Rub-a-dub-dub, Jack's in the tub!

Sunday was Jack's first bath day!  Kelly had not been feeling well all morning and I was not ready to go back to church either (mainly I hate hearing everyone tell me I'm back too soon... but I also needed a new skirt since the only one I fit in put in it's two week notice, two weeks ago), so we decided to bathe Jack!  It was perfect that Kelly was there to take pictures of him for me :) Gotta have pictures of the first bath!

As you can see from the pictures, he wasn't thrilled.  

He was happy when it was all over!

His hair is so funny!  So light and fluffy!  It sticks straight up until it's been matted down by hours of handling.  Makes me laugh.  He looks a little like a mad scientist at times.

Journaling

Kelly wanted to play with Jack, so we got out this old toy of Erika's- it's totally girly, and probably too advanced for Jack to even appreciate it :), but Kelly thought he looked like he was having fun and she wanted some pictures of him.

Once again, I've failed to keep track of most of the things we did this past week.  But I still want to journal a lot of it!  Here it is in no particular order:

- on the first day of school, after our Costco shopping, we came home to a lady in our ward with an armful of muffins and donut holes (she'd been at Costco the same time as us), and cute little baby jammies.  She had brought us food and a gift.  I barely know her, and yet she still offered to help "tidy things up" after seeing how trashed our house looked :) (it was after a Sunday morning tornado followed by a long holiday of not being around long enough to clean up... so it was bad!)  I of course turned it down, but I was so grateful for the offer, and surprised at the thought.

- Our friends the Curtis' brought us dinner Monday night.  Just because.  I am so surprised at how many people just choose to bring dinner over without being asked or signing up for it.... very nice.

- I cuddled with Noah.  He needed it and frankly, so did I!

- Everyone did their homework everyday!

- Saturday we went Jet skiing with Grandpa Hatch one last time!  It was so much more enjoyable this time, not being pregnant and all.  I think I still over did it though.  I didn't even ride the jet skis because of some of the pain and other issues I was having, but just walking along the beach in the sand, seemed to put too much strain on my c-section parts.  I was glad that Nate and the kids got to have so much fun again though!  The weather was so much different than the last time we went.  Pretty cold to begin with (Nate and my Dad didn't even want to get in the water to ski), and then warm for most of the afternoon.  I was done once the wind started picking up again.  I hate wind!  It was a lot of fun though!  Jack even did pretty well, mostly slept and ate.  I held him the entire time, so I don't know how he could have complained :).  9-8-12

- Everyone's loving their 10 minutes of staying up late, they all have wanted to hold Jack for their 10 minutes.  So cute!  I love that these guys love him so much!

First Day of School

The first day of school came and went!  I can't believe we're back in school!  Summer was, as always, too short.

Charity started 5th grade, with Mrs. Thompson.  Her class has the opportunity to use Netbooks.  Each student has their own computer to use at their desks.  I'm AMAZED at how familiar these kids will be with the internet and technology by the time they graduate Elementary school!  And to think we didn't really even have the internet when I was in Elementary school!  She seems to like her class, and her teacher.  She just seems all grown up this year.  Doing all sorts of new things.  She studied the States and Capitals during the last couple weeks of the Summer, and the first thing she had for homework this year, was memorizing the Preamble! She just turned in her application to be on the Student Council.  Holy moly! 

Kelly started 4th grade, with Mrs. Davis.  She was so happy that Jocelyn was going to be in her class, and she's already just had so much fun.  She "LOVES Mrs. Davis" even wrote it all over the white board :).  We're so excited for what this year will hold for Kelly.  She's already started learning her song to memorize the counties.  She was so quick to get on her reading and recording her reading minutes.  I love her enthusiasm about school.

Bradley started 2nd grade, with Mrs. Owen.  He is a little less vocal about school, compared with the girls, but he seems just as excited about the new year.  He's back into checking out his science books from the library, and he started Beat the Clock this year.  He's already anxious to beat his last time, which I think is very cool, and very Brad-like.  The cool thing to play at recess so far has been dodgeball.  His teacher says he's a sweetheart :).

Luke's teacher had this cute little sign to take pictures with... so we did :).  He's starting 1st grade (man, I can't believe my little Lukey is in FIRST GRADE!), with Mrs. Buttars.  He seems to love being at school all day.  Lunch was the new thrill, and he has said mostly good things about school lunch so far :).  He's been working so hard on his homework already, and does his best work all the time.  I'm so impressed with how well he focuses at school and that he is able to learn the stuff that he is.  Luke's just growing up too fast!

Nate and I were both able to be there for the first day, which was fun!  I was bummed (as were most of the family) that I wasn't able to walk.  But it turned out to be a really enjoyable morning.  We had the flag ceremony and then everyone hugged Dad and Mom goodbye, and they were off!  I made the rounds one last time, to make sure everyone was safely with their teacher, and to help hold back the tears.  And then it was over.  The Summer was over.  

Hopefully the kids have a nice school year and we can have lots of days without tardies and do a good job keeping track of our reading minutes :).... here's to another school year!

Some More Random Pictures

I'm finding I have less and less time to journal/blog.  I guess it's okay, I just feel like we've done a lot of fun things and now I won't always remember them :).  But anyway.... Here's some of the pictures we've taken.

Luke's been way into games the last little while.  His favorite is Slap Jack.  Whenever there is down time, Lukey will go get the cards and pull up the piano bench to whomever is in the Living Room, and demand a round out of them :).  This particular night, it was Chinese Checkers (I think Nate talked him out of Monopoly :) ).  Everyone got in on it except Kelly, Jack and I, so we got some cute pictures of everyone.

For our Labor Day Maynes Family Activity, we went down to Thanksgiving Point and thanks to Grandma Ruthie's Grandparent Pass, we all got to go through the Dinosaur Museum.  It's been a little while for us, so I think it felt fairly new to some of our little guys.  It was my last day with pain meds, so I felt okay, just a little loopy.

Random Pictures

Holding Jack is the new "big privilege" of the kids' when they get to stay up for their 10 minutes :)  It's so adorable how he'll fall asleep on them, and they just love him up!  I wish I had pictures of all the kids here... I'll get some... but my sweet Charity has been a cool big sis.  She even gets to walk around with him sometimes now :)

I found this on the floor the other night after Noah had been working on it.  I'm not sure what it is of, I'll have to ask him, but I wanted a picture.  He hasn't been all that into drawing until lately, and I thought, what a fun medium... a poster board! to draw on... we'll have to get more of these for him.  Seems to have really channeled his artistic side :).  I love the little people and their hands!

I FINALLY got a picture of Nate holding him!  Nate was my photographer in the hospital, jumping up and taking whatever picture I asked for.  But I never remembered to get one with him and Jack!  These were too sweet not to put in our book later.... He's such a cute Daddy!