Caleb's birthday weekend

We spent friday night and saturday in Gillette at my sister's house for Caleb's 7th birthday. We had a great time, ate good food, and enjoyed eachother's company. I can't believe Caleb is 7!!! He is a first grader and is doing really well in school with reading and math. He loves to build things, especially Legos, and draw and write, and he has a million questions about everything. He played flag football for the first time this year and really loved it. He can't wait to wear a helmet and tackle though! He is such a big helper too! He is such a wonderful boy and I am so glad to have him in our family. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.
I took treats to Caleb's class on friday.

Brady, Caleb, Ethan, & Kaitlin dipping pretzels. They had a lot of fun and they were yummy!

Caleb with the ice cream cake Gretchen and I made. It was soooo good!

Caleb and Brady. Brady turned 9 on the 13th, so it was fun for them to celebrate together.

Caleb & Ethan with Molly the puppy. Of course we couldn't get her to sit still!

Back to School

Well, I can't believe summer is over, but I'm glad to be done working at Walmart and the kids were excited to start school! So, we just finished our first week...and it was a long one! Ethan started preschool, Caleb started 1st grade, and I started the dental hygiene program. We are out of the house every day by 7:25 and don't get home until after 5, so our days are long! Caleb is also playing flag football for the Woodland Park (his school) Packers. He loves it and has such a great time! Here's a few pictures...

Caleb lookin' good in his jersey and mouth guard.

First day of school for the boys.

Caleb at school, hanging up his backpack.

Here's just part of my stuff for school, still missing the majority of my books and my scrubs! Yikes!

Devil's Tower

The boys and I got together with my sister Gretchen and her kids and headed to Devil's Tower for the day. It was a great time with beautiful weather and scenery! We enjoyed the drive from Gillette, ate a picnic lunch, walked around the tower, and Caleb, Ethan, and Brady worked on there Junior Ranger Badges. We can't wait to get together with them again!

Summertime Fun

Brotherly Love

I just love this picture and had to post it!

My handsome guy

Caleb's been asking me for quite awhile to get him a white shirt and tie for church and I finally got it. If I had known how handsome he'd look, I would have done it sooner!

Another one gone

Caleb tried hanging on to his most recent loose tooth for quite sometime, even though it was practically hanging out of his mouth. But then he and Ethan got in a little brawl and Ethan elbowed him in the mouth and out came the tooth. I wasn't too excited about the way he lost it, but was thrilled to have that thing out of there! He was starting to resemble Nanny McFee (wish I had a before picture!).