole with their cousins and all the kids (and my brother, Rich) loved the sparklers. We also went to Salt Lake for the Warnick reunion...here is Kate with her cousin Kaley. Matthew slept for a minute and then screamed during the whole program, so I got to walk him around the block. Incidently, he now has two teeth, one of which came in while we were there, so he really wasn't his best self.

Matthew Playing

Last night Matthew was loving his Exersaucer. It was so cute we just had to share it with you. Spencer says hi too, when he jumps in front of him.

Happy Birthday LOGAN!

Logan turned 11 last Saturday, July 12. He wanted to have a water party with a few of his friends. We went in with our neighbors this year on a big Banzai waterslide,so we put that up along with our little pool. They played on those, had a water balloon and silly string fight, played some water games, ate pizza, cake, and ice cream, and opened presents. It was fun.

Jay joined in the water fight and before we knew it buckets of water were flying...

Jay ended up being the favorite target...he was soaked.

Logan had a great day! He was pretty excited when a couple of his friends said it was the most fun party they had ever been to.

One of the games we played was "How well do you know the birthday boy?" I asked Logan to fill out a paper with some of his favorites before the party and then his friends had to write down what they thought. Most of them got about half of the questions right.

So how well do you know Logan?

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Game: 80's Trivial Pursuit

Favorite Sport: Baseball

Favorite Teams: Mariners, Ravens, Jazz

Favorite Hobby: Sports

Favorite Treat: Pumpkin Cookies/Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Favorite Book: Harry Potter

Favorite Movie: Horton Hears a Who

Shoe Size: 7

Pants (Sunday) Size: 14 Slim

Shirt: 12/14 or Adult Small

When I grow up I want to be a: ?????? I used to want to be an astronaut, until I realized how dangerous that was.

Logan is such a wonderful person, son, brother, and friend. He has brought so much joy to our lives. It has been amazing to see him grow from a baby to the young man that he is. We love him and had so much fun celebrating his birth and life. He wanted tickets to go see the Bee's play in Salt Lake, so we get to do that next week!