This is for you Dad...

Sunday afternoon

Ah, Sunday afternoon. Isn't this what it's all about? I came back from a meeting to find the house very peaceful and quiet. The boys were playing a board game or something and everyone else was asleep. Good time to grab a book, sneak some chocolate and relax!

Just waitin' around

This is what we do while we wait for Josh's football game to start.

Ethan brought a book and was dismayed when he finished it before it was time to leave. He had no interest in watching the actual game.

We mess around with the camera. Pull a few funny faces...

Kaden wanted to take some pictures as well. He got a great shot of the grass and the end zone.

Kaden loved his red water bottle and would periodically water the grass. He also tried to climb the nearby tree, gathered rocks, ate snacks, and dumped grass on the man sitting next to us. (Just so you know, his granddaughters were doing it too, but I was slightly embarrassed anyway. Needless to say Kaden sat on my lap after that and stayed away from the man sitting next to us.)

Oh and hey, the game finally started. We had to have Josh there 45 minutes early to warm up, then the game before ours went long so we were waiting awhile...

Josh is number 9 this year. He's the smallest kid on the team. Doesn't it look like his helmet is covering his eyes? I wonder how he can even see! But he played some good minutes and their team won. Kind of nice considering Josh's soccer team this last year didn't win one single game. Hope the rest of the season goes well. Wish us luck finding ways to stay busy while we're waitin' around next week!

Can it really be the first day of school?

It's hard to believe that today really was the first day of school. Yeah, we had to wake up insanely early (yeah, 6:40 in my book is insanely early) and the house was quiet for most of the day but I just haven't wrapped it around my head that this will be an every day occurrence for the next 9 months. It's still summer. We should still be staying up late, eating ice cream and SLEEPING IN!

Usually on the first day of school (or even a day of a field trip) Ethan is up before I am so excited he can hardly even stand it. Well this morning I walk in and Ethan's still asleep. I turn on the light and try to wake him. His response was, "I guess I'm not as excited as I thought I would be." Then proceeded to roll over and pull the covers back over his head. It made me laugh. I guess once you hit 4th grade it's all old news! I guess he was a tad bit excited because he walked out to the bus stop early so it's not all bad!

Josh started 5th grade and at his school they switch teachers and subjects like you would in middle school. He seemed to like it, although he said he got lost at one point trying to find his next room. I'm sure after a few days it'll become easy.

Josh started 5th grade and Ethan, 4th grade.

Miss Abby started the big Kindergarten this year. She was super excited and kept asking if it was time to go yet. Well, with afternoon kindergarten she had a little time to wait. She was so proud that she didn't even cry when I did her hair. Didn't complain when I told her she needed to brush her teeth and wasn't even scared when I dropped her off at the playground.

Can I just say that my afternoon was pure bliss. 3 kids in school and the other one was napping. What am I going to do with myself? Maybe I should take up a hobby. Or hey, maybe I'll blog more? Who knows.