First day of Kindergarten

It is official Ty has started school!

His Teacher has a calm and friendly demeanor and I think she will be a good fit for his personality.

Notice the throw up . . . . Ty is like his Dad. . . . they get nervous and food just doesn't stay where it should. Ty scarfed down his blueberry oatmeal and then instantly turned and told me his tummy didn't feel good (code for I'm gonna PUKE!) so instantly all breakfast was back up.

The picture would be worse but most of it went back in his bowl thank goodness!

After a good throwup he was ready to run down the block to school I was literally running to catch up with him. He was so excited and nervous and worried if he would make any new friends. It was all shy smiles and excitement. He is a mighty Mustang.

Nice Lightning McQueen Backpack

The school is only about a 3 minute walk from our house.

Here are all the cute backpacks lined up on their hooks.

He has 24 kids in his class.

Ty went right in and found a book to read he has never really had separation anxiety so I said, "See ya after school" and we walked home. No I didn't cry. . . that's sissy stuff. But I did smile the whole way home thinking of what I could get done while he was at school.

I'm writing this post after the second week of school and we have already had a lesson on honesty. Ty told his teacher he didn't have a lunch so he could get a chocolate milk at the cafeteria. Then he showed me some things (in his pocket) he found in his class room on the floor behind the toy box. 2 broken crayons, 3 colorful fuzzys, and 2 odd plastic pieces.

I was thinking GREAT lying AND stealing. I had to explain when you find stuff you give it to your teacher and if you want a chocolate milk you ask; and your teacher will explain you need 2 quarters from your mom. WE Don't just TAKE STUFF we want.

He had to return the "stolen goods" and say sorry and apologize for lying to his teacher. He was squirmy and uncomfortable but he did it and now he is an "honest boy again" and Feels Good Inside.

ZooWee MaMa

Camping labor day

WE LOVE CAMPING!!!

But it can get a little CRAAAAZY!

We went camping for labor day with our friends the Spencers and the Stanleys. It was a good time. We had a delicious dinner and an awesome breakfast (Upon discovering that the eggs had been forgotten Salem traveled MILES to secure some farm fresh eggs. It was worth it for some tasty breakfast burritos.)
These kids have spent 85% of the summer together whether is be playing at the park, swimming at the pool, checking out the Library or trucking it through the S.D. Zoo. They are all great friends and camping together was just another great adventure.
The kids and Codee the Spencer's Dog are in this picture. My kids will not get near Codee they get hysterical so Brigg did a good job keeping her under control.
There are some smiles of little boys looking for adventure and a little mischief. Stick sword fights were popular along with finding pieces of old rusted camp stakes and a random hammer head.
S'mores my all time favorite camping treat. Everybody was sticky and dusty by night fall.
Camp fire songs and stories I tried to teach the kids the song "Flea. .. Flea Fly. .. . Flea Fly Mosquito" They liked it. It surprised me that everybody slept well.
Once we pulled into camp and set up everything Rissy decided she was going to sleep in her bed all day and all night. We had to coax her out of the tent. I guess she was in her comfy spot.
Here is the tent set up. The arrangements worked pretty good. It was nice to have the pack n play. This camp site was very dusty we came home covered in a light powdery cloud of dirt. Great fun with everyone. We are hoping to camp in Yosemite next summer. Before then Josh and I need to find a few more camping essentials.