We have the toughest kids on the block!

Don't make us come over there and open up a can of wup on you... Just ask our mom and dad...

FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL!

The boys had their first day of preschool today! It was a shortened schedule and Mom and Dad were invited to stay. Elias took right to building and even got the other boys in on his project. Asher had fun playing with the animals and Mrs. Ball, one of his teachers. Asher has been memorizing his teachers' names. His other teacher is Mrs. Walpole, although when he says it it sounds like "Mrs. Waffle." Elias has Mrs. Lioi and he warmed right up to her. I think they are really going to enjoy this little school. Elias goes from 12:15-2:45 on M, W, F and Asher goes from 12:30-2:30 M, W. We will keep you posted on how Wednesday goes. That is when they go in by themselves ... They will be fine (I hope I will!).

Hope you all are doing well. We miss you so!

Jodi

Back in NY!

Well, we are back in NY! It is good to be "home," but hard to believe this is "home." Living in New York, so close to Manhattan, has been a challenging and interesting experience. We will only be here until June, so we down to counting the months! We still haven't seen a Broadway show, visited the Empire State Building, or traveled out along Long Island. We have many things we want to do before we leave!




We are also expecting our THIRD baby April 12th! It is crazy, but we are overjoyed! We had a great summer in sunny California. Since we have been back in NY, we haven't yet seen the sun.

I will post some more pictures of some of our summer outings over the next few posts. This summer was packed with fun! The boys went on the first campout, hugged giant redwood trees, swam in the Pacific Ocean, played at the lake, went bouldering, saw fireworks over the San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, visit a dairy, ate fish and chips at the Wharf, joined the library's summer reading program, saw a rad reptile show, and even went to their first magic show! Whew!

The above pix are of the boys at the dairy and feeding some animals at a local gouda cheese producer. The cheese store had a few animals for the kids to feed. The boys loved going here and getting some fresh baked bread, fresh gouda cheese, and feeding the critters. This little place is in Oakdale just 20 minutes out in the country from where my parents live!

I will put up some more photos from our summer soon. You can expect us to post more regularly now that we are back in our routine!

Love to all!

Jodi