Kyli's First Day of 6th Grade

It has been a long summer of trying to get Kyli enrolled in school. I have basically been stalking the school district, and they have been less than helpful. It all comes down to a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo of course. Kalun and I think it's funny that it was easier to get Kyli from Cali to Utah than it has been to get her into our public education system. As of Monday we didn't think she was going to be able to start Thursday with everyone else, but thankfully our lawyer yelled at the school district and got everything worked out (which he should have done awhile ago for what we have been paying him). Then I went to the new school right by our house and finished working it all out. Thank goodness for the two amazing receptionists there. They were amazing to help me get Kyli into a great teacher after they heard some of her story. Then the teacher came and talked to me and once he heard a little about her said he wanted to come by and meet her. So he drove over to our house later that day just so Kyli could feel more comfortable with him. It was amazing, he definitely went above and beyond. The night before she got really nervous so Kalun gave her a blessing. The morning of school she woke up really excited. She seemed to have a good day and has been meeting some new friends. Hopefully we got her off to a good start and the year will go well for her. I really can't believe she is this old. I remember meeting her the day she came home from the hospital and that seems like it just happened, yet here we are 11 years later. Now I can't wait for Tate's Preschool to start in two more weeks!

Street Party

We hosted a street party at our house the other day. It was so much fun and we had a huge turnout. We asked the fire station if they could send a fire truck. It was so cute. They showed up with a fire truck and ambulance and let the kids all look at them and showed them all the compartments and all their special tools. Tate and all the little boys that age were all engrossed. We also put a projector movie in the garage for all the kids. It as a lot of fun. However, next year I think it is someone else's turn to host!

New addition to our Family

We finally did it, we broke down and got a dog. We've debated on getting another one since Kano died 4 years ago, but just never have. Well, Kyli has always had a pet and has been begging us all summer to get one. We've kind of been looking off and on for a year. I just happened to get on KSL last Saturday and saw the cutest puppy, well that was it, a couple hours later we had a new puppy. He is a beautiful German Shephard. We named him Bowser.

Family Vacation at Flaming Gorge

The annual Harper Family vacation has come and gone. We went to Flaming Gorge as usual. I LOVE that place! We pretty much spent all day every day on the lake. I got in some great waterskiing, Kalun became a wakeboarding nut, Kyli loves tubing and couldn't get enough, and Tate and Haylie just had fun riding in the boat, sleeping in a trailer, and playing with all the cousins. We had a really good time and were sad to come home.