First Day of School

The summer is already over...where did it go??!!!!

We started school last week. So far, so good. Ben is officially in Kindergarten with Mrs. Reynolds. He came home the first day and said "Mommy, kindergarten is hard work, you have to learn stuff." Let's hope he survives all that learning!!


Jack is the BIG 2nd grader (!!!) with Mrs. Fredrick and Mrs. Lynn. He is settling back into the student role just fine. Can't wait to see all the new things he will be doing this year.



We've already had a sick day...Chris got the stomach flu and then gave it to Ben on Friday...who then gave it to me...while Chris (who was recoverd) was in Las Vegas having fun with buddies...(why is it every time he goes to the state of Nevada one of us gets the stomach flu??!! I am trying to figure that out...oh well) The good news is it only lasted 24 intense hours and I lost 5 pounds-woohoo!! Jack got to be in charge of the house...you don't want to know what happens when a 7 year old is in charge...lets just say, not some of the best decision making skills I've ever seen.


Anyway, here is hoping the boys have another successful year.

The Karate Kid (s)

Like we didn't have enough things going on in our lives, we decided to add Karate to it this summer. The boys have really taken to it...they must have gotten the taste it one of the 300 times I've watched the 1984 hit starring my first teenage crush Ralph Macchio.

We have signed up for 9 months-YIKES (for some reason, that is the shortest amount of time you can commit to)...so in April I will either have another baby (no thank you) or the boys will (or better be) masters.

Here are some pictures from their award ceremonies where they got their first "real" belts...you start out as a white belt...then move on to yellow stripes...and who knows what the next one is??...I will find out soon enough.


I got it!!!

Check out the yellow belt

You karate do no, get squished like grape

They were talking about "self disipline"...Ben had other thoughts

Wax on, wax off

Dangerous Monkeys

We signed Mr. Ben up for T-ball this summer with some of his buddies in a rec league. The boys came up with the team name...Dangerous Monkeys...it suited them perfectly. Chris helped coach...or should I say herd the little suckers. They were actually not that bad...although Ben liked to kick up the dirt more than playing the game...oh, well, there is always next year.



Waiting it out on the bench

Pig Pen at his finest

Coach Chris with his game face on

The Beach Boys

Here are some recent pics from a couple days in Monterey. Chris was competing in a PGA amateur match play event. While he was playing golf, the boys and I were playing in the surf. We had AMAZING weather. Next year Chris will win the event and the boys and I will perfect our sand burying techniques.

Here comes "Mr. Fun in the Sun"

Here comes his older brother "Wet and Wild"

I swear, they BEGGED me to do it!!!

Getting practice for the next version of "Thriller"

Hey, how you doing??

Mr. Magoo

The boys always want to take a bath in my bathtub. About once a month I let them and here are the results....