The Updike's

 These little cuties were pretty excited for school to start again.  I had mixed feelings . . . as summer vacation was drawing to a close the kids got a little anxious and fighting and arguing set in a little more.  It drove me crazy!  So school was a needful distraction!  But I will certainly miss hanging out with them all day every day without a schedule.  I really do miss them when they are at school.  I am so happy that they enjoy school though!  I just know that they are going to have such a great year!! Boston - The big 1st Grader!  Lily - the Mighty 3rd Grader  Boston and his great friend, Cole  Lily waiting to say "Hi" to her teacher Mrs. Wassenaar  Boston waiting in Mrs. Rutwoski's line.  After school cookies and chatting.  Crew - The Fantastic Preschooler!  Ms. Jeannie - Our favorite preschool teacher!  I love these next couple ...

 We absolutely loved having Uncle Tom, Aunt Emily, Tyler, Mikey, and Spencer come for a quick visit!  The kids loved playing together.  I also loved seeing my brother Sam for a little bit as he was traveling to Texas.  Always so fun to have family visit!  All of the kids trying to tease Uncle Sam!  Wrestling with Garrett  Aunt Emily playing a games with all of the kiddos.  Fun girls breakfast at Kneaders  Uncle Tom playing games with the kids.

 Garrett and Crew enjoying a night out together at the Rockies game.  The primary kids love telling Bishop Updike all of the things that they learned in church.  In return, Garrett gives them each a licorice.  Lily and her friend, Gwen.  Boston and his friend, Cole.  Crafting at the library Sweet Crew was playing at a park when a bunch of kids starting throwing rocks at a dead rabbit.  Crew happened to be climbing up the rocks when a boy threw a rock and it smashed Crew's finger.  I didn't think much about it but Crew was in so much pain and it swelled up and turned a deep purple.  We ended up taking him to the Dr. and sure enough, he had a broken finger.  The rock had chipped part of the bone on his finger.  Poor little guy!  They gave him an antibiotic to make sure that the pooling of blood in his finger didn't cause infectio...