school/labor day

I can't believe it's almost October! There has been so much going on....and with this 80 degree weather it's hard to convince myself to start thinking about Halloween! This post might be a little long-winded, but there's lots to say!

Ellie is officially in Kindergarten! She is absolutely loving it and loves that she gets to go everyday. She is at Westside Elementary and she is in the Spanish Immersion class. We thought hard about putting her in this class, we did a lot of research on it and decided that it's a good idea for her. She's already reading and loves to learn new things. HOWEVER, that first day when I took her in, she was all nervous and excited, as was I! As soon as we walked in and her teacher looked at her and said "Hola Ellie Rose" then went on to say something about getting her folder and putting it in the basket all in Spanish....Ellie looking up at me like "what is she talking about!" Anyway, we knew it was Spanish the first hour and we had talked about the fact that she is not going to be able to understand her teacher the first part of class. I left and got in the car and kinda broke down. Kindergarten and the whole big kid school thing is hard enough and I just stuck her in a classroom with a teacher she can't understand! I felt like the meanest mom.
It's much better now and it's fun to hear Ellie doing her Math stuff in Spanish, and she came home singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish this week. She's loving it and getting used to it. I think it was just a little more of a transition than we were thinking it would be!

This is a prime picture of my McKenna. She constantly has stuff in her mouth, and all I have to do is hold out my hand and she dumps whatever's in her mouth in my hand! She is the BUSIEST baby I've had yet. But she is so social and so much fun. She loves to have you look at her and laugh with her. If you're not paying attention to her, she'll come up to you, simply pat you on your leg until you look at her then continue to do what she was doing. She's really good at entertaining herself......however I feel like I am constantly picking up after her and getting things out of toilets, changing dirt diapers, smelling Marigold breath, and cleaning up after her messes! What a busybody!

On Labor day we headed up with the Johnson family to Park City. We hit the outlets first, then headed to a yummy lunch at Squatters! Then we did the Alpine Slides. It was Matt's first time, and a first for the girls. They had so much fun going up on the lift and Addie was my buddy. Ellie loved going with Grandma J.!

Here's my cute little 3 year old! Addie started preschool the day after Labor Day, and she could not wait! She absolutely loves it and adores Miss Farr. She's in our ward and neighborhood so I actually have 2 hours for 2 days of the week when it's just me and Kenna! And sometimes I get lucky if McKenna decides to take a good nap! Addie loves to come home and tell Ellie about the things she got to do in preschool that day. She's more excited to talk to Ellie about it than Matt or me!