Quick update

Yes it has been almost a month since I last posted. We are still alive and well, just busier than ever, and that is the truth!  But, here is a little of what has been going on in our neck of the woods. 

School started, and not just for the kids, but for me as well.  Bailey started 6th, Elli 4th, and Carter 1st, and I took my first job as a teacher in Kindergarten.  I am teaching at Elli and Carter's school which is a huge blessing.  I feel like it must really be what I am supposed to do because it is hard to get jobs in Alpine District right now and to get one a block away and where my kids are is really lucky.  It has been so busy and crazy but some how I think that isn't going to change for a while so I might as well get used to it!  The kids are loving their teachers and are adjusting again to the school life.  Elli and Carter love to pop their heads into my classroom a few times a day.  Their teachers say they have to go to the bathroom an awful lot- quite convenient that the bathrooms are located in the Kindergarten hallway : )  I am sure that will pass though.  Leaving Chase has been by far the hardest thing about this.  I still cry nearly every night but I am thankful that Steve can be home most of the day with him and work nights and that the rest of the time he is with a good friend.  My heart aches just talking about it, but I somehow find strength each day to go on.  My Kindergartners are very sweet and I am glad I can be part of their lives as well.

We started giving Chase rice cereal a few nights a week. He loves it and does really well with it. 

Chase loves his baths. The other kids enjoy it when I let him get in with them.

For Back to School night we let the kids pudding paint. It ended up being more of a "lets make the biggest mess we can night".  Chase had no clue what was going on. He just sat and watched them.