We're Back

Can't belive the year has come and gone. The family has been extremely busy this year and that was oone of the reasons we didn't post. We are also are trying to maintain our facebook account so one social media outlet seemed enough.
This a picture of the boys in Kaui this summer; notice the tan that they got. The weather was great and I have to say that of the islands of Hawaii, so far Kaui seems to be the best. It is so laid back and not yet commercialized.

The food was great too.

The Cool Dudes

The weekend weather was fabulous, well one of the days was great. My hubby did a great job power washing the house and getting it ready for the summer. Once he starts, its hard to get him to stop. The gutters are now cleaned, the BBQ has been scrubbed down and the window are shiny.

The kids were great and they enjoyed their first bike ride of 2011. Caleb has out grown his bike and Andrew needs the seat adjusted. Can't believe they have grown so, so much. The weather so good, the kids had their shorts on and their cool shades!

Saturday Activities

It has been awhile since we last posted. We have been using facebook and it didn't make sense to post there and post here.

We can't belive the summer is just around the corner. School will be finished and the boys will be looking to fill their summer with activities.

We're off to Andria's pig party today! Yum, yum...roast pork!

Homework

The kids learned about measuring and the teacher had a great idea to teach them the concept; they put together a recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

At the end of the lesson, the kids took the mixture home for us to bake and to see how they turned out. The results were great, soft and moist, not too salty and a good texture. My only critizism is not enough chocolate chips!!

Gordon Ramsey would have been proud.

Addiction

You are addicted to a Blackberry when:

1. Last thing you do before you go to bed is to check for new messages.
2. If you wake up in the middle of the night, you check for new messages.
   
3. First thing you do in the morning is to check for new messages.
4. To avoid talking to someone, you pull out your Blackberry.
5. You are in a state of panic if you forget to charge your phone up over night.
6. When you get your phone bill, you are afraid to open it.
7. You have tech support for your Blackberry.
   
8. You have a picture of Jim Balsille on your fire place mantle.
9. Word association: Blackberry....personal communication devise essential for business; Apple....fruit.
10. You would rather text than talk.
    

Contraband material found!!!

Visited Andrew's school the other night for a "meet the teacher" event. We did what a normal nosy parent would do and that was to peak into our son's locker. Much to my husband's surprise, Andrew checked this book out. We just laughed hysterically!

Back to School

After a nice break, back to school for Andrew. The uniform is nicely pressed and clean, all the kids looked sharp. They do this row call at the beginning of the year where the kids sit patiently waiting for their names to be called. Mean while, the parents are scrutinizing the placement of the students by the school thinking "hmmm, I don't want my child hanging around this kid".



It was nice to see Claudia again, one of Andrew's original kindee friends, in the same class as our son. It seems they renuited the kiddy class from 3 yearsago. She is such a positive influence on him. She just loves reading, I heard she read "War and Peace" over the summer...and finished it too.