If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart.--A
“Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar his face is to us.” President Benson

Saturday

Back To School

And it all begins here, with the finding out of the teacher. This may be the only part of the going back to school process in which i cry! I absolutely worry over and over again that they got the right teacher. The teacher that may make or break their school year! It scares me!
And the night before school, we always got to have the fashion show! My kids love it. I was a little stressed this year so yes, those are blurry pictures.
This is a cute post fashion show ice cream face!
Gotta love that bright sun first thing in the morning! At least they were smiling. Micah! Always the lady!
Okay, I just have to make a little note here of sumfin kinda funny. So if you see the previous post, you might think to yourself, hmmm...Amy's shirt looks alot like Micah's dress on the first day of school. Well then I would say you are pretty observant! I loved this dress, yes it is a 6/7 size. It still cost $20 dollars when I bought it. I couldn't really justify it until I was getting ready to have to talk in church one Sunday morning, and couldn't think of what to wear. Well, that dress was just siting there, and me imagining myself still a teenager, thought, "I could wear that as a shirt." And I did! Yes, it was a little tight, but it looked sooo cute. So cute that even though I had stretched the seams a bit, I thought I could get away with it one more time for pictures. Hey, I know I am crazy, but I made a $20 dollar dress justifiable but making it usable by 3 people in our house. Yes, 3! Me, Micah, and John wears it for lingerie. J/k Jo will fit in it someday!

And now, back to the back to school post!

This is us walking to school. Notice Noah? That is him just after having told a girl that Micah is wearing his mom's old shirt. Opps! However, She was telling Micah what a really cute dress it was. Her face was kinda of hilarious after Noah told her it was my shirt!
Micah seriously looks like she is carrying the weight of the world with that HUGE backpack!
Noah's new teacher Mrs. Hansen. She has been a gem so far. We will see how it goes at parent teacher conference!
Micah's new teacher Mrs. Sweat! She seems great so far too!
All that worry for nothing! They had a great first day. Here is hoping the year goes just as well!
Could she really? Yes she is people. Josie is going to pre-school!
She looked so cute. Yes, I realize that when backpacks are as big as the children that might deter some parents from sending them to pre-school. Not me however!
She LOVES going to school. Since it is in our circle she walks there alone every Tuesday and Thursday. I do watch her from our driveway. Our Bishop did almost run over her one day!
Next door neighbor Nate! They are adorable together and still willing to hold hands! What a great age!
Wonderful Mrs. Bridgette! We LOVE her!
It was a good day. Perhaps a touch sad, but so good!
This is D's first day of his last 5 days at his old preschool! Huh? What? Well Dk's new pre-school didn't start until the 3rd week of everybody elses school. So I asked Mrs. Bridgette and she said DK could come to her preschool for 5 times till his other preschool started! This is one of the many reasons we love her.
If we had the money, I would have had him do both preschools. He loves school so much! Mrs. Bridgette said the only thing she wouldn't miss about DeeKen is the way all the girls fight over who gets to sit by him! Here is his first day of his Second Pre-school year! He has to ride just a little further down the street, but not far! And we also LOVE his amazing teacher, Mrs Tiffani! She rocks! Josie is already signed up for next year...if we still live here that is!Ain't he handsome? I wonder if Mrs. Tiffani will have the same problem as Mrs. Bridgette. I can only imagine what he will be like as a teenager!

Friday

Bird Refuge -End of sumeer - 2011

John's sister never lets her girls wear tank tops. I saw the wisdom in this and wanted to follow it with my girls. But I wanted so badly to take a picture of Micah with her end of summer golden skin, in this dress. Micah was hesitant and asked for a shirt. I think this is a good sign I will have a modest daughter. I assured her after she turned eight(covenant making age) she will always wear t-shirts under! Thus I found Josie this beautiful dress and knew we had to have end of summer pics. My kids skin gets so pale white in the winter. I wanted to remember them at this age looking all gorgeous! I love this Pictures! There is an overload so enjoy!
Timer--not too Bad!
Micah took this. Well at least we were in it!
John loves these!
Just love that I caught this crazy Jo face!
Adult passing us! She took one picture! One Picture! Who does that in a digital world. Not too bad except Noah's eyes. Just one more snap-click, and I think we could have got it! or somebody elses eyes would have been closed! Always happens!
My husband had to shoot one of me! Too bad there was a flash going off. I think I am definitely looking 31!
I know they look goofy. But I loved how beautiful they both look and how they were laughing when we took it!
And there is my baby! All growing up at 3! I hate it, but I love it!

I have such a Gorgeous FarrEver Family!

Sunday

One year ago--just last Thursday

The following conversation happened just last Thursday.

DeeKen: Mom, if you hit your big toe with a hammer will you go to heaven?

Me: Why would you think that?

DeeKen: Because Micah told me if you hit your big toe with a hammer you would go to heaven.

Me: I don't think so bud.

DeeKen kind of talking to himself: Yeah, because if you hit your big toe you wouldn't die, and that's how you go to heaven. You have to die. To die your heart has to stop beating. That's how Grandpa Ken died.

{Pause}

DK: Mom, I want to see Grandpa Ken.

Me: Oh... no you don't.

DK: Why?

Me: Cause Grandpa would want you to live a long healthly life. Go on a mission, get married have some kids.

DK: So when I am a grandpa I can go and see grandpa Ken?

Me: That's between you and Heavenly Father buddy!

I can't believe it has been a year since that awful phone call telling us our patriarch had passed on. I didn't really want this anniversary to come. I liked having this whole year to think about when we would have seen him this time a year ago. Now that is over. I know I am strange, but the further we get from his passing, the less my children will remember him. Makes my heart hurt.

We Love you Grandpa Ken! We still miss you a bunch!