Birthday Party BASH!

Matea turned 5 on October 8th!  It's crazy to think that she's 5 years old now.  And it means Lucy is that much closer to being 5 also.  There's just something about that number that seems so BIG.  Matea celebrated with her friends at Tumble Time and had a Jessie (from Toy Story) theme.  The kids had a great time celebrating one of their best friends!

Conference Time!

Even if you think your kid is pretty AWESOME and doing a great job in school, you just never really know until you have that parent/teacher conference.  Luckily Zach was able to attend so he could finally meet Mrs. Fritts and see Tyler's classroom.  The conference went VERY well and Tyler is progressing nicely at school.  He's a social kid (hmmm...wonder where he gets that from?!), but he also has a hard time not blurting out the answer and showing that he's smart (again, where does that come from?!).  Mrs. Fritts had some very complimentary things to say about our little guy.

Tyler is enjoying being involved in school activities.  We attend the Bulldog breakfast at least once a week and he enjoys filling buckets around the school.  First grade has been a great experience for Tyler (for the most part) so far.

International Walk to School Day

Every year the PTA sponsors the International Walk To School Day to promote an active lifestyle and to get the kids excited about exercise.  This year it was raining on walk to school day, but the kids were still very excited to walk, so we did.  We met up with Jill and Lucas and walked from Grandma Karla's house to the school.  We hitched a ride on the "train" with Mr. Stewart leading the pack. 



Blue Oak Movie Night

The school holds a movie night fundraiser once or twice a year and the kids LOVE IT!.  They bring sleeping bags, pillows (or Pillow Pets in our case), and get ready to snuggle in and watch a movie.  The school sells snacks and movie-style popcorn and plays a pretty new release.  This time it was Rio.  We hung out with Jill and Lucas and invited the cousins to attend as well.  It was fun to introduce Joey and Anna to some elementary school fun.

All the kids are snuggling in for the show

Lucy LOVES the popcorn!

Best Friends!

The Boys

The Girls

The movie night was a success!  Lucy partied pretty hard. :)

The school does these once or twice a year and it's a GREAT fundraiser.  We will definitely go to the next one!

My Early Engineer

Tyler is participating in an after school program called Early Engineers.  We were excited when we read about this after school class because it seemed right up his alley.  Building with Legos and KNEX?  Heck yes!  Luckily his best friend Lucas signed up too.  Even though they aren't in the same class together this year they do get to do this activity. 

First Day of Early Engineers - Building a House

Tyler swears that he and Lucas build the best stuff in class.  He might not be humble, but he is having fun.

This picture makes me smile.  Ethan was in Tyler's kindergarten class and now they are in 1st grade together and play on the same soccer team.  Since Tyler and Lucas do EVERYTHING together it is hard for other kids to break into the circle.  Ethan had told Tyler he wanted to be his partner one day, so I guess they must have worked together.  That makes me happy.

A Day At The Patch

The kids all had an inservice day at school, so we were able to hang out on a Monday.  Something rare these days!  We met up with the Roberds' family, the Hensley's, and the Molinari's.  How can we not have fun with them?  We went to Abel's Acres and ran around and got filthy, ate some sweets, and made some memories.

Lucy and Lauren on the Bus

The Whole Gang at Abel's Acres

Such Sweet Girls!

Teammates and Best Buds!

Tyler, Lucas, and Bobby Look So Cute on Those Pumpkins

Lauren, Lucy, Joey, Tyler, Anna, Lucas, and Bobby





We had a great day and can't wait to go back.  That apple pie is calling our name...

First Grade Field Trip

I was lucky enough to be able to participate in Tyler's first field trip of 1st grade.  Mrs. Fritts class walked to the Cameron Park Library and got to learn about checking out books.  My group was Regan, Gabriel, and Tyler.

The Kids Were Able to Listen to Stories Read by the Librarian

My Group Was Checking Out the Books They Agreed Upon

Tyler Was Excited to Use His NEW Library Card

Wow...They Are Sitting Down Reading!

The library was so welcoming.  The kids were able to come in during "off" hours and the library welcomed everyone.  It was a great experience!

Soccerfest

Soccerfest is a big fundraiser for the soccer program and the night that pictures get taken.  We got Tyler's hair cut, put a pretty bow in Lucy's hair and tried to dress up coach Mom.  This picture was snapped later in the night, but they still look GREAT!

Lucy and Her Teammate/Friend Lauren