Time Flies!!

I will post some pics of the first day of school shortly. As I sit and think about what it is like to have a 2nd grader and a kid in kindergarten, I just have to laugh. Am I really that old and does time really go that fast??! Amazinly it does and what a great time of life we are in. To have the opportunity to be there for the first day of school with my kids was fantastic!! I wanted my Dad to be there when I was younger and had my first day of school, but he was already long gone to work and never really had that chance. I am sure he wanted to be there, but work was necessary and he needed to be at the garage. I just hope that I can give my kids a childhood that can compare to the same great childhood that I had.

What a great Summer!! Now, back to school. :(

So I have already figured that I am no good at this blog thing. I have not added to it for a month. Now the summer is gone and school starts tomorrow and I haven't even added memories that I wanted to. I have finally found the time to sit and write some of my thoughts down.
This summer has been pretty fantastic! It wasn't as good as last summer with taking 4 weeks off, climbing the Grand Teton, visiting Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and California. Attempting the hike "Rim to Rim to Rim" at the Grand Canyon, and simply feeling like I was a rock star wannabe. BUT, it has been full of great times. My two oldest, Kaden and Emma, now water ski!! That is huge! My youngest, Gracyn, should be up on water skis before it gets too cold. She is only 3, but tough as nails and wants to follow her 8 year old brother and 6 year old sister. She will do it.
We had a great time at Lake Powell with my family for a family reunion. Then Jaime and the kids spent almost 4 weeks visiting family in Utah. My son then had a 2ND week at Lake Powell with his Grandparents and Cousins which resulted in him catching a Lizard with a Bow and Arrow...(needless to say, the lizard didn't survive). He sure is proud of what a good shot he is!
We have been to the Lake here in Arizona a number of times as well just enjoying the heat as much as you can enjoy 110-115 degrees. AAAHHH!! It is so blazing hot that it makes me want to cry knowing that it goes on for 5 months. Anyway, getting away camping up to Eastern Arizona always helps, but it isn't the same as the monster mountains of Utah.
So now, as the summer ends and the kids head back to school, today I had a wonderful Sunday sitting and thinking about how they grow up. I was blessed to give each of my kids a father's blessing this evening and I myself benefit more sometimes I think from those blessings than the kids do. It is an awesome responsibility to take care of a family and I am sure grateful to have a little help when I can get it. I am so far from being perfect, that I welcome the times when our Heavenly Father through his spirit, can make up for where I lack.
With a 2ND grader, a kindergartner, and a preschooler, heaven knows I will need some more help in the future.