I'm home!

Leaving is great but coming home is good too. I had a really fun time with Patty and her family. Her youngest was sick the whole time so that limited our out-of-the-house fun but it was just great to catch up. I also got up early and took the pre-first-day-of-school pictures of the two oldest boys while Mom and Dad were still sleeping (they'd been up all night with the sick baby.) I feel like all of you mom bloggers out there now! ;)

That's 12 year old Daelin. Please note the button up shirt he's wearing. We went to Fred Meyer to find shirts for the boys on Monday. This shirt rang up as $.07. Yes, SEVEN cents. But get this. It was then discounted FOUR cents to a whopping THREE cents! That's it! We were dying. Nice shirt though, huh?

And the "I never smile in pictures" almost 7 year old Cameron, wearing his new backpack. He refused to remove the attached iPod holder and cell phone holder.

And Patty & sickly Thys:

What I loved about this weekend:

• The boys call me "Aunt Jeanelle" which I love. Most of my own nieces and nephews don't even call me anything but my first name only.
• I played Rock Band for the first time. I will never be able to drum. Ever. Guitar Hero is just enough for me.
• Shawn gave the boys father's blessings the night before school started. As someone who grew up without a strong Priesthood holder in the home, this was especially meaningful and beautiful to me.
• Speaking of Patty's husband, I love how much he loves Patty, someone who is so important to me, and how he is an involved and hands-on parent.
• I bought "The Office" season four on DVD! I finally get to clear my TiVo of some of that season's episodes that are saved on there. Happy day!
• I stopped at the outlets in Centralia on the way home, hoping to find clearance summer stuff for my Hawaii trip in a couple of months but instead found mostly fall stuff (okay by me!)
• Because I took today off, I only have to work three days this week! Woo hoo!