Family Timeline

"...and mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again," In the month of August I find myself breaking into song a lot, and this is the song that is usually on the tip of my tongue. I do love the fall for many reasons and one of them is back to school time. However, it is also a bitter sweet time, and I realize that the next six years are going to be so precious because this will be the only six years that all of my kids will live together under the same roof.
So I took Merrilee Browne Boyack's (author of Parenting Breakthough)advice and created a family timeline for our next six years. This helps me see the major events that will happen over the next six years and what I need to be teaching each child to prepare them for what lies ahead. We have a lot to look forward to, a lot to teach, a lot to learn, but mostly I feel like we have a lot to take in, to savor and to enjoy because unfortunatley "this too shall pass."

Fall 2008 -
Alyna) 12 - 7th grade - Young Women's - Temple trip
Caleb) 6 - 1st grade - Learn to read
Calvin) 5 - Kindergarten
Belle) 3
Josie) 8 months

Fall 2009
Alyna) 13 - 8th grade
Caleb) 7 - 2nd grade
Calvin) 6 - 1st grade - Learn to read
Belle) 4
Josie) 1

Fall 2010
Alyna) 14 - 9th grade - Seminary
Caleb) 8 - 3rd grade - Baptism - Scouts
Calvin) 7 - 2nd grade
Belle) 5 - Kindergarten
Josie) 2

Fall 2011
Alyna) 15 - 10th grade - Seminary
Caleb) 9 - 4th grade - Scouts
Calvin) 8 - 3rd grade - Baptism - Scouts
Belle) 6 - 1st grade - Learn to read
Josie) 3

Fall 2012
Alyna) 16 - 11th grade - Seminary - drive/date
Caleb) 10 - 5th grade - Scouts
Calvin) 9 - 4th grade - Scouts
Belle) 7 - 2nd grade
Josie) 4

Fall 2013
Alyna) 17 - 12th grade - Seminary - Graduation
Caleb) 11 - 6th grade - scouts
Calvin) 10 - 5th grade - scouts
Belle) 8 - 3rd grade - baptism - achievement days
Josie) 5 - Kindergarten

Fall 2014
Alyna) 18 - College
Caleb) 12 - 7th grade - Young Men's - Temple trip - ordained a deacon
Calvin) 11 - 6th grade - Scouts
Belle) 9 - 4th grade - achievement days
Josie) 6 - 1st grade - learn to read

And were off!