not too much going on in the hess household lately.  we've been busy getting back into our school routine, getting up at 6:30 am is not easy for my people.  we are not an early morning group.  that being said, the boys are doing great at school.  they have jumped right back into being the excellent students they are, and even better they get to see each other once in a while which makes my heart happy.  this has been 4 years in the making.  even though they were in the same system last year, they were in two different buildings.  this is the first time since preschool they are actually in the same building.  i'm not sure how much they acknowledge each other but i at least know they are together.  and actually, their classrooms are fairly close to one another which makes it even easier for me.  if i've said it once, i've said it a million times...this move was the best thing we ever did for our family.  we kind of went in blind and had no idea how it would turn out but man did we hit the jackpot.  we simply could not be happier.

next up is miss shelby turning 3.  it makes me want to shed a few tears that she will be that old but am also loving this time with her (well...not all the time.  she is a firecracker.  we like to call her "the beast" sometimes, even warning people to not make eye contact with her).  i didn't put her in a preschool program this year, deciding since she was my last one to keep her home one more year.  it sounded like a good idea, talk to me in january and see how i feel about it then.

picture day.  where did my babies go?

talk about not being a baby anymore...check out this little thing.  i can't handle this bathing suit.  too cute!

just a normal day shopping at wal mart in our cinderella dress.

and coloring our face dressed as minnie mouse.  typical day in our house.

but the best is seeing her with her brothers who love her so much.  especially this guy.  he is her biggest fan.