First Day of Preschool

I'm sad these pictures aren't very good but I'm more sad about the fact she's big enough for Preschool. The crazy part about having a kid at 21 is how young you are when your first child starts everything. I had a bit of a panic attack the night before wondering if she was ready- or rather if I was ready. That morning she could barely contain her excitement. We picked up her friend Morgan and when I drove them up and dropped them off at the front with the staff, they were happy to go. There was no hesitation, no looking back and it made me cry a little. Clara screamed the whole way home and did for the first couple of months when I dropped the girls off. She misses her big sister when she's gone but is adjusting to just having me to pal around with a few days a week.
Kenzie loves her school and so do I. It's a private Episcopal school and the reason we can go there is because I was given the huge blessing of a job there as a music instructor. I go in only once a week and teach two classes for 20 minutes each but I receive half tuition and a paycheck. I'm not qualified but I have a lot of fun with the children and I'm learning a lot.

Family Pictures June 2012

When we went to Utah this summer, we stopped by John and Kaity Lambert's house to catch up. I love her photography and she was kind enough to offer to take our pictures. We only gave her a 45 minute window because our weekend was booked and it was at 3 PM in 100 degree windy weather. We didn't really have outfits I would have chosen because we were living out of suitcases and had tried to be so minimal in our packing. She saved the day with the girls and brought outfits and headbands for them.
As amazing as Kaity is, I didn't know how we could pull these off so I was extremely happy to see how well they turned out! I love them so much and will cherish these precious few moments as a family of 4 she captured. She gave us a CD full of good pictures but due to space and time, I thought I would just post a few of our favorites.