The Myers Family: Back to School 2014

So a quick update. School started last week! Can't believe it has taken me a week to get these pictures posted. Leah started Kindergarten! She and Emma are both gone all day now. It was super quiet-well kind of-Becca talks my ear off! Leah seems to be liking it and Emma is happy to be back at school too. We even went to the back to school picnic-I know shocker! Grant and Niki went to a large social event by choice! The things we do for our children.
Emma is liking 2nd grade and continues to read a ton. She is currently reading the Emily Windsnap series about a half human half mermaid girl. She wishes she had her own room and somehow convinced mom to let her have a free electronics day yesterday and loved every minute of it. Her favorite game on the kindle is the mary kay make over app.
Leah is settling into Kindergarten. She has her good friend Lizzie in her class. She says she likes it but on the way home the first day she said school was great but when is friday? She says her favorite part is PE and math centers/tubs. She is super excited to start soccer on Saturday. She has initiated a game with her sisters called "mommy" where she is the mom and then she takes turns picking one of her sisters to be her baby and if they are naughty they lose their day.
Becca is obsessed with the move "ice" otherwise known as Frozen! She loves to help out with chores and especially loves cooking. Every time she puts in an ingredient she says "that's awesome, it will taste awesome." I think awesome is her new favorite word. We started working on potty training but I think we have hit the I don't want to be bothered with it stage. Not even chocolate can entice her anymore. Oh well part of the process.
Alicia is crawling everywhere! We are all getting sore legs from trying to jump over the barricades that keep her corralled. She is also experimenting with pulling herself up (sigh). She loves to try new foods and liked the bananas and avocados we gave her this week. Although they had to be in little chunks and not pureed or she gagged. She likes to copy things you do and will copy if you say da da, shake your head no and wave at her. She growing up too fast!