I've lost him...forever!

OK...so the pictures are in reverse order, but we all know I am no genius when it comes to the ins and outs of blogging. The point is that my baby started kindergarten last Monday!!! I cannot believe it has finally come. I think the only thing that got me through the whole ordeal was the he had Kinder Camp this summer. He went to the school for 3 hours each day (M-TH) for the entire month of July. It was like a practice run for him and more importantly for me. If it hadn't been for that, I would have lost it that first day of what we call Real Kindergarten.

So, life as I know it is over and I have entered the world of alarm clocks, snack preparation, knowing what time it is at all times, and schedules! Actually, I think we have adjusted quite well so far. Here's how it works:

Wake up at 6:40 (yeah...that is at least an hour earlier than I am used to)

put on my sweats and running shoes,

Wake up the kids,

Pour the cereal (so much for visions of hot breakfasts to increase their brain power),

Pick out clothes for Ty (don't think this is going to last all that long) and get Kelsie dressed,

Fix Kelsie's hair (I figure one of us should look presentable...got to represent the family),

Pack a snack in the backpack,

Make sure I have my three items (I have to count every morning or I forget something...cell phone for time, garage door opener and keys for locking up Ty's bike),

Load Kelsie in the stroller and get Ty helmeted up (Safety First!),

And we are on our way at 7:35

It takes us approximately 8 minutes to get to the school with Ty riding and me jogging/walking (driveways slow down our progress because Ty insists on going around them for fear of tipping over on the slant). We have a great crossing guard who has the light waiting for us each morning as we get to the corner. Locking up the bike adds another 2 minutes to the process and we are at the door to Kindergarten with a few minutes to spare each morning! Look at us go.

I know...more information than you wanted, but this is our life right now and I wanted to share. The best part is that I get home, work out, shower and get dressed, eat breakfast and it is already time to go pick him up. And we get to do this 5 DAYS A WEEK! Wahoo.

Oh...how cute!

These are the moments every mother lives for, right? If only they were this sweet all the time! Don't get me wrong, Ty and Kelsie actually get along quite well (in my own opinion). They love to play pretend with each other and Ty is a great big brother. As I am typing this, they are playing baby pony (Kelsie) and daddy puppy (Ty). They also have their moments of being...how should I say this...demon siblings?! The other day, though, I saw this and had to snap a picture (just in case I need to remind them someday that they DO like each other). Notice that Kelsie does have a chair of her own, right next to Ty's, but she wanted to be closer, I guess. Being the good big brother that he is, Ty didn't say a word and they played on the computer like that for another 10 minutes.

Along the same lines, I sometimes need to be reminded how cute Kelsie can be. Therefore, the following picture will be very valuable in keeping my sanity. This one tries my patience (which I have discovered was never all that great to begin with). She knows my buttons and loves to push them. She is at that stage (please, tell me it's just a stage!) where she has to test all the rules and see just how much she can get away with. If I tell her not to take her food out of the kitchen, she sits on the floor with her legs in the living room, but her food still technically in the kitchen. If I ask her to do anything, she refuses, waiting until she sees me getting up out of my chair to take her to time out, before she runs as fast as she can to do whatever I asked in the first place. You get the idea. I have said on many occasions that it is a good thing she is as cute as she is or she wouldn't have made it this long. She is definitely a character (Mom and Dad...stop laughing) but one that we wouldn't trade for anything.

Yes...we are still around!

Okay, so I know we disappeared off the blogosphere for a while, but we have been busy. We spent a couple weeks in UT/ID with family and are in the midst of the whole back-to-school chaos for the first time! Anyway, I was wasting time today, not doing all the things I need to, and thought I would update the ol' blog a bit. Before I get to anything too serious, I came across this clip and it made me smile. It has nothing to do with anything, but who doesn't need a little pick-me-up now and then. Watch it and I promise you will smile. If you do...I promise to put a real post up about the Rigby fam too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-l0tK8Ok0