Back to School...HOORAY!

Okay, I have to admit that I love schedules, routines and SCHOOL! Madison went back to school, as a first grader, this past Monday and Morgan has started preschool ( M-W-F 8-11). We are back to the routine of school and early bed times! This week the girls and Mason have been alseep by 8:30 p.m. and so Tim and I have enjoyed some quiet evenings together!

We (our whole family) are excited for the football season to start...we love it! We love attending high school games on Friday nights, watching college ball on Saturdays (GO HAWKEYES) and then on Sundays we like cheering on various NFL teams and keeping track of our weekly picks in Tim's trusting notebook!

Here are a few pics from this week....

Madison- First Grade

Morgan- Preschool

Matching Cheetah Backpacks from Gma Shogren

Stout Family Pics (below): our family and then Tim's entire family

update...

Can you believe it is mid-August already??!! The CORN -dog days of summer are here... aka the good ol' steamy heat and the Iowa State fair! Also, the girls start school in a little over a week. Madison will be in first grade Morgan will attend preschool (age 4) three mornings a week. I can't believe school is here again...where did the summer go?

This next week we are on vacation...staying home...Tim's brother and his family will be here (@ Gma nad Gpa Stout's in Ankeny) for the week. FUN TIMES! The girls will love playing with their California cousins, Evan (3 1/2) and Sydnie (2), this week.

Well- that's all there is to report right now...I will leave you with a few pics I took yesterday!