New House, New Neighbors (who are great), New Ward, New Friends, New School

Since we moved during the summer we have been able to take the last couple of months of the summer to adjust to the new place. It has been perfect timing though - enough time to make new friends before starting school. Ashlee has a best friend next door and the two of them are inseparable. Cade and Ash both get to go to the same school they would've gone to even if we hadn't moved. Cade asked me not to talk about his girlfriend so I will honor his wishes. Which by the way, thanks to Lori, we have located, adapted, printed and posted on the refrigerator the "Priday Family Dating Rules". Rule number 11 states that no dating until the age of 16. Alyssa is in a new school due to the move. She is starting cheerleading this week and is very excited. And Halle.....well she started kindergarten this year so everything is new for her. Its amazing to me to watch her innocent little face as she experiences all these new things. Her face brightens up with excitment when she goes to school and she calls it her "princess school". We love the new neighborhood. It's nice when the kids can go outside and play and not worry about the neighbors yelling at them to be quiet. You would've thought we lived in a rest home.
The '08-'09 school year is officially underway! I have never felt so old as I do today. All of our kids are in school now. We hesitated keeping Halle home for one more year. She is so little! I think our second guessing was because Kim didn't want to see her "Bubbies" leave her alone. The big day came and Kim mustered up as much courage as she could to walk her into her classroom and help her find her seat. Halle wasn't lucky enough to go to preschool so this was all new to her. I think Kim thought Halle would be a little more apprehensive about the whole thing so when it had only been 2 minutes since walking through the kindergarten door and Halle looked and Kim and told her "she could go home now." and "I'll be just fine". I think it broke Kim's heart - she definitely cried more than Halle.
I got nominated to take Halle to get her Kindergarten shots. It seems that Dads are supposed to be better at watching their kids in pain. Whatever. The whole appointment was going good. Ears, nose, throat, check the eyes. She knew what was coming. Every time the Doctor or Nurse came in she would ask if they had her shots. After all test were done the nurse informed me that she would be giving 5 shots today. The 2 nurses had no idea how tough of a little girl they were dealing with. One nurse had 2 syringes and the other had 3. Halle watched them do the first couple and when I told her to look up at me (I was holding her little hands that up to this point hadn't even flinched) she gave me that look like "how could you sit there and let them do this to me". I didn't realize it, but I guess one of the nurses told Halle that she was going to give her a certificate for Del Taco. As we walked out to the truck to leave I asked Halle why she was so brave? "Because I get Del Taco"

Long, Hot Summer....but almost over.

Summer has come and gone again, but not without a lot of fun. School starts in a couple of days and the kids are more than ready to get back. After so many times of hearing Cade say "I'm bored" I think Kim is just as ready for them to be going back to be "entertained". We've a a lot of fun this summer with time spent at the cabin in Hatch, Ut., Zion Mountain Resort (Compliments of Split Rock) and four wheeling anytime and anywhere we could.

Cade's Mini-mission

Ok, so I gotta give credit to Nate (my brother) for the Lafonda sign. He picked me and Cade up from the St. George shuttle drop off in Provo last year with the same type of sign. He had the whole van full of people in tears from laughing. Leave it to Nate.

So Cade just returned from his “mini-mission” last week. He got to spend 10 days with Granny and Grandpa in the Calgary Canada mission with his cousin Trace as his missionary companion.

I would say the whole time was spent doing missionary work, but they did get to do some “non-missionary” stuff on their “Preparation Days”. He had a great time and since he got home, he has expressed over and over how he can’t wait to be a missionary. He even brought home souvenirs for the family. Thanks for the opportunity Granny and Grandpa.