You go girl!!!!

Baikal made her own bed this morning! All by herself! I didn't ask her to do it! She just wanted to! You go girl!!! I am so proud!!!

Good morning Rex!

We are happy to announce our latest sponsored insect in project B.D.B.I.P.W.T (as in Bring Dead Bugs Inside to Play With Them). Baikal found this mantis a few days ago and has begun the transitioning process of acclimating him to his new home (I found out about this mantis just a day ago and drew the line at making him new clothes). She has taken to getting him up in the mornings and helping him start his morning routine. It looks like Rex has weathered the transition relatively easily, but I give him only a few more days until his exoskeleton crumbles into dust. Yesterday, when we were heading out, she called back, "By Rex! See you after work!"

Swinging: A series

Push Me!

It's Hot!

Let's go get some ice cream.

Happy Anniversary!

Matt and I celebrated our seven year anniversary on Sept. 6 by taking the kids to Mason Mill park. This is where Matt asked me out for our first date (and smooched me for the first time). When we arrived at that auspicious place, I had packed Hershey's kisses for all of us, so everyone got a kiss. Afterwards, we found a great place to have our picnic. The park has several great trails for hiking. Rybolt enjoyed holding on to Merle's leash during the hike. Baikal enjoyed the tree swing that we stumbled upon. It was a great way to spend an anniversary.

Back to School

Today was the first day back to preschool for both Baikal and Rybolt. Baikal is now in the pre-K class, called the Owls. I asked her if there was anything new or different about school now that she was an Owl. She told me that: 1. She does not have to wear slippers anymore in the classroom. 2. Her name is her symbol. She views these as major indicators that she is indeed among the oldest kids in the school and has all of the bravado that accompanies such status.





As for Rybolt, he is a Cardinal and his symbol is the cherry. Since, this is his second year at preschool he walked right into the classroom with little fanfare.