Bikes

When I was trying to take pictures of the first day of school, the boys wouldn't stop riding their bikes. But they're just such fun boys I couldn't resist posting pictures of their never ending energy.

First Day of School

Well the first day of school was over a month ago, but since school starting means works starts again for me, I've been a little slow in updating. Jake started preschool at the same school Josh and I are at this year. It's a lot of fun to have the boys together and see how proud they are of each other. Jake loves to go to Josh's classroom to say hi, and Josh loves to wave to Jake as he walks through the halls. They also have found the joy in jumping from table to table in the science room. It gives everyone a heart attack, but they love it.

Teacher of the Year

Yep, I'm the winner. Today while teaching sixth grade music, I was trying to discuss accidentals--sharps, flat, and naturals. During my classes last week, I had no problem explaining that a sharp raises the note--like when you sit on a tack, you go up. Sharp tack makes you go up. (And a flat tire makes you go down, but that's neither here nor there.) Must've been this terrible cold, but today I had a little trouble enunciating. Instead of saying, "when you sit on a tack" I said "when you sh** on a sharp tack." Nice. At least my observation by the principal isn't until next week.

Splish

On our last day in Arizona, my parents took us to the Chandler water tower. Just a small area next to the historic water tower with fountains in the ground that the boys could run through. They LOVED it! We only had a few minutes there, so I'm sure Josh will put this on his list of "must-do's" when we go back.

Train Park

After the yard work was done, Mom and Dad wanted to take the boys to a really cool train park in Scottsdale. The boys had a fantastic time. There was a great playground, a train and carousel to ride, and a miniature Old West town where Josh could climb on the roof and "be Germans." Clearly, there were some older boys playing there that he was influenced by as Josh knows nothing of Germans or any reason to be or not be German. It was a warm day but not as bad as Arizona can be--although you can't tell that by the boys' faces. They are definitely not used to the heat.

Saturday morning

Saturday morning at Mom & Dad's house means doing yard work and even the grandkids can't escape. Jake didn't seem to mind--especially when Grandpa started watering plants and Jake "accidentally" got wet.

Sleepy Head

Josh really liked the sleeping mask that I got on the airplane from London. I couldn't resist snapping a few sleeping shots.