Another tooth...

Melanie was SO excited to lose her tooth at school today! She got special treatment since it came out during class. A friend got to walk her to the nurse's office and she got a special container to put her tooth in. What a great way to start the year!!

First day of school

Everything went well on the first day of school! Melanie is now in 2nd grade and Brandon just started kindergarten. Brandon was a little nervous, but as soon as we got there he got right in line and seemed ready to go. These years are flying by so fast!!

Family

Brian is out of work so we decided to join my sister and her family on a weekend trip up to Sacramento. We really enjoyed seeing my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. It was a nice reminder that no matter how crazy life seems to get, God has blessed us with an AMAZING family!

Apples

Had to follow up on this post to show you our apples!!
I am really excited to try them, but I don't think they're ready yet. Brian pulled one off last week and said it didn't taste good. Hoping they just need more time on the tree.

I also learned how to make jam with Brian's mom! It was great to use all the nectarines that came off our tree rather than just throwing them away. They all get ripe at once and even after giving a bunch away, we still had way too many to eat ourselves. I had a cool picture of all the jam jars, but it seems to have disappeared so you will have to use your imagination ;o)