School & Other Things

Last week, Ben had his very first day of school (pre-kindergarten). He was not nervous & not overly excited, he was just ready. I walked him into his classroom & he confidently yet cautiously walked into the room, hung his backpack on the hook with his name on it, took his snack out of his bag & placed it in the cubby with his name on it, gave me a hug & kiss, & walked into the room & began to play with the toys that were waiting & welcoming him. It was beautiful! He is so ready! After picking him up a few hours later this conversation ensued:

Me:  "How was your day, Ben?!"
Ben:  "AWESOME!"
Me: "Do you like your teacher?"
Ben: "Oh Yes!!"
Me: "What was your favorite thing you did today?"
Ben: "ALL OF IT! I knew school would be fun, but I didn't know it would be this much fun!"


Suffice it to say, he loves school & we are incredibly proud him!

And here are some pics of other recent happenings:

Milk Mustache!

Such a kind brother sharing his fudge bar!

 Riding the Dune Racer (Evie's first ride):

Anyone up for a mud bath?!

A couple weeks ago Evie took two big falls in one day. First she fell off Brian & I's bed (which is quite tall) and hit the side of her face on the base board. In this picture you can kind of see the scrape next to her eye. It also gave her a nice swollen & black eye. Then, later that afternoon she was walking in the living room & stumbled falling head first into the corner of the wall. It didn't quite break skin but gave her a huge goose egg for a while. Can kind of see the mark on her forehead. Poor baby. :(

Ricky & his monkey buddy all belted in for the ride!

A sweet & brief conversation: