It's been a little crazy at our house...

Emerson had her first day of preschool...

We have had an overnight field trip to Gooseberry!!

Easton turned 4 months old...

has rolled over...

and almost mastered sitting up...

He has outgrown his bassinet...

which has required a huge switch to take place at our house...


(this I am not proud of)

But this is my office/craft room. I am giving it to the girls, in order to get the baby in his own room...
I am in the middle of a huge and massive switch...

which is consuming my days...

I am unplugging my computer right now...

I may not be back for days...

I am boxing up so much stuff...

I am going to paint...

I might be crazy by next week...

On the 25th

my baby girl turned 4...

So we celebrated with a girls day out (plus Easton)

We started the day out with some lunch...

Where she got a sundae, just because it was her birthday!!

Then she recieved an important phone call from Grandpa Chad,

wishing her a happy birthday!

She wanted Grandma Tracy to take her to get her ears pierced for her birthday.

I didn't think that she would really do it...

But we went anyway...

She picked out her earrings...

she sat in the chair and
she let them mark her little ears...

she was calm, cool,

and collected...

and then it was done...

There was not even a tear...

from her anyways...

The cutest part was unphotographed...

It was when we walked up to get Aniston from school...

Emerson showed Aniston her new earrings

and Aniston squealed with delight and hugged her so tight.

All by the fence at school.

It made me smile...

and tear up for the second time that day...

Man, I love these kids of mine...

3rd grade...

HMMMMM...

3rd grade...

I have a 3rd grader...

the cutest 3rd grader...

in her "skinny jeans and ballet flats..."

A 3rd grader who couldn't sleep the night before

and who couldn't eat her breakfast because she was so excited!!

I think that I was just as excited as she was!

This is an exciting new year, so many new experiences, so many new things to learn!