Recap....

Thought I would give this a try. So, the summer is dwindling down and for Kylie, summer break has come to an end. She has now been an official 1st grader for almost a full week. As the first week of school usually goes she has had it pretty easy. Next week she has been promised though....the homework will start. Homework? Yes....nightly! Kylie was very fortunate last year not to have homework. My personal opinion (and that of her Kindergarden teacher) is that at the age of 6 after sitting for 6.5 hours in a school building the last thing that a kid needs to come home and do is MORE work. She goes to daycare after school and gets home around 5:30 and then homework, dinner, baths, bed. Where is the time to unwind? Time to play? Hopefully it won't be too much but I know she will do just fine! It is hard to believe that it is the middle of August already. This summer flew by and yet sometimes seemed to just drag. We have spent a lot of appreciated time at my parents pool. Kylie has become quite the swimmer and can now make it the entire length of the pool. Makenzie would like to think she could swim, she is quite the water baby! She is definitely our dare devil child. She is not afraid of anything. If there is a place to climb, she climbs it, if there is an escape route, she takes it, if there is something she is not supposed to do, SHE DOES IT! She is her father's child! =) So our summer has been spent at the pool and spending wonderful time with family and friends. Kylie was able to spend a wonderful week with her Grandma and Grandpa (Rian's side) in the mountains. She went to the lake, shopping, and even climbed Brass Town Bald. She spent many weekends with her Mema & Papa (my grandparents) and was able to go boating and fishing on their lake. She spent a couple weeks home with her Daddy doing "their thing" together and stayed with Nana and Papa (my parents) several times! She has definitely had and deserved the break! My brother and Jessica got married July 26th and Kylie was one of the flower girls. Of course she was absolutely beautiful and loved getting all dressed up! She is quite the princess! We enjoyed seeing so many family and friends that we do not get to see very often! Even Grandma and Grandpa made the trip down from the mountains. Fun times had by all!

So the point of this blog is to keep those of you who we do not talk to regularly update on the Ferrero Four! (which is almost everyone....I am horrible about making calls and writing, but hey I work full time, I am a wife, and a mother to a 6 year old and a 15 month old...who can blaim me?) Please check back regularly as I will try to update every couple days and maybe even add some pictures here and there as I have time!!!!

This is only the beginning....