It's official. The days of sleeping in and playing at the park all day are over! It's back to school! Poor Madison had to wake up at 7:30am. OUCH! She was really excited to start her new school today.

Here she is all grown-up. A big 3rd grader.

I guess the sun got word that summer was over. It poured all morning on the first day of school.


Here she is at her desk. I should have gotten a picture of the kid in her class that had a 4-inch tall, black and white striped mohawk. Nice!

And here is my Kindergartner. He was so excited for school today that he wanted to leave an hour early. He picked out his own outfit. He said this shirt was perfect because it matched his hair.

I have been too busy all summer to post any pictures, so here is a little re-cap on some summer fun. Here are my flowers by my front door. They are the only ones that I planted that survived the deer. The dang deer ate ALL my flowers!

Brody's favorite past-time is exploring our yard. We have a pond full of loud frogs and Brody loves to torture these little guys by catching them.

Madison has loved to party hard and sleep just as hard.

Jason even managed to squeeze in some fun in between his job and teaching night classes at OSU.

Brody and Warwick got a video game for their birthday. Don't worry. I didn't buy it. I still don't believe in them. Here they are in our garage playing. See, I still won't allow them inside my house.

And, most of our summer was spent at the park selling shaved ice...and eating it, too.

The kids have a great time at the park while I am slaving away shaving ice.

And this is what Warwick looks like at the end of every day. Completely wiped out.

Here's what we've been up to lately:

Playing in tree houses.

Mowing lawns with Grandpa.

Playing indoor soccer.

Reading books.

Peeing in fields.

Visiting the tulips.

Saying goodbye to best buddies.

Attending Madison's Open House.

Performing puppet shows.

More indoor soccer.

Madison Brooke Bushnell

November 8, 2001

Brody Rhein Bushnell

August 2o, 2004

Warwick Boone Bushnell - July 23, 2006

Baby Bushnell #4 - Due November 2010

Spring Break 2010

We didn't go to Hawaii, Mexico or Europe for spring break, but I think the kids still managed to have a good time!

Here are some of our Spring Break 2010 Highlights:

(sorry, in advance for all the pictures. i just couldn't eliminate any.)

1. We went on a nice Sunday afternoon walk around Grandma Bushnell's neighborhood.

2. We went on a hike somewhere in Blodgett. Warwick was extra impressive on this hike. He ran practically the whole way trying to chase Jason, Tyler and Amber down as they biked the trails.

3. We visited Grandma Bushnell where Warwick ran around in his underwear...as usual.

4. Brody got to help the boys use the chipper shredder.

5. Cody's mom introduced Madison to americangirl.com. She is now an addict!

(thanks, mom, for madison's cute easter outfit!)

6. Madison got to hold her new baby cousin, Cassidy. She is so patient and helpful. She keeps pestering me to give her a baby sister now!

7. We went to Cassidy's baby blessing. She is too cute!

8. We hiked Bald Hill. The kids made it all the way to the top. They even spotted Grandma Bushnell's house.

Here we are making our way to the trail head...with Cubby in tow.

Jason actually ran while we hiked.

The view from the top.

Brody caught a potato bug and carried him all the way home. Poor bug.

9. We hung out with our favorite dog, Cubby. This is the best dog ever.

10. We had a few jam sessions.

11. We took a bike ride to the park with my parents.

12. We stripped the wallpaper in my mom's bathroom. Who knew that this could be so fun? This kept the kids entertained for hours! They cannot wait until they get to help her paint it.

We had a great Spring Break! I am really sad it's over and Madison is back to school! It doesn't help that it rained ALL day today and is supposed to continue for the next 10 days!