Yikes

So for the last three weeks I've been combing the Utah county day cares trying to find a good fit for my kids, my schedule and price range.  It hasn't been pretty or fun.  Some of the tours I'd come out thinking it was decent and maybe I could do it.  Others I wanted to run away and cry for all the kids that had to be there.  But mostly, I just felt uneasy and untrusting.  We have been fortunate enough to have friends and family to help watch the boys like Phil's Aunt Debbie, my visiting teacher and my sisters.  (Thank you!) But I knew it was time to decide on a place.
  A few of my aunts were in town this weekend and we got together for a BBQ at my cousin's house in Draper.  Well come to find out she had plenty of fabulous recommendations for me for daycare, pediatricians, dentists, etc.  So I checked out the day care she mentioned and I knew right from the start it was the one.  For the first time I felt good about the place and even a little excited for the boys to learn and grow so much there.  They have amazing teachers and curriculum.  They do crafts, have reading groups, field trips, and even have a little computer center where they teach the kids in little groups how to use a computer :)  So I did it.  I signed them up.  And today was their first day.

I cried all the way to work after dropping them off.

... And then some more when my co-worker asked me if I was feeling ok.  :(   So hard!  I just never pictured dropping my kids off at day care and it just sucked a little and I was hoping all day that they were ok and not sad or missing me.  I even called and checked in with their teachers at lunch time just to see   :p   They did great though.  Crew had a little problem apparently with the idea of nap time  ("its for babies") but other than that they had nothing but great things to tell me and are looking forward to the next day they get to go.  Phhhhhhhew!   Hard day.

Anyways, shots from the week:

   

The boys got to chase chickens and feed cows at my cousin's house.  It TOTALLY reminded me of my childhood.  I wish my kids had what I had.  Its sad how it seems you never appreciated what you had when you were young because you didn't know any different.  If I lived in a big country house now on two acres with cows and chickens and orchards and swimming pools and sandboxes and trampolines and boysenberry bushes and a dog to play with all day....it would be heaven to me!!!  Wish I had that for my kids.  Maybe one day :)

Cafe Rio with the cousins and my aunts.


My new hunky sidekick.

Now I know this pic appearing on Facebook sparked a few questions my way but come on peoples, its my cousin! hah! Who knew when he tagged me I'd get multiple texts asking me who Ethan was.  Kinda funny.
Ethan was my little cousin who used to run around family events and entertain everyone with his cute little dancing and adorable little face.  He is actually my cousin's son... we had to google our relationship... first cousin once removed LOL Well he grew up and now we've decided to be buds and take on Provo together :)  Funny how life does that.  You grow up and the age gaps just close.

And another familiar face....  When I took Bruin to Primary to meet his new teacher and class I was taken back when I saw who was sitting there on his row.  Jordan Jensen. Ha!  This guy grew up with me in my stake back in Clovis and our families knew each other well.

He is still funny as ever.  I was cracking up the whole time I sat with he and his wife's class.  And since I just got my new calling as... Primary Pianist (shocker) ... I'll get to be entertained all through Primary.  I also discovered my sister's old roommate in the ward so it's cool to know some people already.

..And that's this week's picture/story unload  :)