First Day of School

Monday was the first day of school. The kids all met their teachers on Friday night and Corbyn kept asking me how many days left, over and over. She couldn't wait to go to school or ride the bus, were not sure which one she was more excited about. Corbyn's teacher is from South Africa, Australia,and England so her accent is very Aussie. She is very loving and huggy and most important to Corbyn, she has wombats all over her room. How cool is that? Corbyn loves to ride the bus and although she is very tired when she comes home from "walking around the whole school without resting," she loves to go every morning. Kenzies teacher is also awesome, this year she is teaching the kids about South America and where gum, chocoalte, erasers, and pen ink come from and what they are made of. They already have a field trip lined up and Kenzie can hardly wait. She also told us she has a best friend already, go Kenzie! Calvin really like his teacher, we aren't sure if it is because he is a guy or if he is just really fun. We do know one reason he is excited is that he hasn't had homework yet. Well it feels like they are all adjusting OK and making friends quickly. I really am blessed to have the most easy going and transitional kids in the world! I love you guys!

Fishing at Strawberry

We had so much fun fishing at Strawberry! Grandma brought her famous bag of tricks: the childrens friend, homemade flash cards for Calvin, a chapter book, and a mind game book that was fun for everyone. Grandpa strung all the poles on the way up so we would be ready for a great day of fishing, unfortunately the fish had other plans. We did catch 2 fish, one rainbow and one cutthroat, thanks to Eric. Yeah Daddy! But we had a great time anyway. It was so great to be on the lake and relax and enjoy the cool outdoor weather. It was Chloe's first experience fishing. Corbyn had a blast playing with the worms and power bait, Kenzie and Calvin loved being entertained by Grandma and the rest of us fished and napped along the way. What a wonderful day, thanks Mom & Dad!

Corbyn lost her two front teeth

Big Chunker

Ok are you sitting down, I took Chloe to the doctor and she now weighs 6lbs 12 oz. Yes you heard me right she is 6 weeks old and less than 7 lbs! When I go out everyone thinks she is a couple days old! Even though she is small she is actually gaining really well and other good news: she graduated from premie diapers to newborn diapers. A big day at the Nicol house! She is so cute and we love every tiny part of her!

Wear a helmet!

Well we drove two days from Texas to Utah and then proceeded to unpack for three days trying to make sense of our crazy month, when Calvin decided to spice things up a little more. We had only been in Utah three and a half days when Calvin decided to go skateboarding by our house, without a helmet. We were all getting ready to go to Costco and Calvin came in screaming. After he showed signs of a serious concusion we rushed him to the emergency room where they did a CAT scan and informed us he had fractured his skull and had a small bleed in his brain. They then careflighted him to Primary Childrens where he stayed for 24 hours for monitoring. Luckily the bleed stopped and the fracture will heal over the next 4 to 6 weeks. He was a great sport through it all. He told the doctor don't worry I have been through this all before, I am not scared. Yeah I am sure he remembers being 3 months old having skull surgery. But I have to say he must of hit hard because I thought his head was too hard to break after his surgery created extra layers of thickness. We love you Calvin and are glad you are doing fine now. Welcome to Utah! Oh and thanks to the kindness of neighbors, thirty minutes after we got home from the hospital we had homemade lasagna, bread and a garden zuccini to enjoy. Just in case you didn't know...I love Utah!

Royal Gorge Bridge

We went through Colorado on the way to Utah and we stopped by this town outside of Pueblo where the highest suspension bridge is found. When we got there Corbyn said, "Stop the car, I need to get to nature." She sure loves the outdoors. The bridge was crazy high over the Arkansas River and the wood slats on the bridge have gaps between them where you can see the river. While we were walking across the bridge a truck pulling huge bails of hay decided to cross the bridge. The bridge swayed and bounced so much we quickly tried to get across, or at least as fast as our feet would go. There is nothing like being a thousand feet above the Arkansas River and rock and swaying and hoping the bridge isn't going to collapse. It was a fun experience and we can't wait to go back and visit and see the gorge from the tram and the train that goes straight down. Fun! Fun! Fun! Or as Erics says it..."And fun was had by all!"

Friends Forever

Corbyn is best friends with Gracie and I am best friends with Gracie's Mom, Amy. How do I describe the single most supportive, humorous, thoughtful, positive, and caring person I have ever met?...her name is Amy. We met last year at gymnastics, then saw each other again a few months later at art class, and then at meet the teacher night, there she was again. Her daughter, Gracie, had Mrs. Davis just like Corbyn. After three times running into her I knew that we were supposed to be friends, and thank heavens we were. She was there for me during frustrating times with kindergarten, preterm labor, fun lunch dates, class parties, field trips, awkward car rides home from field trips, workroom cutting, expert of the day, and all the much need phone calls in between. How do you say thank you to someone that made everyday so much better. I am always only a phone call away.