It's Only Just Begun

Last week was full of new beginnings for our family. My two oldest boys started school last Monday. Conner is in 2nd grade and Tate started Kindergarten. They are really enjoying it. They love to learn, play with friends, and ride the bus! In fact they wanted to ride the bus so badly that they refused to let me take them to school on the first day. I was rather concerned because they hadn't even had "meet the teacher" nor had they found their classrooms yet. (For some strange reason our school holds meets the teacher after school has already started- weird I know!) Anyway, since Tate was just starting K, I wanted to make sure that he found his way. To my dismay, he said, "Mom," "Conner will show me the way." What could I say to that. I am grateful that my boys have each other. All seemed to go well and they both found their classes just fine, even without my help. Will someone explain to me what happened to my babies!?! I just can't believe that they are off by themselves, totally independent and totally okay with it. I guess that I am glad that they are starting to take care of themselves. I pray that they will continue to grow and learn and always choose the right along the way.

Another journey that we started last week was our house. We finally broke ground on Saturday!!!! Even though we have spent months preparing for this moment it now is starting to feel ''real." Like it just might actually happen! Here are some photos of the guys digging the footings. A big THANKS to my brothers Eric and Paul for their hard work and to Rich for lining it all up. We really appreciate their willingness to help us out!

(Conner and Tate's creature. We kept him for 24 hours and then we released him.)