yard work

I LOVE that Tyler is old enough to actually help.

He raked all the leaves.

Although he did get some great help from Charlie and Ella.

Ella found the little white gloves that Grandma Habermeyer gave her for Easter.

I could not convince her that they were not work gloves

California autumns are great. You get to rake the leaves in short sleeves and bare feet.

whistle while you work

rules of etiquitte

Jason has been working at the DA's office for a week now.

He has been late every night.

That means frozen pizza for dinner.

It also means stimulating dinner conversation that includes gems like this:

Charlie: burp

Charlie, Mommy, and Tyler: laugh

Ella: Burps are not funny . . . only farters

Kindergarten

It's sad when they have to grow up . . .

The only tears belonged to Mommy. Tyler walked in with confidence.

I got a kid in Utah

Tyler's favorite band is Green day.

I caught him today singing "Jesus of Suburbia".
The tune was right.
The lyrics not so much.
The real lyrics are "I don't care if you don't".

Some how that was being interpreted by Tyler as
"I got a kid in Utah".

I look so cute

Oh to have the confidence of a 4 year old

Today was Ella's first day of pre-school. She got to wear her new dress and shoes.

After she got dressed, she looked in the mirror and exclaimed

"I look so cute"

Just to be sure - she looked in the mirror at least 3 other times before we left.

Goodbye Summer

I'm sad to see summer go.

I think we still need more of this

And more of this