Back to School (and Blogging) Week!

I know I know... you all are wondering where I've been and what we've been up to for the last month. I honestly don't know where the time has gone! Every day I thought about how I needed to post some pictures or write something, but every day just seemed to get away from me. With so much on my phone now, I find that I'm sitting down at the computer less and less... and it's a pain to type a post on my phone, so that's my excuse for not being on here for awhile. July and August just flew by with the end of swim team, days at the pool, and a little vacation to hilton head to see family (more pictures of that later). Now it's back to school time... always one of my favorite times for pictures.

Hudson started second grade with Ms. McCreight and is just a pro at it now. He's all excited because he has lockers in his classroom, and it's the first year that he gets to have is own school supplied actually in his desk... he had a lot of fun picking out his pencil box (that must be genetic, because I have very fond memories of new pencils and supplies). Larkin was excited to start kindergarten this year with Ms. Abell (the same teacher that Hud had which is nice for us all). She seems to be adjusting well from her Montessori preschool, but is super tired when she gets off the bus in the afternoon. Brooke is nervous to start preschool on thursday without Larkin there, but she seems to be adjusting to her role as only big sister to Nellie while Larkin is at school with a whole new attitude (the verdict is still out if I'm liking this new bossier brooke), but Nellie is loving the attention.

Nellie is still a walking tornado, but she is getting more and more words every day which has cut down on her screaming a lot... it's funny though because I know if she says, "mommy... napkin" she's made a small mess and her hands are a little gross, but if she says "uh-oh, mommy... towel" that there is a giant mess waiting for me in the other room.... She's a smart one! So that's the update for now... it feels good to be back on here.