Sunday Dinner

A few years ago as our kids started getting older, we realized that having all 7 of us at the dinner table every night wasn't always possible. Between sports practices, jobs, PREP, our week nights are crazy. It was then we decided to to have Mandatory Sunday Family Dinner. It is now something that we all look forward to. We eat in the dining room, and I make a nice dinner. Sometime we even have dessert. Last Sunday, Madison and Avery asked me if I was planning on making a dessert for family dinner. I told them I wasn't going to. They found a brownie box mix in the pantry and decided to take it upon themselves to make dessert for our family. They had a blast, and were so proud of their finished product.

Kindergarten Kamryn

Yesterday was Kamryn's kindergarten orientation that Chris and I took her to. She was only there for about 20 minutes. Today was her first real day of kindergarten. Above is a pic of her with her school bag getting ready to walk to the bus stop. Below is my baby walking to the bus stop.
Here she is getting on the bus for the first time. I told myself that I would not cry. I must not have been very firm with myself because as soon as the bus doors closed I couldn't hold back the tears. I can't believe my baby is in kindergarten.

She came home on the bus with Avery.
She told us that she had a great day and can't wait to go back tomorrow. About an hour after she got home, she climbed on the chair, laid down her head and fell asleep. I tried to wake her up for dinner, but she was just too tired to get up. She ended up sleeping through the night. Guess my girlie was tired!

1st day of school

Today marked a new first for us. All 5 of our kids are in the same district. Only year this will happen since CJ is a senior. Here are their first day pics. CJ, 12th grade, Kylie, 11th grade.

Avery heading to 5th grade.

Kamryn has Kindergarten orientation today. We took her to meet her teacher and to visit the classroom. She was sooo nervous.

Her classroom door.

Madi and her men. I have a pic of these three on their first day of middle day, here they are walking home from the bus stop in the rain after their day as 9th graders.

Madison on her first day of 9th grade.

Kamryn's 6th Birthday

How fast did those 6 years go? Our baby girl is 6 years old.....and totally obsessed with Justin Bieber. All she wanted for her birthday was a 'Bieber Birthday.' Here she is with her Bieber balloon, birthday shirt and birthday tiara.

Yes, I actually caught her kissing her Bieber balloon.

Waiting to open her presents.

All Kamryn wanted to do on her birthday was go to Kids Castle, so that's exactly what we did!

Finally, we got home, and it was time for our birthday girl to open her gifts.

Justin Bieber cup!

Justin Bieber microphone.

Bieber shirt.

I was doing so great with my pictures being in order until now. After we sang happy birthday, Kamryn wanted to shove her face in her cake.

Yummo!!!!

This is Justin, Kamryn's big bear.

Avery and Kamryn with Justin Bear.

Kamryn's birthday dinner choice, wings and ribs.

Her dessert choice, strawberry short cake.

Chris and Justin Bear.

After a fun filled birthday, our little girl ended up falling asleep on her big, giant teddy bear.