New bike!

I love this shot!  Noah is growing so fast.  He's almost... almost... 8 years old.  He is enjoying school, his friends, and he is a great kid.  When will we get him on a skateboard???

Go Micah Go!

So we're almost there.  The training wheels were already off (since this is Noah's old bike) so there were no tears.  I also think that he's mentally prepared to step up to a bigger bike.  We took him across the street to the school parking lot and he was able to ride with the assistance with Jawsh holding the back of the bike.  I think a few more times and he should get it.  Does anyone else feel like time is moving too fast???

My present

Jawsh bought me a pasta attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer so now I am able to make fresh pasta!  This is a red chard, bacon, butter linguine that I made for dinner this past week.  What will I make next???

Happy Birthday

Jawsh came into town since this is my birthday weekend.  It was a quiet celebration because my mom is still recovering from her surgery.  We took the kids to Benihana Restaurant.  I think they enjoyed watching their food being cooked.  Kaitlyn definitely enjoyed herself (I think she ate the most).  Where will go next time???

5 little monkeys

 

We are in Ontario for the next couple of days while my mom recovers from laser eye surgery.  This was an emergency procedure due to retinal detachment!  I am so thankful that the surgery was successful and that I was able to take a few days off from work to help my mother.  In the meantime, Kaitlyn and Co have yet to start school and the boys missed two days so they were in cousin-play-heaven!  It's been nice to spend this time with my mom and it really makes me appreciate her even more.  When will she be back to normal???

Birthday oysters

Jawsh took me out to dinner at Hinoki and the Bird.  I enjoyed every single bite.  It was a nice evening and we really feel fortunate that we have people that love to spend time with our boys, so we can love spending time with just one another.  Where will he take me next year???

First day of school

Today is the first day of school for me at my school site and for the boys at OMCS.  I was so sad that I could not be there for their first day of school, but at least Jawsh was able to be with them.  According to Jawsh, Noah ran off to find his friends and Micah was nervous.  Jawsh was able to walk Micah to his first grade class in Silver while Noah ran off to his second grade cluster, Orange. I wonder how the first day of school will be for everyone???

Extraordinary chess

Grandpa Barry and Noah enjoy a good game of chess whenever they can squeeze one in.  Here they are playing at one of my favorite spots from my college days, Extraordinary Desserts.  Back in those days there was only one location, but now there are three!  We were very fortunate that there was one located very close to our hotel.  When will we come back???

Congrats Adam and Claudia

Cousin Adam and Claudia were married this weekend.  This photo was taken at the morning after brunch.  The boys had a great time with their little cousin, Leo.  When will we all get together again???

Medieval Times

Tonight we took Kaitlyn and Emma out for an early birthday present and took them to Medieval Times.  The girls love horses and we thought this would be a fun experience.  There were staged medieval games, sword fighting, jousting, and food to eat with our hands.  This was definitely an interesting experience and afterwards you could see how the kids were affected by the show.  Micah and Noah's face full of fury and bravery and the girls proper and honorable.  This is such a difference between the boys and girls, wouldn't you agree???

Space, the final frontier

This was Jawsh's first time viewing the Endeavor at the California Science Center.  He had a nice time walking around the exhibit with the boys although they were fixated on eating freeze dried ice cream from the gift shop (Jawsh completely understood because he said he liked eating it as a kid).  When will we visit the shuttle again???