Caitlin and Emma left for Hawaii last Monday. They went with my mother in law. (My mother and father in law live in Hawaii) She came to pick them up, then took them back to Hawaii with her. She's bringing them back tonight!!!

I thought I'd enjoy the break, but I found that I just missed them terribly. The house has been a lot quieter and there has been a LOT less fighting, arguing and kids getting in trouble, but such is the spice of life. It's been nice how peaceful our house has been, but it's been a bit boring. lol

Caitlin starts school tomorrow. She is in a magnet school, so she has an extra three weeks of school over the traditional public school. We had to buy all of her school clothes while she was in Hawaii. I hope she likes them. She can be incredibly hard to please. She told me that she wanted "uniform" clothes, so I got her some khakis, some polos, some button up shirts, etc. I still need to get her another pair of shoes.

I can't believe that Cole is starting Kindergarten this year! Oh my goodness, am I really old enough to have THREE kids in school? Caitlin is starting FOURTH grade! I remember fourth grade. That's the year I moved from Fremont to San Lorenzo. Is she really that old? I can't believe time has flown by so quickly. Emma is starting second grade. She's such a big kid now. It's all just going by way too quickly for my liking. Drake and I were actually discussing, "When our kids start dating..." OH MY GOSH...DATING?!?!??!?!? I want to think that's REALLY far off, but really, it isn't. I'm not ready for them to continue growing up!