Happy Things....

I love finding unexpected things like this. Joshua had to find a place to put his sword while he brushed his teeth before school. So sweet. I left it there all day because it made me smile!!!

 Dust, dust and more dust. We've talked about putting down wood floors for years. Our tile work was so bad and so much of it was cracked or had already come up. So, we're tackling it this week. Optimistic that by the end of the weekend our house will look much different. And optimistic that our cleaning lady can help remove the layers of dust that are everywhere!!!

Joshua came home and needed to write...AND held the pencil correctly (at least part of the time!!). He wrote "My name is Joshua. My birthday is August 26th. I like strawberries." I wanted to cry. :) So determined to do a good job. He's getting too big too fast!

 



Bike Rodeo 2013...

The big excitement of participating in the Bike Rodeo....the practice time, getting your bike ready, riding your bike to school that day...it's all so exciting!!!! And the ever present hope of winning!!! Excitement was sky high this morning!!!

 

Joshua's first time being an official participant!!! :)

 

The concentration....

 

By some stroke of good luck...Kinder, 4th and 2nd were all right after each other! Made it very easy for me to make sure to be there for all 3 kids!

 

 Jake has his game face on!!!

Sophia with two of her sweet friends afterwards.

And this guy...he did fine until the very end...and got confused about which way to go to put up his bike. It was all downhill from there. He did agree to a picture with his ribbon...but this is as good as it gets. Maybe next year. :)

Baseball Season....

 

Jake has been anxiously awaiting the start of Fall Ball. This is his first time to play and he is so excited!!! He's on a team with Hudson and Chase. John is coaching. He has a lot to learn...but he is so happy to be out there! :)