Last Day of Summer

Today is the day I dread all year. Even during the school year I dread today.  I look forward (with an actual countdown) to the day school releases my Wyatt for summer and dread the day before school starts the minute he is free!  Tomorrow we get up early, get dressed, get breakfast, get in the car, (don't forget the sister) and get to school on time where we will try not to cry as we separate for the day.  Hopefully Wyatt will be successful but I doubt I will.

Kids grow up too fast. I know school is important and I know he loves it but I sure do hate how fast it makes everything go! Before you know it Summer will be here again and we will be done with elementary school!!!!!  Sigh.

Yesterday the three of us went to the zoo (Dad was at work) to just spend time together!  We were there a few weeks ago but we still managed to spend 4 hours looking at all the animals and visiting and talking and eating.  It was heaven. I really love my kids! Hadley was pretty content in her stroller but she spotted the birds and was very interested in them and as usual she loved the fishies.  There is a new baby elephant named Bowie and we all loved seeing him. (that makes two babies for the zoo elephant herd this year!)

Wyatt was super excited to get to talk to the keepers at the Gharial exhibit.  He asked a great question of the keeper: "Why do the males have a bulbous nose?" to which the keeper replied, "No one really knows!"  Maybe Wyatt will be a scientist and figure that out!  He sits in the dining area near the Gharials and gets so cranky when he hears everyone call them alligators lol.  Cracks me up!!  The keeper said that bothers him all the time too! Wyatt was impressed with them. Who knows.. . maybe scientist instead of baseball player?

Today we are staying home trying for a day of normalcy and xbox.  Hadley is actually napping much to her dismay after sleeping from 9 last night until 6:15 this morning, then from 6:45 to 8:45.  She was TIRED!  She didn't have a nap yesterday while we were at the zoo because she absolutely refuses to nap in her stroller! She might miss something you know. . .  She got to eat snow cone again and was a bigger fan this time.  That's my girl!!

Meet the teacher night went well!! Wyatt got the teacher he wanted so badly.  She was one of his second grade teachers and had moved up to 3rd grade.  At least I know she loves him! They talk Harry Potter together so I'm hopeful it'll be a great year!! Now back to enjoying my , I mean Wyatt's, last day of summer.

In his class room and at his desk!

3rd Grade Hallway!

Whoa. That was a BIG jump.

Okay Okay so I'm not known for my follow through.  I'll admit it. I've never had any. I'll start a project with gusto and quickly peter out to a tiny puff of wind!! The first day of editing photos I will go gung ho at it and have a ton posted. . .then the next day I'll do 3. . . then 2. . . then I'm looking at my last 12 going. . . these are great photos, get to them!   So it's no surprise that my last blog post was in 2010.  So what to do. . go back and fill in the missing pieces?  Possible but not now. . who has time for that!!  With that in mind I decided to just jump back in like I posted yesterday. . . only I'll update on what happened yesterday a bit to catch everyone up! lol (yesterday being a figurative time frame more encompassing the last year).

Everyone who knows me and who would have any interest in this blog in it's past knows that we are now a family of four!!!  YAY! Wyatt has a little sister!!  Miss Hadley Jane Spivey was born January 4th of this year and we couldn't be more smitten! Especially Wyatt, just ask him.  She is about to be 33 weeks (7 1/2 months old) and is just a happy girl!!!

I've discovered that I LOOOVE cooking. . (I know who would have ever guessed that. . . )  I love recipes. I can read them like a novel. . . send me old recipe books and I'll pour over them. . . which means I'm going to liven up this place with a new recipe or two in all likely hood. Can't help it!!  Although to do that I will have to get my camera out. . .oh geeze.

We have a lot more critters at the ranch, and have lost some as well. . . We have 4 new horses since our last time posting, Tavaci, my 6 year old mustang from Nevada, Pretty our 3 year old mustang from Oregon, and Teddy and Charlie. . our mini's from Ennis. lol.  Which this brings me to my newest and quite encompassing addiction. . Mustangs.  Yeah. There may be some posts here about mustangs in the future. .

Our losses hurt and we still miss them all.  We lost Sunny to Colic in 2012, Sable passed this January, Ron is gone, Dizzy is gone, and we lost a kitten I adored named Milo.  However we do have more cats than we did. . . a grand total of 7. . . Mr. Schwartz is 15 this year, we have Soot, who is 14 (he lived with me in college as well), Harry who is 8, Hermy 5, Happy, 1, Trouble 3, Della 2.   We have 4 dogs. . . Piper will be 7 this fall, Ella Beans, 3, Lady, 6, and Scoot who is 1.

So that's a run down on who is out here! lol.  Wyatt is 8 this year and is just about to start 3 rd grade!!!!  I can't believe it.  Time goes way too quickly when you would prefer it crawl!  

Quick photos until I have more free time!!

Spelunking!!  

Hadley LOVES her brother! 

Here Mom!!!  Have a toy! 

First vacation! San Antonio! 

I'll be back! I promise!! Have a yummy winging it dinner to post later!!