The Nilson Way of Life

Saturday, August 30, 2008

The first day of school!!

The first day of school for the girls has finally come! The girls didn't sleep much the night before, they were so excited. Zack informed me that he thinks it's ODD of our girls to be excited for school. That was one thing he never looked forward to I guess... even when he was young. All the way to school Emma had the biggest grin ever on her face.




Here the are all dressed for school. Bekah's class has a "pirate" theme so she was told to wear a bandana on the frst day of school. Sarah's first day of "real" kindergarten isn't actually until Sept 2nd. So she was still home with me and Leah all week. She is excited to get to go with the girls to school next week though.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

The End Is In Sight!

So the end of Summer Vacation has finally arrived. WoopEE!!! Emma and Bekah have had their entire outfits down to the socks and underwear for the first day for school. They are so excited to get back. Over all I think we had a pretty good summer. We tried to stick to our schedule, though homework time in the morning went out the window when swimming lessons started and we never got back to it. The last 2 weeks have been more of an endurance just trying to get through. With my enlarging belly, has come an enlarging loss of patience.
Also an end to the pregnancy is in sight. WAHOO! See my last belly shot.... 38 weeks preggo...My doctor has agreed to induce me on Sept. 3rd if I have not had him already. I still have high hopes for an August birthday, so we are trying all we can do to get him to come before then; including painting the baby room. My absolutely WONDERFUL sister Charlene came this week and helped me to get it painted. I am so appreciative because the edges along the baseboard would have done me in if I had tried to do it on my own (her poor back). Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure.


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After:




It's nice to have that project done, I just need to fill the drawers with his clothes and we are all set in there. It's a large room, so hopefully he will enjoy all the extra play space on the floor.
Edited**
Some people said they wanted to see the Curious George stuff better so here's some close-ups