The excitement began in anticipation of going back to school. I wonder how many years we will have both of them so excited to start up another year? 
Hayden got to make the big move to 1st grade, have lunch at school and stay all day. He loves his teacher, recesses, P.E., and lunch. He said I forgot to tell him the first day how long he would have to stay after lunch. He thought it was a little long and he didn't have as much time as he would have liked after school to play with friends, but he is adjusting with each day. He also had one mishap. His water spilled out of his lunch so he decided he would borrow one of the chocolate milks the school had. I had to explain we needed to pay for those and sent money with him the next day. It was all innocent in his eyes. He did get the big math paper yesterday because he was the quietest kid in class so hopefully we are off to a good start. His teacher is going to have a baby any day so things could change a little with a long term sub for awhile. He doesn't have that many kids in his class that he knows so it will be a good opportunity to make new friends.
Hannah loves school, loves her teacher, and has a classroom full of friends. Life couldn't be better for this second grader. She is having a great time and loves to have the routine of school. Life goes better for her when she can keep her brain moving. She also started piano this week and absolutely loved it and loves to practice any chance she gets - hopefully that will continue.
Nice to have a buddy to go out the door with.
Getting on the bus. I love how many kids are in our neighborhood. It makes everything funner. Chloe and I are adjusting to hanging out by ourselves. It is a little quiet but I do love quiet. She is really enjoying the one on one time - the trick will be not to let her get too spoiled. 
Congratulations Sean and Kristin! My kids love my brother's fountain he has in his front yard. It is one of those splash kind that go with the music. Whenever we go there in the summer, they end up in it. Love that it is a nice reception and my children are running through a sprinkler. 
They had a great time!
Later we drove to Strawberry Lake up Provo Canyon and went cray fishing. It was so much fun!. They were all over and so easy to catch. We would just hang the poles in the water and they would grab the meat, catch them in the net and put them in the cooler. It was a lot of action for younger children. They loved it and didn't want to leave until we got rained on. It made for a great dinner that night.
Now we are back to school today! We will see how the day turns out. For me it has been a little more relaxing and a very productive day. I will be excited to get the kids home though. 
