The last two weeks have been busy in our house! Last week, Lexi started first grade at Sunset View Elementary, right behind us. This week, Jason started kindergarten. He is in all-day kindergarten and loving it! Both kids are loving that they get to have multiple recesses and get to eat lunch at school! I can't believe that my kids are old enough to be in school! Boy, does time fly by! Our house is really quiet during the day with just me and Cassie there. She does keep me a little busy, now that she is crawling all over the place, and trying to stand up to everything.

Last night was Back-to-School Night for the kids. We met Lexi's first grade teacher (who looks like she's sixteen), and made an appointment to have Jason's Kindergarten Assessment done on Monday. (Each kindergartener has to be assessed before they tell you what class he'll be in: Morning, afternoon, or all-day.) I think it's wierd to not know until right before school starts, but I don't make the laws here, unfortunately!:) Both kids are really excited for school to start, and I'll admit, I'm a little excited myself. My kids are getting so big, though. I do have some mixed feelings about both Lexi and Jason being in school.

I love how silly my kids can be! Even Cassie!

Here are pictures of Jason's Birthday that he wanted me to put on here. He is turning into quite the big boy. He is always trying to make everyone laugh, but is so sensitive about everything. It might be the age, though. He is into anything BOY, especially transformers and action figures of any kind, really.

Jason picked his birthday cake. He said that he wanted a plain chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting, colored sprinkles, and a 5 candle. (We only have a lifetime supply of birthday candles, but he had to have a candle in the shape of a 5) With such a simple request for a cake, I couldn't refuse the "5" candle.

He actually wanted everything very simple for his birthday. Just plates and napkins with Happy Birthday written on them, and some streamers and a couple of balloons. I actually got lectured by Lexi because I wan't making his birthday fun! (This coming from the six-year-old-Hannah-Montana-Birthday-Party thrower.) She couldn't believe that he wasn't even having a pinata! I have a feeling I am always going to have to go all out with birthdays and holidays with her around!

Lexi, being a cutie pie!

My baby girl is getting so big!

These are my favorite! J.J. was changing the oil on my van and Jason wanted to help soooo much! He had these tools in his hands the entire time!

Not much is going on in our family right now. We are very anxious for school to start. Lexi will be in first grade and Jason will be in Kindergarten this year! I will only have Cassie left at home. That will be DIFFERENT! Lexi has been saying all summer how much she misses going to school. So, we've been doing a little bit of "school" occasionally this summer, nothing too structured, just practicing. Cassie is close to crawling, but thankfully, hasn't gotten the hang of it YET. She spins around in circles on the floor, and is so cute when she does it!