1st Day of Preschool Co-op!

So a few friends and I started talking one day about how much we like the idea of getting our kids together for "school".  Kinda a mix between homeschooling (which Joe & I plan to do) and traditional pre-school. This conversation quickly turned into excitement and we decided "why not start now!".  Our group has sadly shrunk with the Overby's moving away but still with 3  2 year olds and a 4 year old, Tracy, Lisa and I began our preschool today!

Our goal is not to really educate our children in the ways of math, science or these types of lessons but instead to begin to teach our children to be kind, follow instructions from someone other than mom (or dad) and to have fun!

We wanted to chronicle our first day, and as this blog is my best chance to remember anything, here go the pics :)

"Gathering Time" with teacher Lisa

"Circle Time"

Singing "Head and shoulders, knees and toes".

"Table Time"

Isn't our class ADORABLE!!!

Back to "Gathering Time" for a story!

Anna liked it too even though she's a little young :)

Ok back to the story :)

Learning to be kind :)

"Play Time"

And our class Roster!

Zachary Pietzold 4

( 4 in Sept)

Katelyn Knapp 2 3/4

(Turned 2 last December)

 Ty Pietzold 2 1/2

 (Turned 2 in March)

Cooper Cary 2

(Turned 2 in Aug)

So excited to see where our year takes us!

Just My girls!

I am so in love with my girls and just don't get the camera out enough at home so this particular morning they were both being adorable and I had it close...here is the result :)

And we are done!  I love them!!!

Fishing!

So we are hooked! Yes pun intended :)  Ever since fishing with my parents in Dixie both Katey and Joe have been desperate to go again, but the problem was we didn't have poles or ANY tackle.  So last weekend for Joe's birthday both him and Katey got new poles (Katey's is little & pink of course!) and tackle and early Saturday morning found us at Trillium lake...with everyone else in the greater Portland area :).

It WAS labor day weekend and the lake had supposedly been stocked a few days before with lots of fish so there was no where on the whole lake you weren't 10 feet away from someone else casting.  

But it was still amazingly gorgeous and although we didn't catch anything, or even get a nibble, it was a blast!

But Daddy & Katey didn't loose hope, Monday morning (6 am) found them both back up there...this time just Daddy/Katey time!  This time Katey was the only one around them who caught anything! She was so proud to catch a fish on her little pink pole.  It was too small to keep but it was still a huge feather in her cap and a priceless memory for her Daddy.

Since getting skunked last weekend Joe has been excitedly researching boats and trying to plan how we could MAYBE afford, transport and store one. But as the Lord always takes care of us and provides for all our...needs :), our amazing friends Seth & Anne volunteered to let us borrow their boat, whenever we want!  So this weekend was different!  Again Saturday morning found us up early packing fishing poles, tackle, life jackets and lunch, but this time there was a boat in the back of our truck, and good friends to come along!

Just the daddy's & toddlers

See them way out there?

Mama's & Baby's enjoying the sun shade :)

Super Mama!

We were FAR from skunked this time (17!) and MMM UMM that was some good eating!

I think this might become a Saturday morning tradition (as long as weather holds out).