Dylan's First Day of Preschool

After watching great things happen in Ryan's life once he started House of Tykes I knew that I wanted Dylan to enjoy preschool. He can't go to House of Tykes yet (he's not potty-trained), but he is going to a nice little preschool in Riverbank and a sweet lady named Kim is his teacher. He has his friend Carter in his class and he feels like such a big boy going to school. I know that he is going to just love school and he feels special.

Ryan's First Day of School

I have been dreading this day for awhile. I mean sure, he already went to preschool for a year, but kindergarten is the real deal. I can't believe how fast my time with Ryan has gone. I am going to miss our time together. I'll miss the fact that somedays we all stayed in our jammies and never left the house. I really miss not waking up to an alarm clock. The boys were my alarm clock and that is sooo much better to wake up to! I know he is ready for this adventure we call education but I just know that I will blink and Ryan will be graduating. He loves school. All of his friends from church are in his class and his teacher, Mrs. Buzzini, is a wonderful, sweet lady. This is going to be a great year at Fair Oaks. Oh yeah! He is in the same room that I started my education at- isn't that cool!?

Ryan's B-day with Nana and Uncle Josh

Since my mom will not be here for Ryan's birthday (she came up early for a wedding) we did a little party with Mom and Josh. Ryan thought it was so cool. He got chocolate cake and then when to Toysrus after his first day of school where he picked out a race track.

More Columbia

I love, love, love the picture of Daniel with our little ones! He looks like such a proud daddy!

Columbia

After our first week of school we took the boys to Columbia. We had so much fun! We started the day out with a picnic lunch(which the boys just think is so cool to eat outside). While I was nursing Emmalee the boys went rock climbing and Ryan couldn't believe how "gigantic" the rocks were. The boys struck gold when we were panning for gold and they were so proud of their huge finds. Then we went bowling and of course visited the candy shop. Poor Dylan dropped his sucker inside the store after one lick. Good thing Daddy was quick to get another one. We had a great time and love going on family outings.

Pinecrest Lake

After our too late night and too early morning at the cabin we drove over to Pinecrest Lake to play around in the water. The boys loved throwing rocks and playing with the worms that we got for fishing.

The Cabin

We went up for a night to our friend Jodi and Eric's cabin. It is up in Miwuk Village. The boys had so much fun! They were sliding down the hill on their bums and were covered in dirt. That's why we had to give them a shower right after they were playing. I think that picture will make for some good bribery in the teenage years, "Clean your room or I'm putting the picture up above the mantel for all to see!". I bet I will get them to do all sorts of things.

Goodbye House of Tykes

Ryan started House of Tykes at three years old last June. I can't believe how fast that time went by. The first picture is of Ryan's first day and the next picture is of his last day. Look at the difference a year makes! He is so grown up

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

After Thomas we went to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. That was crazy! It was so busy and there are some interesting characters there. We were there with Joel, Rachel, and Lily and we enjoyed watching the kids go on all of the kiddie rides. They didn't even need an adult to go with them so they were pretty excited about that. Ryan was said that he wasn't tall enough for the bumper cars- that was a bit of a meltdown for him. The picture of Emmalee is funny because she is sticking her tongue out. She was an angel the whole time of course!

A Day out with Thomas

The last time we went to A Day out with Thomas Ryan was Dylan's age and Dylan was just a little older than Emmalee. This time we didn't ride on Thomas but we did all of the activities and it was a lot of fun.