Sure, we've had a big week with Ava starting school and Dan pulling out tickets for a Garth Brooks concert in Vegas in a few weeks. We met Luke's teacher and are getting him ready to start next week. But none of those things have anything to do with the countdown.
Though I think I'll give Ava's first days a little run through before I move on.
Ava was SO excited for the first day of school. Which is great and unusual. Nervous is usually how she describes herself. But she hopped out of the van that morning full of excitement and hopped back in at the end of the day, the same way.
These pictures are not my favorite.
She asked if she could pose herself against the column.
I was in a hurry.
I have pregnancy induced hatred for how I look in our traditional thumbs up picture.
But I think I better get used to it, it's all down hill from here.
The First Grade pictures were pretty good and if I make sure the Third Grade ones are pretty good, when it's all said and done and they're lined up in order, hopefully Second Grade will just blend in.
Anyway, her report from the first day was gushing with good things ("I only cried once!" which for Ava = a good day).
And the morning of day 2 she put her socks on and said, "I haven't been this excited since...yesterday!"
She has an excellent teacher, Mrs. Defelice
So, I think it's safe to say we're off to a good start.
But now it's Thursday. Dan couldn't sleep well last night because today is the day! The first day of BYU football. The rest of the year will be lived game to game. Moods and schedules will be dictated by a bunch of college dudes in spandex. I don't begrudge him his obsession because he really asks for nothing else.
On our pit stop at the BYU bookstore this summer, he set out to do what he'd planned. When we checked out, the cashier joked that we were the VIP customers of the day, based on the amount of cash we'd just laid down on BYU gear alone. Dan's goal was to outfit the whole family, which he did.
I cannot explain the fatherly pride that oozed out of him when Max took to his new hat and football.
Ironically, he calls it his "B.U. hat," so if in 15 years he ends up at school in Boston, we'll know where he got mixed up.
But in honor of BYU Football and in honor of Dan, their biggest fan, I say,
"Go Cougars!"
(And one little request from the wife of the biggest fan, please, please win so that our home will be a happy place this week!)
8 comments:
Rise and shout! That picture of me and Max is my all-time favorite.
Yes, but our co-eds are shining stars. A Utah Man Am I!
Charlie will be wearing his jersey. I love that I finally have some family members who share my obsession with football.
We love it too, Nate! I need some explanation on the shining star co-eds, though. I want to be a shining star. But a Utah woman I will never be :) Please take and post some pics of Charlie in his jersey for us!
What's not to love about your thumbs up pic?? You look fantastic! Don't you know what I wouldn't give to have your mile long legs?? And the fact that you still fit in your pants just makes me steam! ;)
Oops...Hope you know that's me, not Cooper. :)
Ha! Course I know it's you. Made me miss Cooper though. The picture is not that bad I guess, except to me probably. I feel gross and out of proportion like a big marshmallow with toothpick arms and legs. I can already see the ugliness creeping into my face like a pubescent teenage boy. My nose will continue to grow and turn red. Brace yourself, things are going to get ugly.
The shining star comment is a reference to the utah fight song. Also, apparently my self picture was banned or something. Now its just a "!". Very odd.
or not?
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