exciting

well i recently posted this picture over here,
but i think it just might deserve it's own post.

getting a group picture is never easy.
in fact it's pretty much impossible.
(remember - low expectations for christmas cards this year)
looking at this picture you'd think tim had said
"ok, everyone do something DIFFERENT"
nope.
but that's what you get with these kids.

anyways, we took this picture right after going
to olivia & garrett's open house.
(and no, ryan didn't go naked the open house - ha)
school starts next week.
how can that be?

next week i'll have 3 kids in school.
it's very exciting -
the prospect of just having josie at home with me 3x a week!

the past 4 years i've been taking kids to
toddler storytime at the library.
it's always right at baby naptime in the morning
and i've always had to drag a baby along.
always a good time.
but this fall, i'm taking JUST josie -
do you have any idea how exciting that is????
no more "where is thumbkin" finger plays while
simultaneously nursing a baby.
exciting.