Pool time!!

Several people have asked me what Maggie's reaction was to finding out she starts school so soon when we move to St. Louis. Maggie had more of a reaction when she found out we won't be living in a "pool community" and lots of tears were shed over that. Which was a perfect segway for me to tell her that it really wouldn't matter because... she will start school 2 days after we get there. I really emphasized how much she loves school, she would be able to make new friends right away, and when she is off for 3 weeks, Natalie would be in school. She thought that was pretty cool. As for me... I realized, I will always have a kid with me since she and Natalie won't be on the same schedule. O well!!! For the time being... we are taking full advantage of the pool and spending what time we can there while we are still here.

Woolfpack to the Rescue!

Today started off with early morning (too early for Krysta & Natalie) dentist appointments for the kids. I have been a bad mommy and not been good at keeping up with re-scheduling for cleanings and today was Jake's very first dentist appointment. He did fabulous sitting still while his teeth were being cleaned and checked and guess what? Not one cavity for the little guy!! Maggie on the other hand does have one that needs to filled but out of 4 kids, only one cavity, so I'm happy about that. On our way home after making a donut stop which I'm sure the dentist would frown upon, we saw a turtle crossing the road on 42. So... as I pass it and realize it's a turtle, Krysta begs me to turn around and check it out. She LOVES turtles and has been wanting one for some time now. I make a u-turn and Nat jumps out and rescues the turtle from oncoming traffic. I thought for sure we would witness it being flattened right in front of us, but thankfully the traffic went around the moving target. We brought it home and watched it for little while... and then took it to the pond for a proper release.

As the sign says...

I wish this was the sign in our front yard... but not the case. However, there should be a sign in St. Charles, MO that will look like this in a few days because after much looking...and quickly I might add... we did find a house and as of late last night, finally will have a house to move into. It's not our first choice, that got sold while we were there, not our second choice, we were outbid on the same day, but it is in the neighborhood we like and close to shopping, etc. So... our closing date is July 15th and Maggie will start school on July 17th. The elementary schools go year round so Maggie will have a very short summer. Thankfully, she loves school and this will hopefully help her make friends quickly. I haven't broken the news to her yet.... she's at FC camp this week and I wanted her to enjoy that before filling her in on when she goes back to school. Wish me luck!

She did it... Krysta graduated!!

Krysta graduated from Larry A. Ryle High School Thursday night. Jeff's family was able to be in town to help celebrate this occasion with us. There are lots more pictures to share, but I will have to post them later when I have more time. Way to go K-Dub!!

Natalie's 8th grade graduation

Natalie has finished 8th grade and has a certificate to prove it. She's not a big fan of school... but she had a good year and we are proud of all she has accomplished so far. One more graduation to go....