Holdin' Down the Fort: First Day of School

Sunday, August 31, 2008

First Day of School

This post is late...

Here are the first day of school pictures. Kurt's first day of 8th grade, Jillian's first day of 6th grade, and poor Erin had to wait for her first day of 3rd grade.

5 comments:

Jillian said...: Kurt awesome shorts...and Jilly looks so cute!; August 31, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Summer Freeman said...: Was it hard to convince Kurt to wear shorts. I have to break arms around here to get Eric and Bode to wear shorts out in public.; August 31, 2008 at 9:58 PM
M&M_Mama said...: Very Stylin' Poor Erin! I am glad she is feeling better.; September 1, 2008 at 6:58 AM
Kiley said...: Does Elizabeth not go to school this year?; September 2, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Anonymous said...: You have beautiful children, Jen! Isn't it amazing that we have kids that big? I'm beside myself that my oldest just turned 12 last week!

Hope school is going well for everyone!; September 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM

View From the Hill

How do we reduce the pressure and enjoy our families more? "...recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said "The biggest mistake I made {as a parent} is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of {my three children} sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (from "Daughters of God", Ballard April 2008; click on image for complete article)