1st day of school

Today was the first day of school for all three kids. Carter started 3rd grade, Lindsey started 1st grade and James is in year number 2 of preschool.

Under water

The kids have been taking swimming lessons on and off all summer. James loves being in the water but until this past weekend he was hesitant to put his head under. At the Y pool this past Saturday he decided he was ready. Googles are must as is his victory stance afterwards.

On two wheels

Lindsey has recently mastered riding her two wheeler. After some practice going straight on the bay trail and then practicing turns in an empty parking lot she was ready to hit the road. This past weekend Matthew had James as his co-pilot on a bike seat, Carter on his bike and Lindsey on hers. The group pedaled 5 1/2 miles with stops for haircuts and then lunch at Armadillo Willy's. It was a big day.

A boy who loves his ice cream

Yummy!!!!

Blue Belt

On Sunday, June 29th Carter passed his test to earn his Blue Belt in karate. It was a long test lasting about 5 1/2 hours. Carter was tired but very happy at the end. We are all very proud of him and his hard work.

A break from my normally kid centered posts......

Thanks to my friend Karen I have become addicted to a series of books by Stephanie Meyer. The final book called Breaking Dawn comes out in August. I would never have picked this book on my own but I am so thankful Karen gave me the first one called Twilight for my birthday. It is a great read! I borrowed the 2nd book, Eclipse and read it as fast as I could. I finished it at about 8pm and frantically left a message on Karen's voicemail that I need to get the next book from her in the morning. Fifteen minutes later Karen rang my doorbell in her jammies with the 3rd book, New Moon in her hands. We have both shared the book with many friends and are having a party when the book comes out on August 2nd. There will be no more sharing as we will all be grabbing up our own copies at midnight at the San Mateo Barnes and Noble. If you start reading now you have plenty of time to finish all three books and join us on the 2nd.

First day of summer vacation

Lindsey and James played dress up this morning. Lindsey is a princess and James is a unicorn. Carter turned a box into a time machine and went for an adventure.