Jenna's first day of school

Jenna gets to go to a really neat preschool this year. It is a pre school that is part of a High school program. So there are two adult teachers and the the high school students. There is a lot of one on one attention which is really great for Jenna. I am a little worried about her lack of interacting with the kids but the teachers say that will come with time. She goes to preschool M-Thur for a few hours in the afternoon. It is really helping her confidence and helping her to have control in situations with out mom. I was really worried for Jenna. I want so badly for her to be successful. She is doing really well though. Now if she could just realize that she doesn't need to grow up too fast.

First Day of School

Kallie's first Day of 2nd grade. It was not exactly as I wanted it to be. We were a little rushed and I stepped in dog poo while taking the picture, but didn't realize it until I had tracked it into the house. (Thanks responsible dog owners.) We did get to school on time though. It was a little tough seeing Kallie in class with big 3rd graders. She is in a 2-3 split class. She's such a big girl; wanting to do everything her own way. A funny note...I try to be particular about the way my kids look. It's a reflection of me isn't it? Well, Kallie has been wanting to do her own hair. I'm all for independence when it looks ok:) Ok, that's not very nice but sometimes it looks... Anyway, I do her hair in the morning, but she has started redoing it at school. So she'll come home with her pony tails in a different place or a crease in her hair where she put a half pony tail in, then took it out on the way from school. I guess that's better then sneaking inappropriate clothes to change into.

California Camping

For some reason I got a camping bug. I really wanted to go camping this summer. We found out it's not really something you can plan last minute here. We were lucky and did get a first come spot that had just barely opened up. Byron's comment was "This isn't camping, you can see other people." Yes, there really is no personal space in California. The kids loved it though and wanted to roast hot dogs the minute we got there ; 9 am. We played in the lake, roasted hot dogs, collected rocks, got dirty, and ended up going to a car show in the little town that we drove through. The sleeping was not great. We put the tent on a bit of an incline because it was the only spot that was a little further away from other people. We left earlier then planned but the kids had a great time. I don't think I'll let that bug bite me again until we are potty trained and have our own washer and dryer.

Harry Potter

I would like to be the last one to buy into any type of hype, but here it is. My neice Avery is a huge Harry Potter fan and I did enjoy the books. When the new movie came out she asked if I would be the one to go with her. (Her parents are muggles and don't want any part of it, so of course I agreed.) Avery really wanted to see the midnight showing. For those of you who know me well, I am not a night owl. So we planned it for the next day. Avery, Grandma Sandra, and I headed to the show around 3 pm. It was about 100 dergrees, but we were lucky the line was not very long. The first pic is Avery reading Harry Potter while in line and then the two of us after. It was pretty cool!