Back to School

Thank goodness! 

It has been a rough summer here in the Garthe house. Don't  get me wrong there haven't been any major catastrophes, but I was soooo ready for them to go back. We did have a Fun Summer. Check out our scrapbook here.

Charles started 5th Grade. YIKES!

Madison is in 3rd & Claudia is in transitional kindergarten. 

They all had a great first day of school! It's going to be a Fabulous year!!

And I only have 2 left at home. Yippeeee!

She's 1

I think it's safe to say that Jillian is my most active, independent, and friendly child. She LOVES to play. She loves people and is always smiling. She is so funny! And she is into everything! She climbs like crazy and is ALWAYS trying to keep up with her siblings. She's figured out how to climb on the piano bench and play the piano. And her newest accomplishment is climbing up on the bathroom counter. Yeah this girl is INTO Everything!!!!! She crawled at 5 months almost to the day and walked at 9 months and has never looked back! She is growing by leaps and bounds.
We have nicknamed her Jillibean and often she is called just Bean. Katelyn doesn't ever call her Jillian she is simply Jillibean to her. And probably always will be. 

This year has flown by and it has been so FUN to watch her grow and learn. She fits right in with the rest of the clan and we all LOVE her to pieces. 

 

  

 

I took her in for her 1 year check up and the doctor is very happy with her growth and progress. She is weighing in at 16 lbs. 12 oz and is 27 1/2 inches tall. The doctor said she is about 5 pounds under the average weight for her age but is not concerned because she is eating well, sleeping well, and reaching her milestones. I guess I just have small hollow babies. They all have been this way.
It's really funny to see her walking around all over the place because she looks like she is 6 months but acts like she's 3. I LOVE IT!

Random April

 

SUPER Messy!!!

 

Beautifully CLEAN 

Western Day at School

Waiting for the big kids, trying to stay cool in the shade.

Impromptu Family Photo Shoot

Madison needed a family photo for a class project and I totally forgot about it. She reminded me the morning it was due! Yikes!!!! We did not have a current one with Jillian so we did and impromptu photo shoot before school. Here are some of the crazy photos we got! It was HILARIOUS!!!!!

St. Patrick's day!

As you may have noticed most of my holiday festivities include food. I may not be good at decorating or having fun activities. But I am good at making holiday themed food!

Charles made this cool St. Patrick's day Lego creation.

 

Did this REALLY happen!

Yup! This totally happened!!!

It could have been Much Much worse! He was very lucky.

Luckily we have an AMAZING dentist and he was able to just fill them in. And we paid NO money out of pocket!

Black Light 5K

My sister Julya and I along with some friends participated in a black light glow 5k in Lake Elsinore. It was a fun and unique experience. Not sure if I'll ever do one again. I didn't really enjoy being in the dark. Maybe a color run next time! 

But we did have a good time!!

 

Before the race

After the race!!!!