School has started!!

This last Wednesday, the kids started back to school, so it's just been Mommy, Daddy and Darci at home during the day.  They seem to all have really good teachers and are happy to be back playing with all their friends.  Derek is in 3rd grade, and Kevin and Paige are in 1st grade.

 

We went to Mesa for a week right before school started back and stayed in a hotel while I recovered from surgery.  The kids got to swim everyday, watch lots of Shark Week and have YUMMY breakfast every morning. 

This is a view of the Gilbert Mormon Temple from our hotel that should be done pretty soon.  It's going to be beautiful!

 

Here is an update for Grandpa on his artichokes.  This is after the old growth has been cut back and the new growth is growing in.  Hopefully they will keep growing and you will still get some artichokes from them when you get home.  And you can have them all to yourself!!

If you look closely you can see 1 orange pumpkin starting to grow!  There is also another small green one hidden under the leaves.  With grandpa not here we had to take advantage of the space and try some pumpkins!