Best watch it, before you get Schooled

Monday my 3 oldest chicklets went back to school.

I already miss Summer.  Call me crazy but I do.

My kids are ready,  so off they go.

Dallin is now in 9th grade.  Holy crap.  

Now everything matters, grades! Holy crap.

It's time to prepare to get into a great college. Holy crap.

Breath!

Back to Dallin.  This kid is awesome.  

He is a tuba playing maniac.

He is one of the few 9th graders playing with the Davis High Marching Band

and is doing their field show.

Davis High is very proud of their Band and Football and being Davis High.

Mike is in 8th grade and is also awesome.

He is playing the baritone which my little ones call the baby tuba.

He loves to skateboard and pester.

He is great at pestering, its a true talent.

Dallin and Mike pose stoically.  Why yes that is doughnut on Mike's mouth.

Lauren is a big 5th grader now.  Crazy.

She also is awesome.

Lauren has the kindest heart.  She is super good.

She has a talent of making everyone around her feel loved, young and old.

She also is a great decorator, she rearranges her room like daily.  No joke.

I got the kids doughnuts for the first day of school breakfast (Mike's mouth is prof), because

I may have slept in and didn't have time to make french toast.

The boys left for KJH.

(I wish it was socially ok for me to walk them the first day, but such things are frowned upon) 

Curled Lauren's hair and luckily 5th graders are fine having their mother walk them to school.

Lauren and her bestie Mia.

It was a great day and so happy my kids loved it.

Even if someone with doughnut on his mouth said it was okay.

I know he meant amazing.

NYLT

My handsome Mike just finished up National Youth Leadership Training 

with the Boy Scouts.

Honestly I know about nothing when it comes to scouts and scouting.

His leaders tell me stuff and other parents talk about things and

I smile and nod.

I am Charlie Brown and they are the adult.

Whaa wah Wah wa. 

(Mike looking rugged and needing a shower)

So the way I know that NYLT is amazing and something to be proud of completing.

Is the fact that said leader and parents give approving smiles and nods

and a job well done pat on the back.

All of which is foreign to me when it comes to scouts.

I am use to the Dallin should be working on his Eagle project  or

the you really should sew on some rank badges on your boys shirt looks.

I am sure most people could careless that I am mediocre when it comes to scouting.

To those of you trying hard to help my boys out with all things scouts, a huge thank you.

 (Awards Ceremony)

Mike spent a week up at Camp Fife learning and growing.

He loved it, which what more could I ask for.

On Saturday we got to pick him up and see the camp.

I love driving to places I have never been, especially when its just me and my man.

 I love catching up with no kids distractions 

and on the way home hearing Mike's stories from the week.

My fav is the kid who got mad, flipped over a picnic table and then sat on the ground next to it.

No one seemed to know why he was mad.

Also the water taste like eggs, yuck.

This stop sign was on the way to camp and oh how it made me laugh.

Great job on the spelling my young friend.

I love that I also got this cowboy in the shot.  He was chasing a horse that had

gotten out and wasn't likely to give up his new found freedom easy.

P.S.  Just to prove my lacking when it comes to scouts. As I was writing this I put down NYL.

Mike came up behind me and said mom you have that wrong it's NYLT.

Whatever.