Monday, August 25, 2008

First Day of School



So here you are Ja-Ja on your 1st day of first grade. I thought you were going to explode with excitement when you woke up this morning! School started at 8:30 this morning so you made sure to wake up at 6:30 just to be safe. You don't want to be late on your first day of school.
All day I prayed that you would have a great day & sure enough when I picked you up after school, you came running toward me & yelled, "It was awesome!" I'm so happy that you had a great 1st day of school. I hope you take on every day with that kind of enthusiasm.
After school we celebrated with some ice cream. You, Cobe, Seth & Adam couldn't stop jabbering about how much fun recess & lunch was. What a great day! I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings for you!
I love you.
SIDE NOTE: I decided to stay up after Ja-Ja left instead of my usual "sleep 'til 10". I gotta admit, I was a little bored that 1st hour. The boys were still sleeping & I wandered around wondering what to do. It has been a looong day but I think I like it. I got a lot more done & I didn't feel so rushed. Maybe I'll keep this up for a while. Hmm... maybe not.



Wednesday, August 20, 2008

BACK TO SCHOOL LATE NIGHT!

This year we decided to have our kids end their summer with a bang! We invited a few of their friends over for a late night. We had pizza, played several reindeer games & ended the night with a movie. It was a lot of fun & not as crazy as you might expect. Of course, I made sure that I sent all the kids home full of sugar. It's only fair since they were all here for 4 hours. Thanks everyone for all the great snacks & for having such great kids!

Monday, July 21, 2008

SAN DIEGO 2008

When is Sea World too much? When you go 5 times in 1 week. A little excessive? Perhaps but we had a great time. Now we're not crazy, we didn't spend 5 whole days there. We did 2 evenings & 3 day trips. Culligula had a business trip there so the rest of us decided to tag along for the week. The boys & I had a great time hanging out at Sea World & then we did 2 days at the beach. We also spent a day in Las Vegas before San Diego & then 2 days in Vegas afterward. It was a long trip but definitely worth it.

FAVORITE MOMENTS:
  • (Ja-Ja) playing with cars @ Bryce's b-day party in Vegas
  • (Combi) all the Sea World shows
  • (Mr. Kay-Bee formerly known as Jaycon Jones) Shamu
  • (Culligula) Seal night show; playing Bingo w/Bryan in Vegas
  • (Pooka) not having to cook
  • the beach
  • Shamu firework show
  • hanging with our Vegas friends
  • bbq @ Lance's house in San Diego
  • feeding the dolphins & seals