Preschool "Officially" Begins for Sadie

Sadie has done a PARENTS TIME OUT program the past two years at the same preschool Bryce went to, so not much as changed. This year she officially enters into the preschool program. Instead of one day a week, for four hours, she goes TWO days a week for FOUR hours. A total of EIGHT hours a week to myself (not really, volunteering and school work will take up this time, more on that later).

Sadie was SUPER excited to meet her new teachers and see her new classroom. She has many of her same friends from last year in her class, including her BEST FRIEND Lily!!! So, what did I do with my first day of "freedom"? I grabbed coffee with friends for an hour, then volunteered at Bryce's school for 2 hours, ran home and walked the dog and my 4 hours was up (don't worry I scheduled a massage for Thursday)!
Traditional Front Porch Photo
Proudly showing her "share card" for school (a collage of her favorite things-family, dog, stickers of princesses, drawings, and of course a picture with her best friend, Lily!)

The infamous Lily!

Ready for 3 year old preschool

It's hard to believe this is our 5th year at Carmel United Methodist Church Preschool. We absolutely LOVE it there!

Bryce's First Day of Kindergarten

We have been talking about Bryce going to kindergarten all summer long. He has been so excited. We have been on a countdown the past 2 weeks. We took him to his class last night to meet his teacher and he was so happy!

This morning, Jared and I both woke him up at 7am. He snuggled a bit and we talked to him asking what he was most excited about. He said he was most excited about seeing his teacher, Mrs. Herring. He chose his breakfast, Frosted Mini Wheats, brushed his teeth and got dressed.

He was out the door before Jared and I. He took his standard pictures on the front porch, gave his sister a hug (very sweet), and ran off to the bus stop with our neighbors. Not a glimmer of fear was seen in him, pure excitement!!!! I gave him a hug and a kiss and told him to follow the other 7 kids onto the bus so he knew what to do. What did he do, jumped to the front of the line!

Not a tear was shed by any of us! I am so excited for my little man. He is so excited about starting school. It is hard to believe a new chapter in his life has begun.

Summer Picture Catch-up

Bryce's Last Day of Preschool at Carmel United Methodist Church



Sadie's Last Day of Parent's Time Out



Sadie's Ballet Recital- Good Ship Lollipop- June 4th



Aaron and Ashley's Wedding- June 18th

Wild and Crazy Summer

Most of you know that the Hamilton’s had an eventful summer to say the least. Jared has a skin condition, that he has had over 10 years, in which needed surgical intervention this summer. We prepared ourselves for 1 surgery, which was on June 1st. The first 2 weeks home were pretty good and then things went bad going into the 3rd week. Jared was readmitted to the hospital on June 27th and underwent 3 more surgeries and a 10 day hospital stent.

We are very fortunate to have such wonderful family and friends that have helped us along the way. Helping with the kids, mowing our lawn, keeping our house in order, making meals, talks and your thoughts and prayers were wonderful! We don’t know what we would have done without you all. We appreciate EVERYTHING!

In the middle of all the madness, we found time to step back and enjoy my oldest brother, Aaron, marry his long-time girlfriend, Ashley. It was such an honor for all 4 of us to be in the wedding. I am grateful Jared had the strength to stand up in the wedding and take some family pictures.

As summer is winding down, we took time last week to get away from everything and enjoy some peace and quiet as a family. We rented a cabin in Brown County for 4 days. The kids loved the hot tub, fishing ponds, and campfires! We rented a boat for an afternoon on Lake Monroe. It was so nice to relax together!

It is hard to believe that next week Bryce will enter into Carmel Clay Schools as a kindergartener!!!! We attended parent orientation last night. We are so excited for Bryce this year. He has a great teacher and also has his best friend in his class, this makes 4 years of them together!

I will post pictures as time allows from all of our adventures this summer!