Holy Moly!!!!!!!!

LIFE. IS. GOOD!!!!!! We have moved into our apartment in Grand Rapids, started school, work, and are settling into our new routines! We still don't have internet, so I feel quite disconnected, but soon! Right now I'm at my Dad's house, so I decided that I'd do a quick blog update! This week was Jaryse's 6th birthday! I'm just so amazed that he is 6. This is the first birthday that we've been able to celebrate with family and it's been the MARATHON birthday week! He had a party at daycare on Thurs, a party in his school class on Thurs., Momma and Ecrissa took him out to eat, then Grandma and Grandpa Packer took him out and he spent the night with them, then we went to the Michigan State Game on Saturday (GO GREEN!), then to Chuck E Cheese's with the Sessions side to celebrate with his cousin Ethan and then today, my grandma is having a dinner party for him!!!!!! He is a blessed little man I must say!


Grandpa Sessions, cousin Kyla, and Jaryse at Chuck E Cheese

Momma and Jaryse at our first MSU game!
(Jaryse refuses to smile when Ecrissa is taking pictures....such a brother thing!)

Ecrissa cheering at the game...She loved it!

A friend we met at Applebee's, he shares Jaryse's birthdy, only he is 89!

Jaryse and Ecrissa at Applebee's

Jaryse eating his birthday cupcake (should I mention that this is before school!)

And, just for fun......first day of school pics!


The kids totally ham it up in front of a camera! Jaryse was a little nervous to start school at a new school and such, but he's transitioned nicely and he is doing great! I have Ecrissa's IEP on Friday and I am so excited to get a chance to really sit with her teachers and see how she is doing. As far as the recent reports go, she's doing pretty good! I think that this school really will be a great place for my babies! I'm so blessed!

As far as me and my job....I. LOVE. IT!!!! I love what I get to do! I am still learning the "ins and outs" of the laws and such in Michigan and the paperwork (oh the massive amounts of paperwork!). We are blessed and I'm the luckiest (although a bit partial!)






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