Buh Bye Kindergarten

Oakley had her last day of Kindergarten today! Something about having these kids in my life has made me a sentimental boob and its turning into a real problem. Oakley was more than ready to start school at the beginning of the year the questions alone about how the whole school business works was enough to make your head pop off. We were so excited that she would have something that was all her own and something she could focus her crazy amount of energy on and it did. She is such a smart kid that it all seemed to come easy to her, little did we know how much work it would take on our part too. I know,forgive my ignorance, but holy crap! I swear she was bringing home 10 papers a day (most of them I am still not sure what to keep and what to get rid of), 5 books, and a packet of homework! I think by the last month of school we finally got a routine down for everything that had to be done every night, her teacher is probably super impressed with us.... eerrrr not. She has come so far and its amazing to me what she has learned and the information she is has retained. So here is 5 things Oakley loved about Kindergarten. 1. Recess (that's my girl!) 2. Lincoln (Since day one this kid has been a main topic of discussion, I think someones got a crush!) 3. Mrs. Young (Her teacher has been amazing. Seeing her with all of those crazy kids really made me grateful... that I never became a teacher. lol) 4. Math (This kid has killed it with math this year!) 5. Going to the Dinosaur Park. (Casey was able to go with her on this field trip and she couldn't wait to tell everyone that her daddy was going with her! I'm going to hold on to the whole "not embarrassed of your parents" thing as long as I can because I know one day that's all gonna change.) Cant wait to see what 1st grade brings for her!

all gonna change.)

The first

When I was about 10 years old I opened a box with a bunch of special stuff from my childhood, school stuff, baby blanket, pictures etc. that my mom had saved. In that box there was a journal talking about my first steps, first words, good days, bad days, and all the cool stuff that comes along with growing up. I think that is why I constantly have this urge to write things down, or take note of something so the memory of it doesn't slip away. The past few years of my life has changed me in so many ways that I feel like if I don't start "taking note" I may not lose the memory but my view might change, SOOOO this is my attempt at yet another blog... I really want to talk about everything but mainly focus on what has changed or is happening in my life being a wife, a step mom, a woman, and an almost 30 year old ... whatever that means. So hold on to your shorts, cuz its gonna get weird.