First day of school 2010

Alana wanted to pose with her brother on the steps . Thankfully Tyler agreed to it and the morning went off without a fight! They were both just so excited to start school. Alana going into first grade and Tyler going into pre-K.

Hugs!

playing with the bike pump. Seems to be the toy of choice while waiting for Alana's bus.

First Day of School Alana edition

Well it is here. Alana's first day of FIRST GRADE! She is so excited! Her teacher is Mrs. Talhelm. There are only a few kids from her kindergarten class in her class this year but she says that is okay. She'll make new ones.

Alana's backpack and name tag

The big first grader
Checking out her shadow while waiting for the bus

She was so excited to see Miss Aby that she ran up gave her a hug and forgot to say bye to me. Very cute and it makes me happy that she is so excited about riding the bus and going to school.

Bye sweet-heart. Have a wonderful day of school!

First day of school Tyler edition

Tyler started pre-K this year and is very excited about it. We were happy to hear that Miss Missy is his teacher, who was Alana's teacher as well. He had a great morning.

On the way to school.

Walking to his classroom

Of course he made friends with a girl first :)

Rough day at school apparently. He was out within 5 minutes of the drive home. And the drive is really only 10 minutes :)

New car whaaat!!!!

The end of being the unhip soccer mom, and neither of my kids even play the sport, is here!!! We traded in the minivan for this brand spankin new VW Jetta!!! What a great trade. I will miss the doors that open at the push of the button and the built in entertainment center, heck even the fact that the kids could sit on the potty in the way back without ever having to step foot outside. But I think the joy I have towards this new car more than out weighs the sorrow of loosing the minivan. Though I will not have the pleasure of driving this fine piece of machinery very often since there was a very practical reason behind getting a car. Dave will be taking this to work to save us on gas money and I will drive the explorer. However I have a very strict policy.....NO FIRE GEAR IN THE NEW CAR!!! Case in point this morning.....it was pouring down rain and they had a fire. He came home soaked, stinky and dirty. Dave, being the very wise man that he is, agrees with me that the car is no place for his dirty gear. Yes we are now a little more yuppifed with an SUV, sedan, son and daughter, dogs, fenced in yard, and me staying home. I guess the next few things to work on to be the complete stereotypical yuppie family is a lawn boy, a housekeeper, a freezer full of bon bons, and an umbrella in my drink.....

Apple Picking

We went apple picking with the MOMS club here. The kids had so much fun. They first learned about bees and how they rent and buy bees for their farm to make honey.

We then loaded onto a big wagon and rode through the orchard. They have apple, peach and plum trees along with blueberry and raspberry bushes. The kids had lots of fun riding on the wagon.


We each got to pick 5 apples from their trees. Yummy Gala apples that the kids could not wait to get home and eat.
Yeehaw. both kids enjoyed pretending on the horse out from. Tyler said he needed a cowboy hat.

Over all it was a great day. They kids did wonderful and I got to meet some more local moms. Tyler had so much fun that he actually asked to go back there. Which we will soon to get more apples. The kids got coupons for a free small bag of apples each. Hopefully the next time we go I can look around the shop some more and not have to leave so quickly. Oh well. You have to do things at the kids' pace not yours. :)

Playing "Dave and Cindy"

Alana and Tyler were downstairs playing with play-doh and Tyler came up asking for a "Medium" box. We had no idea what he was talking about so he showed me. It was a little box that had some fire trucks, little people, and a few other things. Alana was busy playing play-doh at the table in the basement to.
Alana then came up with some "cookies" that she made for us. So Dave and I "ate" them and told her how wonderful they were. She then told us that her and Tyler were playing "Dave and Cindy"
I said that sounded like fun and I wondered what they thought we did? So I asked her what Dave does. Her reply "He's a fire fighter and works everyday"

Then I held my breath because I knew what was coming when I asked "What does Cindy do?" She replied "Does the dishes, cleans, cooks us lunch, waters the garden, changes Tyler's pull-ups, and sometimes plays with us"

I can't really get too upset about that one. She is pretty much right on. That is what I do, though it sort of sounds depressing when it's spelled out like that. :)

These kids make me laugh a lot, which is a good thing. They keep life interesting that is for sure!

My two favorite guys

It is no secret that Tyler wants to be just like his daddy! He likes to be right by him and copy everything that he does. It is pretty cute. Daddy takes a drink, Tyler takes a drink. Daddy sets his water bottle on the work bench, Tyler sets his water bottle on the work bench. Tyler says he wants to be a fire fighter when he gets bigger. He goes into the fire house here like an old pro. Knows where the light switches are for the rescue there (I don't even know where they are). He walks through the station saying Hi to everybody like it's HIS station. Soon enough it probably will be!

Practicing to be a knight in shining armour, just like his daddy. Though his Daddy is more of a Knight in dirty turn out gear :)