My Baby is off to Kindergarten

I can hardly believe that Preston is off to kindergarten. It really feels like just yesterday I was taking Chandler. Preston was very excited. Last night I said it was time for bed, that he needed sleep for his first day off school and Preston took off like a lighting bolt up to his bed. It took him awhile to fall asleep, he was so excited. The first thing he asked when I woke him up this morning was if we were going to a store today. Then he remembered it was school and he quickly got ready. And off to the bus it was. He has a good day, unfortunately due to his surgery has to sit out at recess and PE for 2 weeks.

Preston gets his ear fixed....we hope!

On Prestons first birthday he got tubes put in his ears. When he was four he was at the Dr. and he noticed he still had tubes so he referred us to a ENT, and we had them surgically removed, Sept. 07. At a later Dr. appt the doctor noticed he had a hole in his ear, so back to the ENT. He said he wanted to watch it for a few months, but it was obvious to me that it wasn't healing, anytime he got any water, even a splash in his ear he cried. So off to surgery again. This time they took cartilage from his ear and stiched it in. It took longer this time, the surgery and for Preston to wake up. The first thing he did was stare at his hand which had an IV in it and monitos. Then he asked me if he got his shot yet? He was in a lot of pain. He is doing better now, very protective of his ear.

Note the firt two pictures, (the ones with the yellow arm band and the sports blanket) are from last year. I can't really tell a big difference!

Back to School

Well that time is finally here...back to school. I must admit I really miss the Arizona schedule. The boys were all ready to go back to school themselves. This year Chandler is moving on to Middle School. I can't believe that I am old enough, and that time has flown that I have a child that age. He was a bit nervous but loved the first day of school. He has a lot of his friends on his team so that is a plus. We hope that he can stay organized this year. Jake is in 4th grade this year, he has the same teacher that Chandler had so I know what to expect. He is also excited to be back in school. Hayden is in 2nd grade and has Mr. Parker the first male teacher that we have had. He thinks it is funny because one of his closest friend is named Parker. Preston will start on Monday, he did get to go to Kindergarten Orientation where he met his teacher. She was suprised to see that he can write and color equally as well with both hands. It depends on what side of the paper he is working on. When he wrote his name he wrote the PRE with his left hand and then changed the pen to his right hand and finished the STON! We will see how he does the first day of school, after an hour he wanted to go home.

I got a new Car!

Well after much thought and hesitation...we went ahead and bought a new van. We used a car buying service through the credit union and when I gave him what I was looking for I said I did not want a black car. Well if you can tell it is black. And I know you can't see much of the car because we didn't think about that, but black is nice looking, a bit sporty. The Sedona is gone and I must say I am not that sad, after the alternator, breaks and AC went out all at about the same time we were a bit done. Not to mention the amount of times it froze up last winter and I was unable to turn the steering wheel.

Wow...I can fit into my wedding dress....

Wow, I can fit into my wedding dress. Just for fun I thought I would try it on. And I was extremely surprised to see that not only could I get it on but that I could zip it up. So now I just need to work on toning up my body like it was when I was 21. Because there is now way that I would comfortably run around a beach in my swimsuit playing volleyball like I did in Jamaica.

American Idol

Hey Diana and my Idol fans this is for you. Last minute Terrie gets 2 tickets to the tour concert and not just tickets but backstage passes. We had floor center stage 5 rows back. It was great. Ummm both Carly and Seisha were sharing their "sisters" with the audience. It was a fun show. My battery died while recording David Cook singing Billie Jean. So when Terrie sends me her photos I can show you our picture with Brooke, my favorite.

Maine

A weekend trip to Maine. The boys and I had just got back in town from visiting Arizona and Geoff whisked us up to Maine for the weekend. It is beautiful up there. Rock and sand. A bit chillier than the west coast beaches. The boys had a great time playing in tide pools, looking for crabs, skipping rocks and being at the beach. Hayden and Jake loved the waves crashing over them. Preston spent a lot of time building a wall of sand. Chandler did a bit of this and a bit of that.