First day of ScHoOl!??!!

How did this little princess turn from this:To THIS????I can't believe that my little Emma is all grown-up & starting KINDERGARTEN!!

& I can't believe I am old enough to have a KINDERGARTENER!!!!

{now that makes me feel OLD!!}

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Her "first" day was really a Back-to-School shin-dig with parents.

Sometimes we were in the same room & sometimes we weren't.Alan & I tried to sit on the side & just watch from a distance.

It was fun to watch her interact & introduce herself to people.

She'd say, "Hi, I'm Emma. What's your name?"

They'd answer & then she'd say, "Now we can be friends since we know each others name!"

or she also said, "NOW WE'RE FRIENDS!"

It was CAAAA-UTE, but a little saddening to see how BIG she really is getting!

Bitter/SWEET fo-SURE!!!Her first "OFFICIAL" day of school was just YESTERDAY!

Boy, was she ready!

TOO GROWN-UP FOR ME!!!

By the time she made it into the classroom she was READY for me to leave, & I wasn't sure I was ready to leave! But I made it back down the hall & out the front doors with only one person asking me if I was OK! {hehehe ... EMBARASSING!!!!!}

Emma we/I LOVE you!

I'm so proud of the little Girlie you are becoming!

You are such a great example to your brothers!

You make our family so JOYFUL!

You are such a BIG-TIME helper!

It's fun to watch you succeed!

I know this year will be SOOO much fun for you!

You love LIFE & we LOVE you!

Have a FUN year in KINDERGARTEN!!!!!!!!!

& PLEASE don't grow-up TOO much!!! ... PRETTY PLEASE w/ sugar on top!!!!!

24th & 25th of July

Because this lovely Pioneer Holiday fell on a Sunday this year, it meant that we got to CELEBRATE for 2 days ... YAHOO!!!

On Sunday we went to Mom & Dad Fergy's for Dutch oven potatoes & brats/hot dogs

Mmmmmm ... I'm LOVIN' the dutch oven-ess this SUMMER! Yes, about 3 minutes upon arriving at G & G Fergy's Emma bashed her head into Daddy's hammer ... it left a hole in her head, but she recovered quickly!We taught my family "the stick game" ... & yes, these are my OLD Brother's!

It's their Birthday on the 24th, so I guess their's is the ONLY birthday we get together & celebrate for ... maybe it's because we just like to make fun of how OLD they are getting!! heheheThe next day we went to ...

YEP, WILLARD!This kid LOVED being buried

#1#2#33 x in one day ... ya, I think he LOVES it!

It was such a fun weekend spent with family & reflecting on our wonderful PIONEERS!!!

Madsen Family Summer B*A*S*H

***WARNING: SUPER LONG POST****
{don't say I didn't warn ya!!!}

We had the 3rd annual Summertime Bash at my in-laws this weekend & I think they might've out-done themselves!!!

My kids had so much fun it has taken us all weekend to recover!

First & formost ... there were TROPHIAS handed out which made EVERYTHING more fun

{at least for anyone under 12!}We got some toy time in before it was off to the backyard.Uncle Nate ALWAYS has some uniquely awesome shirts ... I had to share this one with y'all.The kitchen help got a little CRAZY because of the heat, & pure exhaustion.& a Summer Bash wouldn't be a SUMMER BASH without Watermelon!

{nothin' says SUMMER like a good, juicy, ripe, YUMMY, Watermelon ... right!!??!!}Then it was time to eat to our hearts content ...

{which is usually OVERLOAD for me, hehehe}Then it was time for the MAIN EVENT ---

**SLIP N' SLIDE**

{or Slipe n' slide if your Hailey ... Love ya Hailey!! hehehe}I even woke Kye up for the main event.

After only sleeping for 1 hour instead of 4, he was a little unsure his first slide down!But just a couple times down with Mommy & it lead to this:PURE JOY!!!!!! :)

For some reason when my kids are around ... ALL of them ... there always seems to be a water fight break out. I thought I was safe cause I was holding a camera ...But my husband assured me that even with a camera you can still get wet!

That green bucket was for ME!!!

My kids love water fights & I guess I was the one who brought the buckets & water guns, so I wanted it to happen too ... hehehe :)We had ENTERTAINING water games as well ... Then it was time for the JELLO SLIRPPING contest ...Now THAT'S entertaining!!!Kye doesn't need to eat JELLO to get red ...He just goes for the WATERMELON & eats the RIND & all.

No waste for him!

Hey, if he's happy & eating I just let him go ... after all he is my 3rd!!!

Three legged races were the next event ...Alan & I did one & kicked TRASH doing it!!!

{We only have a video to prove it & for some reason I can't get it to upload, so you'll just have to trust me!!}

You always need a picture with the HOTTEST guy at the PAAAAR--TY!Then is was a little dunking for the girl who just can't understand that the water fight it OVER ...... don't worry she loved the dunking & continues trying to SOAK her Dad!!!

A day filled with excitement can call for a little DOWN time ---Gunny Sack Racing was sure COMPETITIVE!But full of good laughs & lots of FUN!

These 2 find joy in the simple things ... forget about the games that are going on!!Duck, Duck, GOOSE was also played.Along with this wooden/stick game that I don't know the name of even though it's my game.

{hehehe, it's a fun game though!}Then to finish off the night we got to watch the neighbors lite off fireworks for our ENTERTAINMENT!
& play with our GLOW-necklaces, bracelets, swords, wands ... WHATEVER!

It was such a FUN-FILLED day!

Thanks Grammy & Grandpa Madsen for all the fun & YUMM-O food!!!

Until next year ...

{don't say I didn't warn you about the OVERLOAD!!!}