Sweet Ella Jayne

Ella had a bit of a rough morning with Meg starting Kindergarten. We kind of anticipated this as the two are inseparable. Ella and I visited Jill and then went and had a date over cinnamon rolls and OJ at the park. And this morning at home, she has been very busy with 4 ladybugs that she found yesterday.
Ella will start preschool with Mrs. Kay in a week or two. She will be glad to have a special morning and to begin to learn new things and make new friends at Noah's Ark Preschool.

Ella with my dear friend Jill who teaches at Meg's school. Ella and I went to visit her after we were through hangin' out in Meg's classroom.
Ella at the park

Meg's First Day of Kindergarten

So the day has finally come! Meg started Kindergarten today. She was very excited and the part that she is looking forward to most is learning how to read!

I've already had a call from my dear friend Jill who teaches at Meg's school to let me know that Meg made it through her first recess. She was even helpful with another little girl who was having a hard time. I am so blessed to have someone who cares about Meg so much right at school with her!!!

I'm doing pretty well with the whole thing - it's quiet around here but Ella and I will keep busy, I'm sure.

Meg with Mrs. Fried, her teacher - who also happens to be someone that Meg knows from church.

Meg sitting at her spot at the table.

Campin' with the Russell's

We headed up to the Big Horns for another weekend of fun (and I remembered to bring my camera this time... just not on our hike...??? Hopefully Nina will share her pics!)

Anyway, we had a great time with the Russell's - we ate plenty of roasted marshmallows and s'mores and even made apple pies in the fire with Dave's cast iron pie pans - YUM!!!

Dave, Alex, Meg and Jeremy enjoy the fire and some marshmallows.

A little bit more excitement this trip! Jeremy and Nina woke at about 2 am to a bear dragging their cooler away from the pop up camper and sitting himself down about 20 feet away, munching on grapes and Nina's delicious banana bread! Luckily, this bear seems to know that the food is in the cooler and doesn't go looking any further --- but we do think it was the same bear and that something needs to be done. I've got to tell ya, the $40 investment I made on some bear spray has been well worth it for me --- hope I never need to use it!

I forgot it again.........

So, the past few weeks have been crazy!!!
We've had Lindsay stay here in Sheridan with us while the other Casper Hubert girls were up at Camp Bethel, we've been camping at least twice - once with the whole Casper Hubert clan, we - well some of us - slid down some natural waterslides in Paradise Valley, we spent a week and a half in Denver where we hung out with family, went to the zoo, and celebrated Devin and Belle's wedding with a very nice reception at her cousin's place, and we're getting ready to go camping again!!!

We've been busy -- and would you believe that this pregnant girl can't remember to bring her camera anywhere?!?! Thank goodness Jodi is a bloggin' fool and takes lots of fun pictures!!!
You can check out a lot of the fun at the links above!!
Thanks Jodi for bloggin' our adventures!!!!