Mr. Preschool

Our little preschooler started back at it last week at Meadowlark Children's Center.  He could not wait to be back with his friends and teachers.  This year Michael will be attending 3 days a week.  He loves learning anything about bugs and animals and usually steers clear of the art table (such a boy!).  He always wants his teachers to read to him and wishes he could stay for lunch everyday.  Enjoy the pictures below.  This seems to be our usual when it comes to photos these days.  Lots of silly, upside down pictures and if I'm lucky......  I may get a decent one at the end!!!!

Fun with the hose and Mr. Funny Faces

Gracyn's First Day of First Grade

Gracyn's first day of school was this past Tuesday, Aug 28th.  Her teacher will be Mrs. Krein this year. So far she loves her teacher and has made a few new friends in her class.  She also has a few friends she made in Kindergarten last year in her class as well.  Gracyn loves school and is so happy to be back!

Lucy is 18 months

Our little baby is 18 months.  How did that happen???  Lucy is such an amazing little baby.  She is such a mix of her older siblings both by looks and personality.  She has Gracyn's features and Michael's coloring.  She has Michael's silliness and Gracyn's sass ( I mean that in a good way!).  Lucy is one happy little girl.  She loves bananas, bath time, being read to, and going bye-bye.  I'll always ask her is she is ready to go bye-bye and she runs to the door and gets so excited.  I guess thats a good thing because we are always on the go.  Lucy is really in the mix with the older kids too.  She doesn't miss a thing.  Everything the do she is right there with them which means you can't pass anything by her either.  If they get a dollop of whip cream for their strawberries..... so does she!!!  She is beginning to talk a lot too.  She has at least 30 words that I can understand and she tries to copy everything we say.  She is an early riser but all in all a good sleeper.  We just love this kid to pieces!!!! 

Did I mention she loves ice cream???  Take a look.

Russian River Trip in pictures

Lucy's First Hair Cut

No, there aren't any cute pictures or a little clip of hair for a memory box.  When you are the third child this is how your first hair cut happens..............  Your big brother, Michael, decides to run his motorized monster truck over your head nice and slow.  Well, I'm sure you can image what happened.   Those back wheels twirled her fine baby hair right up around the tire and........Ahhhhh!!!!!  Lucy was screaming.  I did my best to untangle everything but the scissors still had to come out.  I only wish I had a camera at the time to document this first hair cutting milestone.

Amazing

Dave and his buddies went out fishing this past Sunday off the coast of Santa Cruz.  They came back with 22 Albacore Tuna (yum) and this amazing video.  It's breathtaking!

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