The Back to School Chain!

Tomorrow is the first day of 3rd and 1st grade for Kyndal and Corbin, respectfully. We definitely had a packed summer, I have a few posts still to share on some summer activities :)

We have been bumming around the house today with little Chase, he has a fever :( and tonight was our open house at school. The kids were anxious to see who their teachers are and which friends are in their classes.

The last couple weeks we have been busy with our back-to-school chain...a tradition we started the summer before Kyndal started Kindergarten. It's a fun way to say farewell to non-school summer days.

Kyndal cut the links this year and they all colored them before she stapled them together. Each morning I put a sticker with the activity of the day onto one of the links and they took turns opening it. We did most of our favorite things...I'm one tired Mama now!

We went to the Fallbrook Farmer's Market with Kim and Alyssa Pair

We made art at the Lux Center with Jodee, Kamree and Carson Leader...

Kennedy was not her usual chipper self. She was pouty and whiny the whole time. But everyone else enjoyed tie dying shirts...Painting a mural...Making bookmarks, buttons and paper flowers!Kennedy finally caught a nap on the way home :)Hopefully soon I'll get a picture of all four in their shirts. We didn't take Chase with us, but I made him this shirt:
We went to the Lancaster County Fair and the kids rode rides:

Checked out the animals and exhibits...

Played Bingo (Kyndal won!) and had sno cones!

We went on a bike ride and a hike (Kyndal didn't really hike with him on her back!)

We went to the Children's Museum, the zoo and rode the train, read books.

Casey and Corbin rode their motorcycles and the girls baked cookies. I literally let the girls do it all except for the oven part of the process and they did fantastic!!

And we went shopping for new kicks, backpacks and lunch boxes. Even Mom got a new pair of running shoes (the gray ones with pink laces, fun!) Look how big their feet are getting!!

Even though she isn't heading to Kindergarten for another year, Kennedy talked me into a backpack of her own with those big brown eyes. She is caught up in the excitement that is in the air too!

And we had open house at school tonight...
Wishing you all a great start to a new year! Come back later this week for pictures from our first day!