First Day of School 2018

Luke and Liam (5th grade) and Aiden (3rd grade)

First Day of School for 2018-19

Here we go!

Liam and Luke are doing the safety patrol at school and they enjoy it.  That's Liam with the big flag.  My neighbor took this picture on the first day of school.

Finn's first day of Kindergarten at Step by Step Montessori

Finn was all Smiles

Feeding the animals at the orchard

Corn pit

Liam would have taken a chicken home with him if I turned my back for too long!

Aiden loved the chickens too, but he's not quite as gentle as Liam

And Finn loved the chickens, but looked a bit like he might strangle them!

Liam went back 3-4 times to see the chicks

Luke loved them too

Aiden and the big tractor

Finn and his buddy Landon

We visited the orchard with several friends on a gorgeous day

A picture we take every single year!


We had a gorgeous weekend after the first week of school and decided to take advantage of it with a trip to the apple orchard.  The weather is still really nice and warm and the bees have not started coming out just yet.  We had a wonderful time with friends and enjoyed all the animals and playing on the farm.  We have been going to this orchard since Luke and Liam were a year old so it holds many fond memories.  

Additionally, we started school last week and are trying to get back into the routine of going to bed on time, doing homework, etc...Luke and Liam are in 5th grade and this is their final year of elementary school.  They will move to the middle school at a different location next year.  They are enjoying their teacher thus far and were selected to be on the safety patrol to help kids getting to and from their bus or car before and after school.   Luke and Liam are gearing up for hockey tryouts pretty soon and hockey season will officially begin in a little over a month.  

Aiden is in 3rd grade and has also enjoyed his teacher so far.  He will start basketball season pretty soon and is playing some recreational hockey to get ready for hockey season.  Finn started kindergarten three full days per week.  Its enough time away from me that I can actually get things accomplished, but we still have two weekdays together.  He is enjoying school so far and has the same kindergarten teacher that his brothers had so its a great set up for us and for Finn.  With Finn's late July birthday, we have not decided his plans for next year yet.  We will see how this year goes and then make a decision.