First Day of Preschool!

I was a little nervous about the first day of preschool because generally my kids dont do well with change or me leaving them at a strange house. However, we went to orientation the first day and I went with them all day. We say the school, we sang songs, talked aboout field trips, saw the playground. Then the first actual day came and to my suprise...they loved it! They look forward to it. Mercedes goes tuesday and thursdays, and Austin goes tuesdays thursdays and fridays. And if I am being honest I enjoy it to because it gives me two hours a day to enjoy just Aspen. They are only little once and they grow up so fast when they are this young that we can spend a little one on one time together. Its a win win. Then I pick them up and they tell me all about their day and the friends they made. There is a fieldtrip once a month, which I really like. This month is the fire and police station, and next month its Black Island Farms. So fun! I love preschool and so do they. Perfect!

While I was out...

Over the summer we took advantage of all the time we had just having a new baby and took a few vacations.  The first destination we went to was Vernal.  We had a green family reunion at Kevins sister's house in Vernal.  We had fun, and the kids played so well with their cousins.  We went to the dam in Vernal and went boating and played on the beach.  After that we came back for a bbq and good family fun.  The next weekend we went to Island Park and Yellowstone National Park for an Andersen family reunion.  Sadly, we didn't see much wildlife...ducks and deer, but we had fun together as a family.  Kevin had particular fun because he was able to slip away and flyfish for a good chunk of the time.  Austin wanted to go so bad.  When he gets old enough to go hunting and flyfishing with daddy it will be a happy day for the two of them.

The next week after that we hit BEAR LAKE!  I particularly love that trip.  We hit the lake with good friends and the whole weekend is nothing but bliss.  I dont have to worry about the kids drowning because the shore is so shallow for so long.  The kids made friends at the beach and went on sea shell searches.  We took the boat out on the water and Kevin, Brandon, and Trisha went wake boarding.  We had great food, great friends, great view and comforts....man.  What a fun Trip.  See the pictures below of all of these trips.