Carley started Kindergarten! My little girl is so big! The first day of school, I had to take her to the bus stop and get her on the bus.

Then I got to go to the school and spend her first half-hour there with her. Then I had to say good-bye and leave her. It was such a mix of emotions that I had to keep myself from tearing up a few times. Carley wasn't emotional at all :) She had a great time.

Jimmy and Taylor on their way to pick Carley up from the bus stop.

Sorry I haven't blogged for so long. I finished my summer class and life has slowed down a bit. I have a semester wait before I can enter another nursing program to finish up my RN. I hope to work and just enjoy taking care of my kids. The job market for nurses is terrible right now in Utah. I have put in countless applications and still haven't been able to get a job, but I won't give up. Here is a summary of our summer!

Carley started Kindergarten! My little girl is so big! The first day of school, I had to take her to the bus stop and get her on the bus.

Then I got to go to the school and spend her first half-hour there with her. Then I had to say good-bye and leave her. It was such a mix of emotions that I had to keep myself from tearing up a few times. Carley wasn't emotional at all :) She had a great time.

Jimmy and Taylor on their way to pick Carley up from the bus stop.

Sorry I haven't blogged for so long. I finished my summer class and life has slowed down a bit. I have a semester wait before I can enter another nursing program to finish up my RN. I hope to work and just enjoy taking care of my kids. The job market for nurses is terrible right now in Utah. I have put in countless applications and still haven't been able to get a job, but I won't give up. Here is a summary of our summer!

TD came to visit! She is a good friend from Hawaii that now lives in Washington. It was so good to see her. She kind of took a bonzai trip to Utah and I got to hang out with her for a few days. It was awesome!

Our kids had so much fun playing together.

Carley and Taylor discovered lemonade stands, but decided to modify them. The girls sold cookies a few times this summer and the first time they did it, they made over $7!! They only sold the cookies for .25 cents so you can imagine how much business they got!

We have done quite a bit of fruit picking this summer. My uncle owns the property that my mom grew up on, but he doesn't want anything to do with the fruits that grown there, so we get to collect the spoils! There are black berry vines, plums, pears, and apples there. Consequently, I have learned more about bottling fruits :)

TD came to visit! She is a good friend from Hawaii that now lives in Washington. It was so good to see her. She kind of took a bonzai trip to Utah and I got to hang out with her for a few days. It was awesome!

Our kids had so much fun playing together.

Carley and Taylor discovered lemonade stands, but decided to modify them. The girls sold cookies a few times this summer and the first time they did it, they made over $7!! They only sold the cookies for .25 cents so you can imagine how much business they got!

We have done quite a bit of fruit picking this summer. My uncle owns the property that my mom grew up on, but he doesn't want anything to do with the fruits that grown there, so we get to collect the spoils! There are black berry vines, plums, pears, and apples there. Consequently, I have learned more about bottling fruits :)

We also got to take a trip to California to visit my family. It was a blast hanging out with them. My mom and my brother Wayne drove their scooters 1500 miles down the Washington, Oregon, and California coast. This night, we met them in Carpenteria, CA and drove them to my sister's house.

On the trip, we really just spent most of out time at the beach.

We also got to take a trip to California to visit my family. It was a blast hanging out with them. My mom and my brother Wayne drove their scooters 1500 miles down the Washington, Oregon, and California coast. This night, we met them in Carpenteria, CA and drove them to my sister's house.

On the trip, we really just spent most of out time at the beach.

The girls loved hanging our with their cousins, uncles and aunties. Being back at the beach was like being back in Hawaii. The girls took to it like two ducks to water.