New Year!
So I have been the lamest blogger in the world lately!! I didn't blog anything about the majority of last school year! It was kind of an adjustment for me last year with a high schooler, all my kids in school, my baby in kindergarten and early morning seminary! I'm pleased to say that I feel like I'm back to normal and this year has been off to a fairly smooth start! I won't be back tracking into last school year, but I may post some of our summer activities just for my own personal journaling! So hopefully more will be coming soon! Our school started on August 31 this year. It seems to be getting earlier each year. Here are some pictures of the kids on their first day! Morgan and her friend Mandy both Sophomores at Union High School.
Mason is a big eighth grader at Pacific Middle School:
Brooklyn is in the Fifth Grade: (blurry picture!)
Brinley is in Third Grade:
And Maddie is in First Grade:
They all had a great day at school and were pretty excited to go back. We have some excellent teachers this year! I think some of the best at Harmony!!! Brooklyn's birthday was the second day of school, September 1! Her birthday always falls on a holiday, or right around when school starts! So pretty much its craziness. She got breakfast in bed..
And then she went about her normal day. School, safety patrol, soccer and then bday dinner with friends.
She kept on asking me what are we going to do fun for my birthday? Sadly that's all we did.. It wasn't a year to have a party and with school just starting it was very busy. We did take her out to dinner a couple days before her birthday. She had some of our good friends' the Dustins come over for a yummy dinner of ribs, potatoes, corn on the cob, and salad. And then she wanted red velvet cake! Thank you Costco for having an awesome cake!!
We played a game, opened presents and then had to get to bed at a normal time! It was a low-key but fun birthday for Brooklyn!!!

Brooklyn at Eleven!!!
Brooklyn continues to be my most easy going child and most of the time, my easiest child!! She is very independent and helpful. I trust her more than I do Mason to bbsit the little girls. She loves to play with them still and does a great job at making them dinner while we are out on a date. She is smart and does well in school. She is determined and dedicated to school, soccer, and completing her activity days' goals. This summer her and her friend Cassisdy fully planned a kids camp for kids the ages of 4-7. They planned all the activities, food, and prizes. The only thing Christy and I had to do was to provide the location of kids camp and help out a little with crowd control. They both ended up making about $75 dollars each!! This year she has begun to wear more jewelry and has started to get into her clothes. She is definitely a pre-teen! But she loves to play outside, play with the boys, and kicks butt at Black Ops! We love her dearly and we are so glad she is such a well adjusted middle child!!!