Life as I know it

I want so badly to be able to do it all.  Each day that goes by that I am not able to sit down and do the things that have been on the list of my "would like to do's" kills me.  If there is one thing that I have learned about being the mom to 4 kids it is, it's no longer about me... at all!  The second I sit down to do the things that I enjoy doing there is someone there whining that they want apple juice or a snack.  It's just not enjoyable.    Hence the severe lack of blog posts.  Every day I say, today will be the day, I WILL get some pictures edited and a posts written.  Then each night I go to bed saying, ok, well maybe tomorrow.   Well, with Dan being gone for a few days I decided to seize the moment, stay up late and knock out a few posts.  Here goes nothing.

Last month I was lucky enough to be visited by my bestie, Jenny, and her daughter Emma.  As always, we had a blast and made use of every second we were able to spend together.  I even got to take advantage of Jenny's budding photography skills and grab a quick photo shoot with my girl.  

I am so thankful to have these gems of me on the other side of the camera!

The summer went out with a bang and we are finally settling into the school year.  We are making the rounds this year with the boys at three different schools.  While the mornings are quite busy, I am savoring my quiet moments with Evie.  Even if it is just 2 hours a week.



Tyler is highly impressed with my photo op, you can tell.



Tyler started third grade at ASB with Mrs. Eusebio as his teacher.



Alex was so excited to be going to his new school, OLL, and getting big brother Tyler's old teacher, Mrs. Clayton.



Graham is a big boy now... so he thinks.  He has followed in the footsteps of his brothers and started at The Children's School.  Ms. Tiereny and Teacher Lisa Eve are his teachers this year.  He loves that he finally gets to go to school.  



And we can't forget Ms. Evie.  We decided she needed a photo shoot on our first day sans boys.  When not taking pictures we can regularly be found at Greenlake and Starbucks.

And there you have it my friends... August and the beginning of September in a nutshell.
Next up... Evie's 5 month post.