Back to School!

Well despite the fact that we are having record high temperatures, summer vacation has come to an end. I returned to work last week. Evan earned a free ticket to Six Flags last year, so Ladd and he went together. Evan is starting to get a taste for the thrill rides, but is working his way up to the more serious roller coasters. Evan also played a few games, and brought home a 5 foot tall Scooby Doo on his first attempt at a ring toss. Evan also got to spend some time with a friend, and made one last trip to Hawaiian Falls for the summer.

Evan and I went shopping during the back to school tax-free sale. We spent the day together and he got some new things for school. The funny thing was, he was most interested in 2 things....a pair of new shoes and a new hat. It is really intriguing to watch him develop his own little sense of style.

Monday, was the first day of school. It marked the start of my 12th year of teaching, and Evan's 2nd grade year. It seems like just yesterday, he was starting Kindergarten, and was small and unsure. Sometimes, he is still unsure, but he acts like he is confident. He is growing so tall, and is growing into such a cute little man (not that I'm biased or anything). I really hope that this is a happy and successful year for him.

Claire has returned to her Preschool, The Octopus Garden. This will be her 3rd year there, and I am so glad that she is happy there. She is also getting so big. When she wakes up in the morning, she gets up and gets dressed right away. She is big on picking her outfits out the night before. She is definitely a girly-girl. She loves wearing dresses and cute outfits most of the time. In fact, I have a hard time getting to wear an outfit with shorts. w

Ladd has been so busy this weekend. He wired the whole back porch for light, and installed a flood light to light the back yard. This will be so nice once the time change happens, and the weather cools. I have to say I am so impressed with the job that he did.

Flag football is starting this week. Evan is very excited, so we will be spending a lot of time in the next few weeks doing that. I am looking forward to things to get into full swing for the year. More to come as they do!