The Loaded Post!

So here is the latest and greatest on the Clegg family of Snoqualmie, Washington...

We now have a HEAD Men's Coach in the family!

Garrett has been offered the job at WSU, in Pullman, Wa. We are so excited! He has already started and the kids and I are here...

Campus!
We NEED to sell this house! So that we can all move over to Pullman together. Right now we are living 4 1/2 hours away from each other. Not ideal, but you do what you've got to do.

And in other news...
Clegg baby #4 will be arriving sometime around March 15th. As if things aren't crazy enough, let's have another baby! We are really excited about this to say the least. The kids can't wait to have a baby brother or baby sister. And this time we aren't going to find out the gender. Let's try something different and be surprised!

And that leads us to the last big change...good bye Honda Accord, you've been so faithful and a trooper, but you're OLD!!! Hello Honda Odyssey!

Yup we are now a mini-van family. I always said that I would NEVER get a mini-van...but 4 kids sort of requires one. And what do you know...I LOVE IT!!!

Yeah, so that's pretty much it. Lots of news on the homefront. All good things though!

WSU football weekend

We spent the long Labor Day weekend in eastern washington. We went to the WSU football game, played at some parks, swam and soaked up the sun! It was really fun!




You might be asking....why are you suddenly Coug fans...? I will let you know soon!

Sophie gets a 1st Day!

Sophie has started PRESCHOOL!!! This has been a long time coming too. She wanted to go two years ago when Grace went. And now it's all her own! She has to wear a dress every day and runs in without even so much as a see you later mom. She has Miss Leslie and Miss Sandy and could NOT be more in her element! Stop growing up!

First day of school

Today is the first day of 1st Grade for Grace! I am sad that she'll be gone all day! She is so excited though!

Saying good-bye before running in...
We went to the school yesterday for "Meet your Teacher" day. Grace found her desk, her very own desk and put her supplies in it. She also found her cubby and the lunchbox bin.

Grace is going to learn so much from her Teacher. I just can't believe that I won't have her around during the day! Sophie starts preschool next week and she is beyond excited about that!

Two weeks in MN

We kids and I spent the last two weeks with the Beach family in Minnesota! We had a blast! It was so fun to see everyone and play with the cousins! We swam in the lake every day except one, when it rained and rained. We went to the zoo, rode the carousel, ate yummy food and went to the MN State Fair.

The kids LOVED every minute they were able to swim. Some days we were out there for 4 hours. We had some casualties though...the snake and hippo floaties didn't make it home. One floated down the river and the others popped. There was even a near disaster as Brady almost floated down the river too! Good thing mom was there and willing to jump in the lake, fully clothed, to save him. Grandma and Auntie Mara got a really good laugh at my expense!

I haven't been to the MN State Fair in 9 years and that was a MUST for this time. We stayed extra long to be able to do it. We went opening day and had a blast. There is a newer building called the Miracle of Birth Center where animals are set to deliver during the 10 day run of the fair. We saw baby pigs be born and almost a calf...the mom was having a hard time and the building was closing for the night. Grace was sad to have missed that. There were baby goats and lambs and chicks and ducks and bunnies...everything! The kids were able to put them too. Super fun!!

And of course what would the fair be without the FOOD?!?! We ate and ate. Here are Sophie and Cole sharing a ICEE with Auntie Mara. We ate fries, cheese curds, lemonade, australian battered potatoes, gyros, corn dogs and laffy taffy. We finished off the day with Sweet Martha's chocolate chip cookies and all you can drink milk for $1.

The Giant slide was the kids' favorite of the day. We rode it three times. Sophie was brave and rode it by herself the first time, but was falling off. So she asked if I would ride it with her the next time. Super fun!

Grandma and all the kids!
Sophie looks a little nervous, huh?!?

Super fun day and a SUPER fun two weeks! Hopefully we'll make it back before another two years goes by!