Back to school and Labor Day

The kids started school last week. Rex is in morning kindergarten and Jay is in 3rd grade. So far they are having fun and love their teachers. Eli just started a joy school co-op with some other kids in the ward. He'll have fun getting to go to "school" like his brothers and enjoy playing with friends. 

We spent Labor Day weekend in Oceanside, CA. We all had a great time. Jay and Rex had lots of fun on the boogie board and Eli had lots of fun in the sand (he was a little freaked out by the waves). 

Butterfield reunion

As our last hurrah before school starts we had the Butterfield reunion. We all stayed at a beautiful house in Orderville, UT and had a blast. We went hiking in Zion, fishing at Navajo lake, and spent lots of time together having fun. Here are some pictures of our weekend in no particular order. 

Jay complained that I don't post enough so he asked me to take some pictures and blog about our day. We have been having a nice relaxing summer. Today we  went swimming at a friend's and then had a picnic at a splash park.  We relaxed the rest of the afternoon and watched a fun movie when chad got home from work. We love summer days like this and we're sad that school starts in a couple of weeks! 

Vacation part 2

We left UT with my parents and drove with them home to AZ. We spent a week and a half there. We played a ton with Lacy and her kids, played with gwenny's dog Paco, and visited a few relatives. My kids love roaming the countryside and playing in the river at my parents. I'm glad they get to experience the same fun I did as a kid. We also got to see my Grandma Foote who is not doing so good. She's had a couple of strokes and didn't even remember me this time. I'm glad my kids got to see her even if they were afraid of her :) We had a fun filled 3 weeks but are glad to finally be home. We can't wait to do it again next year!