Ty's Off to Day Care

When Emily started 1st grade I decided that Ty needed to have interaction with kiddos his own age. So I enrolled him in daycare two days a week. He loved every minute of it. But I can honestly say I don't know who loved it more, him or I. I AM so excited to have 2 days a week to myself. I will find tons of things to keep me busy and then there will be days that I do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. And guess what, I'm ok with that. YIPPEE!!!

6 Years Old

It's funny that this time of the year is all about Emily.She started school and turned 6 all within a couple of weeks each other.

Rick and I keep explaining that she is a big kid now. So she needs to start making her own bed, learn to tie her shoes. She's not happy about these new challenges, but she's getting there.

We had a small celebratory dinner for her birthday. She got to have a couple of friends over for cake and ice cream. She had a great day.

First Grade

My peanut has started 1st grade. We had been talking during the weeks leading up to school starting. I was explaining to her that she would have to get up earlier and that she would get to eat lunch at school with her friends. I thought she would be totally excited at this new adventure.

I can remember her saying, "What, I don't get to sleep in anymore?" This coming from my child who is the laziest 6 year old you will ever come across. Needless to say, she has handled these first few weeks of school like a champ. On the other side of that, Ty misses Emily. He's always asking where she is. Some days he seems so lost without her. It's so sad. I'm keeping him busy learning new things and figuring out a new routine.

We have gone shopping for school clothes. I actually put this off this year because last year Emily had a huge growth spurt and so there I was a month later buying everything again, this time only one size bigger.

Back to the shopping for school clothes...Against my better judgement, Emily went shopping with me. We were shopping along just merrily when I hear her screech, "mommy, I have to have these jeans. They're just too cute." I think we now have a shopping maniac on our hands. There were just a few more things she just "had to have" before I could drag her out of the store.

Dance Recital

In August, Emily had her first dance recital. After 3 months of rehearsals and lots of frustration, recital day came and was a HUGE success. I was so worried that my daughter would get up on that stage and be completely frightened. Not to worry. She was fabulous. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard.



















This fall she will begin her 2nd round of jazz dance lessons. She's so excited. I have a little performer on my hands. YIKES!!!

San Diego Vacation

Our family vacation to San Diego was GREAT. We went to Sea World two different days. There was just way to much to see in one day. It was nice to see our kiddos get excited over seeing animals that they have never, ever seen before.

We found ourselves at several beaches that San Diego has to offer. Ty wasn't quite happy with the "durt." It was icky. It took him some time to warm up to the waves. Then in no time at all, Ty decided that getting dirty wasn't so bad. And Em, well, she jumped right on in. For her, it was the best part of her vacation right next to seeing Shamu.

Emily and I went to the Cabrillo National Monument. Emily loved that there was a "real" lighthouse.

We spent an afternoon at La Jolla Coves. The beach was pretty and the ocean was clear. We had fun exploring all of the different rocks.

At the urging of my dad, we made a stop at the San Diego Zoo. He didn't tell us that we would need at least 2 days to see the zoo in its entirety. It was HUGE and absolutely beautiful. We took the double-decker tour bus and then toured the rest by foot and by sky ride. We left the zoo absolutely EXHAUSTED. But it was worth it. We will have to make another trip to the zoo so that we can see the rest.

We had a great vacation. All Emily can do is ask when are going to San Diego again. All we tell her is "some day." And we mean it.