What am I getting myself into?

Seriously, why am I writing a blog?  Well, people have been telling me to write a blog about my family for some time now.  Apparently my life, and the shenanigans that my children pull, are quite comical to those who don't live with us.  Well, here it goes.  I am new at this, so if you have any advice for me feel free to share. 

So a lot has been going on in the last five days.  Caleb's first day of pre-k and Isaac's first day of sixth grade was last Thursday.  Let me tell ya, I think I was more nervous than Caleb was on his first day of school.  Caleb is a child that doesn't like a whole lot of change.  He's a picky eater, and he gets nervous around large groups of people.  I thought to myself that if anything went wrong on that first day, I would probably end up home schooling the child.  Turns out, he did great!  I fretted the whole day...figures.  I think that is typical.  Here's what the first day of school at St. Rose looked like.



Yes, I am aware that Noah is wearing a bike helmet.  He had to wear it to school that morning too.  I am not sure why, but he's just a funny kid like that.



Caleb's a little nervous.  Can ya tell?

It turns out that the Saturday after school started was my ten year class reunion.  Ten years already!  WOW!  It doesn't seem possible.  About half of my classmates showed up for a dinner cruise on the American Lady.  Pretty neat.  It would've been better if it weren't so rainy.

BHS class of 2001

Yes, this is half of my graduating class, and NO, we didn't go to a private school.  This is what your graduating class looks like when you grow up in a town of 898 people.  I actually loved it.  These people will always be special to me.

After the dinner cruise, we all headed back to Benton to catch a "party bus" that was waiting for us.  Originally, I had no desire to go on the bus, but as the night progressed, I decided what the heck, I only see these people every five years.  Well, here's what a nearly thirty-year-old non-drinker looks like at the clubs.

I guess I needed that experience to realize that hard liquor and Joy do NOT mix!  Ok, I'll stick to wine.  Love you, Bri!  This is a great picture of you.  Bahahahaha!  Anywoo, Monday was Labor Day fun in good old Benton, and today was back to school.  Of course, as I was creating this blog Caleb yelled from the kitchen,"Mom, Noah painted his face!"  Shocker...not really.  Well, I better go clean up that mess before my husband gets home from work and wonders what I did all day.  Pics of painted face Noah to come next time around.