Today I find myself trying to decide what’s more crazy. Summertime, with lots of free time and running all over the place playing and entertaining the kids or once the school year starts and then all the craziness of school schedules and activities start up. Hmmm….. having this sinking feeling that’s just how life is going to continue with 3 kids. That just maybe it has nothing to do with the seasons. Yikes. Maybe I’ll stick with thinking any second now life is going to slow down again. Oh wait, we have the holidays coming up and the last 3 months of the year always seem to fly by.  So maybe no luck with that one. Anyhow craziness aside this year has been exciting with Maddy starting 1st grade and Logan back at preschool. Sureal for me to think back a year ago right as Maddy was just starting Kindergarten. So many changes, such an exciting time, just days until our little one made her debut. What a difference a year makes. They grow so much. They both are lucky enough this year to once again have great teachers and are really enjoying school. Logan is continually asking when he can start kindergarten so he can be big like Maddy. I'm in denial that it's only a year away. The biggest change this year has been Maddy in first grade. First grade is the real deal..Somehow it seems like real school.  I’m sure that sounds funny but it seems like they are really hitting the big time now.  Sitting at their own desks, the teacher is teaching right at 8 on the dot,homework is due each day, a longer school day, the half a second goodbye to mom starting on day one as she ran in the door, there’s more work, structure and expectations in school. You know real school. :) It was kind of funny when Maddy was telling me about her first day. Talking about this fun thing and that exciting thing and who she saw, and at the end she let out an exhausted sigh and said, and mom it was a really long day. Lol. Logan is back at the same preschool he was at last year with the same teachers that he and I both adore. The other day he told me he wants to go to his school everyday and he wants to stay as long as Maddy stays. Ha-ha. So he is enjoying school as well. He just can’t seem to decide if he wants to go to his school everyday or just wants to go straight  to kindergarten to be big like Maddy. We have also been busy with soccer starting, ( which I can’t even contain my enthusiasm over how cute kids playing soccer are) And then to have your own kids playing a sport you loved… I can’t help but smile. And no not in any trying to relive my past kind of way. :) So the kids are doing that and we just finished the primary program and Maddy’s school jog a thon.  We also managed to fit in 3 birthdays. Maddy, Chantel and I’s birthday’s are all within a 2 week span. Also in the mix is me  trying to keep the mornings as stress free as possible. Thanks to a saint of a husband for taking the kids to school it has been pretty good.( Although I think Maddy secretly likes the  frazzled mornings because then she gets cafeteria lunch which she loves.  So with a deep breath, a lot of smiles, and a little craziness it looks like the new school year is well underway!

                                                                    School Jog-a-thon with a little help from Logan

                                                                                Daddy getting a huge hug

                                                                                  Ouch my neck hurts already

                                                                                           Wild!

                                                                                       Love the swings 

                                                                                     The super squeeze hug

                                                                                   First day of first grade

                                                                                   What she calls her fiesta skirt

                                                                                         My chew toy

                                                                                   Male bonding :)

                                                                                        I'm Six!

                                                                                  Chantel's wow face

                                                                                  More pictures mom?     

                                                                            Dean and Dean jr.