First day of school

Is summer really over? Can it be true? It has been a bitter sweet beginning to our school year this time around. All my boys are in school now. Ty in 4th grade, Shay in 1st grade, and Cade in Preschool. I have really enjoyed having them home this summer and am not really ready for them to go back yet. We didn't get to do all the fun things we had planned to do this summer and starting school makes summer feel so final. Like we've lost our chance to play and have fun. Maybe it means I can't handle my boys growing up. Even though I love what big helpers they are, I still want them to be little and fun and ... Maybe I just don't want them growing up cuz then it means I am getting older? hahaha Who knows.

But they were so excited to get back to school. The school shopping was so fun. Watching them get to pick out their own shoes, clothes (with a little persuasion from mom), backpacks, etc. was a lot of fun. Seeing all three in their own little personalities, starting to break away from each other and like their own style, their own things. Cade is big into camo and Batman this year. Shay likes Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones. Ty wants to look grown up and look "good" he says. Shay is still a little uncertain about being gone all day and having to eat lunch at school and recess on the big play ground. But after today I think he is really going to enjoy school. He is so smart and loves to read. He just needs to get used to it i guess. Cade was sad this morning that he could not go to "the big school". His school doesn't start for another week so he was a little heart broken to not get to go out with his brothers.

I think they wait another week to give moms a chance to recuperate from the first week of school with the other kids. Sheesh! I was just fine dropping Ty off. Shay, I got a little choked up but held it together. . . til we got home. Then I lost it. It was too quiet! Was it the fighting and arguing that was no longer present in my home that made me breakdown? Or the fact that they were really gone off to school ALL DAY!? I don't know which, but I had to control myself for Cade's sake. Haha he kept looking at me like "What in the world is your problem, mom?!"

Good times! Good times! Now I get to experience this from a whole new perspective with a little girl. I hope it is as entertaining, educational, and fun as it has been with my boys.

BYU Couples Clinic

Gavin and I attended the BYU DATE NIGHT: Couples Clinic on Wednesday Night. We had a catered dinner provided by Ruby River and got to tour the locker rooms and the field. Then we had discussions with some of the coaches on the basics of football. We also got to hear from Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall and his wife Holly, Greg Wrubell "The Voice of the Cougars", and Keith Stubbs (radio DJ for 101.5 The Eagle) did his stand up comedy routine.
We also got to have photo opps with many of the players, coaches and YES even Cosmo!



Before the major storm hit! It rained off and on the entire night. But it was still lots of fun.

Here are some of the players pretending to be "The Tempations". They lip-synced one of their songs just before it really started to dump on us. Then Coach Mendenhall said it was time to go in. Too much lightning for his liking.




Isn't that beautiful!? It was truely awe inspiring to see the stadium from that perspective.
And the rains came down!! It was a down pour for most of the evening. We were soaked but it was a lot of fun. I am so glad I got to spend some quality time with my husband doing and learning about what he loves so much. I really hope he enjoyed meeting the coaches, players and staff and being that close to the game as much as I enjoyed being there with him. We are definitely ready for some FOOTBALL!!! GO COUGARS!