Jonah's Preschool Christmas Program

 Last Thursday was Jonah's preschool Christmas program. They must have practiced for weeks because those kids had to learn a LOT of songs! I was just beaming with pride and it brought me to tears more than once. I looked at Jon and said, "Can you believe we're at Jonah's school Christmas program?" I just couldn't believe we were already at the point in parenthood.

I purposely forgot my camera because I didn't want to lug it around and didn't want to be the obnoxious mom crawling down the front of the stage to get her kid's picture.

Thank goodness my father-in-law had his camera and we got plenty of pictures and footage.

Forgive the red eyes.  It wasn't my camera and I didn't feel like editing them.

Jonah's First Day of Preschool

Today was Jonah's first day of school.  It's hard to believe its the beginning of many, many years of school.  He was so excited and asked me, "Do I get to ride the bus?" but unfortunately, I had to answer no.  On the way to school in the car he spotted a school bus and said, "Yeah, there's a bus we want to ride!"

We had orientation today and worked on his year-long art project and then he played for a bit and rode the train around with some of his classmates.  His teacher's name is Miss Dana.  I can't wait for his first show and tell!

Make sure you pause my music player before you start the video. ;)

My baby is all grown up!

Today was Jon's first day of school. Even though he didn't have any classes, he was still a little anxious about it all. Last night I cut his hair and this morning he woke up early to iron his shirt. He had to wear a suit today and wanted to look as sharp as a pin for his official MBA picture which will be hanging in the Tanner Building "for years to come" (as he put it).

I decided to drive him to school this morning so I could have the car for the rest of the day. As we drove up to the front of the building, I insisted on taking his picture. We said a prayer and he got out of the car, grabbed his briefcase, and headed in with the rest of the suits. I was so proud. I had to choke back the tears. It was as if I had dropped off my first child at school. I wanted to get out and hold his hand and walk him inside to make sure he got adjusted quickly and comfortably.

So begins a new phase in our lives. Doors will open and exciting things will happen! (Maybe I'll write fortunes for fortune cookies to make a few extra bucks.)

Cougars for LIFE

WARNING: I'm about to brag/give over-the-top praise to my husband.

Ready. Go.

I'm so very proud of Jonathan and all the effort he has been devoting to his applications for grad school. He has been exhausted since Sophie's arrival but has still managed to put a lot of hours into GMAT study and filling out enormous grad school applications--all while working full time and being an awesome dad and husband.

Jon found out last week that he has been accepted to the BYU MBA program. This was very good news for us and we're very excited for him to start school again in the fall. This does mean that we'll be staying in Utah a bit longer. I love Utah for many reasons but I'm a Colorado girl at heart and would love to go back one day. But for now we'll continue to enjoy having Jon's family so close and my lovely sister close as well!

OK. Bragging complete.