My little chef's ;)

We love to cook as a family! We have a lot of fun in the kitchen together and it is usually where you can find us! It is truly the heart of our home! The kids love to cook, and are actually both a big help. Some of my fondest memories with my own mother are in the kitchen! She is such a great cook, and made all of those fantastic comfort foods every mother makes (the tortilla soup on my Oliveoilandsalt.blogspot.com blog is her 'original' recipe, I have just modified it to my own taste!). They STILL taste the same today when she cooks them :) I thought I would share a few pics of my kiddos in the kitchen!

First day of school

First of all, it has been WAY to long since I have blogged! I went back to work shortly after starting this blog, and well, just didn't have time honestly! I am still working (teaching), but only part time now, and I have had a few months to adjust to juggling work, family and myself! I figured I would just start fresh and blog about the kids first day back to school!

Always exciting ;)

Alexis is in third grade now!! Can you believe it? What happened to my baby? Please God make it slow down! Noah Scott started Kindergarten, I cried...he didn't!! He was SO ready! He marched right in like the big boy he is and waved goodbye! Noah is a year younger than Lex was when she started. It is amazing how much difference a year makes, he seems so much smaller and younger!! They are both doing great in school and have adjusted to their schedules well. This is nothing new to Lex, but for Noah, he has never even attended pre-school! With his severe allergy to peanuts and his sever eczema, we have always kept him home with me. We were very worried as to how he was going to adjust to the rigorous schedule, the work, the long days etc. but he seems to be loving school, so thank God for that! His school also made their facility peanut free, what a sweet blessing! I am in the classroom down the hall from Noah, I love being able to sneak a peak every once in a while ;) Here are a few pics from their first day!

Trinity Lutheran School 2010

This is Lex with her bestie Sammie ;)

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it."

-Proverbs 22:6