Jacque

I have to beg and plead to spike Jack's hair. He says it's boring to do that (???) and I say it's the opposite; it's fun hair! He just looked so handsome when he came down in his uniform that I had to spike his hair. And then I just had to take a picture of this debonaire little boy..... and he flashed his dimples. I get to go volunteer in his classroom tomorrow! Theo has a half day at Cedarwood (he starts there with Jack's teacher from the 3 year old class!) and that will give me time to be present at Jack's school. I also plan on being present at Theo's school too. Freedom is a wonderful thing :)

Kindergarten!

Jack woke up this morning and got himself dressed for school. He informed me that he put on Thomas the Train underwear :) I fixed him some oatmeal and he opened cards from us and Mimi and Papa. They included $5, which made him ecstatic!! We did not but he still liked our card ;) Ha ha. We all headed out to the bus stop a little after 8 am and I felt like such the Kindergarten mother with my giant camera around my neck :) He was sooooo excited and I could barely get him to turn around on the bus for a picture. He went to the middle and took a seat, beaming ear to ear. Dave and I were stoic and just happy that he was so excited.

We talked a lot about what to expect today last night at bedtime and I was getting a little misty eyed as Jack asked me lots of questions in a "small" voice..... I hope I set his mind at ease. Guess I did by how excited he was today! We practiced going saying "Hi, my name is Jack. Do you want to come play with me over here?" and I also told him that some kids may cry today and that just means that they are scared and to be extra nice to them.

I also braced his teacher for millions of questions. Jack sure is inquisitive!!!

Girl power

Jen posted these pictures from back in May when I came to visit and help with baby Parker. We took big sister Corinne out for a mani/pedi at a local salon that had a chair just for little girls! It was so much fun and Corinne LOVED it. I did too :)

Hours of fun

I got the boys Hungry Hippo today and we all had fun playing before bed. I tired of it after several games but they went on to extend the fun for close to an hour. Priceless!

Summer birthday celebration

The kids in my Mom's club celebrated the summer birthdays today at a little kids' tea party place. Everyone dressed up in costumes and Jack LOVED being Buzz Lightyear (complete with wings, gloves and boot covers). Theo picked Superman and had a wand in his hand most of the party ;) The kids got makeup or hand tattoos, sang karaoke, put on a fashion show and enjoyed cupcakes and lemonade. I personally couldn't get out of there fast enough (imagine 3-4 year olds belting out tunes on a microphone) but the kids had a blast!

Young Chef's

Jack attended a birthday party not long ago at Young Chef's Academy and just loved it. My Mom's club hosted a class for the kiddos today and they made spaghetti/sauce and cupcakes/icing from scratch. Jack loved every second of it and gobbled up the fruits of his labor. Theo was at Toddlearn camp and that worked out well. The little 3 year olds there struggled to keep still during the down time and I was glad to only have Jack to tend to ;)

Jen and Bob turn 40

One of our couple friends both turn 40 this month and celebrated it last night with an awesome party (at the same bar that I had Dave's 30th birthday at 4 years ago). Jen and Bob are so much fun and we really enjoyed meeting their college friends and family. A lot of friends from book club were there too and Dave luckily knew most of the husbands. Thanks for a rockin' evening, Jen and Bob!!