She's got the moves like Jaggar...

We really need to just carry around a video camera to keep track of all the cute things this kid does and a camera handy just to document her moves!

GB & Papa Paul

She was forced on this boat ride, but I got a smile out of her anyway.

 
Every year GB makes a trip up to Alaska to help us manage our chaotic lives.  This year we knew it was going to be worse than usual so both GB and Papa Paul came up to help.  Papa Paul stayed for 10 days and then went home, but GB stayed longer.

Papa Paul tried on this sweet jacket we had at our house, and it fit!

 I honestly don't know how we would make it through the start of school without her. Jon works pretty much 7 days a week from 7 am until...... who knows.  I started a new position with new everything, so I began the year over my head, and was also working 7 days a week. It only got better from there.

Once the school year officially started.... honestly its a blur.  But again, I am so thankful she was here. I can't even begin to explain how helpful it was to my psychie to know that someone who loved my children was taking care of them, my house was kept in tip top shape, the never ending laundry was done on a daily basis and there was always a delicious meal to come home to every night.

Thank you GB. 

Can you come back soon? We sure miss you in this neck of the woods.

Many firsts

We've had many firsts these last few weeks at the House of Clouse.  First K started third grade, yikes, how on earth did our first born be old enough to be in third grade? 

Sis started Kindergarten!! Boy oh boy was she ever ready to be in school. Beyond ready.  Her first week has gone really well, she's made some new friends and really likes her teacher.  I asked her what the best part of school was? Recess! she replied.

Baby K started "Baby School", which is a local daycare here in town. We were lucky enough to start 1/2 days with Bonnie here, then we moved into a full day schedule this week. It was rough in the beginning, but she seems to like it now.

 Even Mom had her first day of school.... the first one for me in eight years! (double yikes!) I am teaching fourth grade this year,  in my home town! I was beyond nervous and excited, but everything came together for me. I have a fantastic group of kids, but even fantastic kids have bumps in the road.

We have been rocking and rolling trying to get into a rhythm at our house.  It hasn't been easy, our days are very long and full, but we are doing our best and that is all we can do.