August 2009

I will post my Colorado vacation post later....I still need to get pictures off my husband's laptop and haven't done it yet....

My niece, Maya, was baptized on August 1st! I can’t believe she’s 8! It was very fun.

We also celebrated another baptism on August 29th, of Hannah, the daughter of some of our close friends.

It’s crazy that everyone is getting older, except for me, of course. :)

We had our annual Gold cousin get-together in mid-August; it's always fun to see everybody, and now my dear grandmother is living locally, so we were thrilled to have her with us!

Kent LOVES the swings!! (just like his mom)

This is my cousin's daughter, Lynette. She and Kelsey are very good friends; 3 months apart but a year difference in school. They are like 2 peas in a pod, truly! We had Lynette come stay with us a couple times over the summer.

Here they are playing the end of a Jon Schmidt song; so talented!

School started on August 19th (and no, I didn't get pictures of my kids on the first day of school....I know, I'm a slacker!). Kent is in 6th grade, the last year at Spanish Oaks Elementary. It will be a sad day when we can no longer cross the street to take him to school. There are 4 6th grade teachers, but the kids rotate every day to all the teachers (one teaches math, another social studies, another reading, etc.). I think all of them are great. He has a lot of his friends in his class with him, which is such a blessing. They are such a help to him (and to me!) and I appreciate all of them!!

Kelsey started 10th grade, at the brand new high school, Maple Mountain. It’s a beautiful building, and the auditorium is amazing! You’ll all have to come see her perform there sometime over the next 3 years, whether in drama or choir, because it definitely is worth seeing! She will be part of the first graduating class there, and I’m so excited for her. Very fun!!