Taylor Swift 2015

Ashlynn went to her first concert to see Taylor Swift! We love her! We went with my mom, Brandee, Hailee, Drea, and Arika. It was a lot of fun! Ashlynn actually fell asleep about halfway through even though she had taken a long nap earlier in the day. lol I woke her up just before the last song, Shake It Off, which she loves!

The next day she told me when she grows up she wants to work with Taylor Swift... after a minute she said actually I still want to work at the zoo!

My mom isn't in this picture because she was a little bit late (but thankfully didn't miss any of Taylor!) we were so happy she was able to make it!!! I wish I would've gotten more pictures of our group!

While us girls were at the concert, Dave and Dawson were having a boys night at home. They ordered pizza and played video games all night. They had a fun night, too!

Bear Lake 2015

 Last weekend we went to Bear Lake with the family. We stayed in the same cabin that we stayed in last year and Dave was able to come with this time! YAY! It was a lot of fun. The first full day that we were there we were at the lake all day long. We found an awesome beach with shallow water that the kids had a blast in!

We went out on the boat once and Dawson rode in the tube. He loved it and was even yelling for my dad to go faster! What a little daredevil he turned out to be! Ashlynn was so scared, though! She wasn't even on the tube, she was on the boat and she was scared for Dawson. She did not want him on the tube! She was screaming and crying that she wanted him back on the boat with her. She was worried about her brother! So our ride didn't last very long, we went back to the beach where everyone could have fun and not worry.

Dawson did go out on a jet ski with Dave for a little ride. I made sure to keep Ashlynn busy so she didn't realize Dawson was gone because she didn't want him to ride that either!

Other than spending time at the lake we ate at a Mexican restaurant. Had some yummy fries and raspberry shakes. And the kids played a lot outside of the cabin. They also put on a little circus for us. It was a lot of fun!

Ashlynn's First Day of Preschool!

After seeing how bored Ashlynn was while Dawson was at school we decided to put her into preschool. Her preschool is just on the other side of the block from us (less than a 5 minute walk!) and her teacher is so nice! She goes for two hours a day on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. She really loves it!

Dawson's First Day of School!

After a lot of thought we decided to enroll Dawson in school instead of continuing to homeschool. I think it's going to be best for all of us. Here are some pictures from Dawson's first day! He was so excited and kept telling me that he had butterflies in his belly. :)

I seriously didn't know what to do with myself while he was gone! I did a lot of pacing around the house and tried to clean a little but couldn't stay focused! Ashlynn and I decided to go over to our friend's house that they had just bought and check it out. It's really cute! On the way there Ashlynn buckled her baby into the car and even put headphones on her baby so she could hear the movie that Ashlynn had playing. lol She's a funny girl, I sure love her!

After we left our friends house it was finally time to go pick up Dawson! He had the biggest smile when he came running out of the school. He had the best first day! He loves school and I love hearing about his day each day! He mostly likes me to pack his lunch unless they're having pizza at school, he loves pizza! He's already brought home a couple of things that he made at school... that's probably my favorite part! Getting all the cute stuff that he makes!

His teacher has some concerns that Dawson may have a behavioral disorder. This doesn't really surprise me but makes me sad that we haven't gotten him help sooner. It seems like it's a lot worse at school (probably because he's stuck at a desk for most of the day), but I'm very happy with his teacher's patience and willingness to help Dawson. He's such a smart kid! He just needs a little help with controlling himself sometimes. We're definitely going to work on getting the help that he needs. :)