Merrill Family

School Begins!!!!

1st Day of school.......

Charlotte is in 1st Grade.

She was so excited and picked out a Tinkerbell lunch box. Her favorite color is now green (Tinkerbell green), after so many years of it being purple. It is so fun to watch her grow up and have so many opinions. She also decided she was a big girl and now uses her crutches at school and at church. We also moved her to Jefferson Academy in Showlow where she will have a better chance to succeed! They do wear uniforms, so no glitter and glamour. She is doing so well there. She loves it. We are so proud of her!

Mom is just having a hard time sending her off for the full day!

Charlotte got 100% on her spelling test. The teacher even said she was telling everyone what the next word was and cheering after writing down every word. The teacher got a good laugh out of that and asked how do we study at home. Woops...... We cheer after she writes every word! She is treated like an equal at this school. It was a tough, but good move to make for her. It was so great that she was given the chance to take a spelling test like the other kids and she did so awesome! She is coming along amazingly!!!!!

Our little excited Kalicia.....way too excited for preschool!

(Look at those neck muscles while she is smiling) She was thrilled!

I love her constant enthusiasm and her willingness to help. She is such a big helper.

I couldn't do it without her. She is truly a blessing.

My two handsome big boys, Austin and Jon.

I still can't believe I have teenagers! They are Juniors this year. Jon is taking college too right now and hoping to have his Associates when he graduates from High School. They are constantly reminding me in two years they will be going on a mission. Austin wants to go to Japan and serve the same mission I was called on. How exciting would that be!

To start the school year off right we had a big....

Summer Block Party!!!

Neighborhood kids came over before the party to make the pinata! What fun!

So many people came and we got to meet lots of new people!

Loren did a great job entertainging the kids!

Our kids loved it and made a lot of new friends! A lot of business was exchanged too! It was great to see the many wonderful people we have in our neighborhood. I think we have started a new tradition

~Annual Back to School Block Party~