Muscle Man

Cole is strong and takes any opportunity to show off his muscles. It should also be noted that when Cole wipes off his face at the end, it is not sweat as is has been the most recent dripage to be removed from heads, it is rain. We woke up to 85 degree weather and rain. It was nice to get a small memory of North Carolina and the humidity. The kids packed up their umbrellas (uwebbas- as Cole calls them) and head off to school. It was a funny sight to see almost every child at Starr carrying their umbrellas with only a few sprinkles, but they sure were excited.

Quentin's birthday letters

Quentin received some money for his birthday to buy some letters for his name. Here it is. Do not think that he is holding them, it's Cole. Thank you Gramma Jo and Papa.

SLO

Sunday we traveled to San Luis Obispo to catch up with some friends from Chapel Hill. Yes, I mean North Carolina. Paul is stariting a job at Cal Poly, and they just arrived last week.They have two girls, Hannah (51/2) and Lauren Alanna (41/2), and the girls and Avery became fast friends once again. We were so excited to live closer once again. We helped them unload their Penske truck- it brought back such lovely memories, then ate lunch and headed to the beach. Bryan and I decided we probably should have left before dinner (I know what can be said about hindsight) because our 3 kids melted into a big puddle of yuck when we said it was time to head home. I think we stayed because the kids had all been playing so well, it was hard to break that up. Hopefully we'll be asked to come back. =) We hope they can come visit us soon, probably when it cools off a little more. Thank you, Paul and Tracey!

1st grade

Today was Avery's first day of 1st grade. Her teacher is Mrs. Mc Taggart (who has been there for a many years). My friend, Christa, who is my age, was in her class also. Avery was excited until about 3 blocks from school. Then she started crying. When we pulled up, her good friend, Shannon, drove up. The girls embraced like long lost friends, and held hands all the way to line. They are in the same class and sit near each other. 1st grade will be different than kindergarten. I wasn't allowed to stay as long as I wanted, she sent us out. They hung up their back packs, went to recess on the big playground, and ate lunch in the cafeteria. I'm sure she needed me even though she said she was fine. One advantage is the extra 2+ hours I have. I was able to come home, get a few things done, let Q nap uninterrupted, and fall asleep on the couch. Cole, Quentin, and I had a fun morning.

Swimming solo

Cole is learning to swim a little without a tube. He is very good at staying afloat. He is a strong little man, so he can kick hard and use his arms well.

A swimming kind of day

On a warm day (actually it was almost too cool to swim- the water was cold), the kids spent some time in Tiffany's pool.

60 years

Sunday we celebrated Grandpa and Grandma's 60th anniversary at Copper River Country Club. We took them to brunch after church and dined in style. I am so proud of them and what they've done. What fun it will be when we can celebrate ours.