Saturday, August 28, 2021

First week of School plus a Cousin Visit

We had a busy first week of school.  My nephew and his girlfriend came to visit so we had lots of cousin time in addition to back to school stuff.  





Plus B had a playdate with an old friend.

And everyone got a haircut.  B is still growing out his hair to look like either LT or my hair...
 

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

8th, 6th and K!

The first day of school and the first and only school year that all three of them will be at the same place. 

B was exited but a little nervous about his first day as a kindergartener.  

Here he's about to show off his "puppy stack" artwork from the day before.

This was after I asked him not to put the "puppy stack" drawing in front of his face.

Waiting in the drop off car line. 

Relaxing playing some games with the big cousin after a big half day of kindergarten.  




 

Calwood pics

A few more pics from camping at Calwood including our little mountaineer on a few of the summits he bagged and a look at the aftermath of the wildfire last year.

Saturday, August 21, 2021

End of Summer

We all love summer so much, especially the end of summer when swim team is over and we can have slower mornings and do all the summer bucket list items we haven't had time for.  Typically we travel and this time is cut short, but given the pandemic, our travel was mostly just mountain time this year, which had its own perks.  The kids had their first lunch at the Tiki Bar (technically LT has been, but I think he was 4-6 weeks old).  
We spent a good number of days playing in the sand at the marina in Frisco and trading off on the stand up paddleboards.
There are a lot of neighborhood kids who are full time residents in our mountain complex.  Each night (when the weather is decent in the summer), they congregate outside with some sort of wheels or an activity.  This year, A has really connected with an 11 year old who recently moved in.
I think the big guys logged 7 or 8 days at Water World this summer (B and I made it 3 days and Brian 2).  Pizza as big as your head is a must.


And, with A starting middle school and the chaos of the afternoon carpool/activity bus I drive that can only be in one place at a time, we decided he needed a phone.  There are a few days that he will need to walk someplace after soccer and coordinate me picking him up, much easier with a phone.