My little Hikers

We went on a nice hike on Mt. Lemon with the boys yesterday. Ry-daddy and Uncle T took turns carrying I-guy in the carrier and Super-E hiked the 3 miles with very little assistance. The mountain is only a 30 minute drive from our place to get to 7000 feet with 75 degree temperatures. A perfect escape from 95 degree heat in Tucson. The view from the mountain side over-looking Tucson

School Update & Flickr

School update: Ethan did great at school yesterday. A couple of mishaps, but he was all ready to go to school again this morning. He's just not used to the regimented routine of school being that he never went to preschool. This picture was taken when we picked him up from school yesterday. TODAY: He announced that he has a new friend named Maggy. He saved a seat for her at lunchtime and she sat with him. He also has a buddy named Shane who he has already invited over to play. He's so cute!

Flickr: If you have signed up for an account on flickr, but still cannot see my family photos, here is what you need to do:

1) Make sure that I know you have signed up so I can add you to my list of family/friends. So far grandma Cindy, memaw, aunt Jo, aunt Jen, uncles Chris, Tim & J have been added.
2) Log onto flickr
3) Find my account (creative kismet). You can do this by either searching for me in Flickr, or you can go to creative kismet blog and click on my photo gallery(up top) or my flickr box(on side bar).
4) Add me as a contact (click on my photo icon and there will be the option to add me as a contact)

Then you should be able to see all 30 of my family photos instead of just 6. There are also more photos in the E & I photo set. Let me know if you have any problems.

Sure is quiet around here

All ready for the first day!First day of school has begun for my little Super E. He woke up this morning bright & cheery ready to go to school. We were worried last night because he seemed a bit more clingy than usual and had a major break down for what seemed like no reason at all. We thought that maybe all this change and excitement was getting to be too much. But, we were very happy to see him smiley and excited this morning.

I packed his lunch(inspired by the vegan lunchbox) with veggie rolls (tortilla, tofurkey slice, soy cheese, lettuce and dressing), organic strawberries, carrots with ranch dressing, 2 peanutty cookies and a juice box. I've never been a big fan of juice- especially in a box, but he's in school now and will be surrounded with these type of things whether I like it or not. I'll just have to do what I can on our end at home to keep it all balanced. He's very excited about his lunch. I imagine he'll be starving by the time lunch time comes around because he usually eats all day long at home.

In front of the school door- ready to conquer the world!

Me and my baby.

Am I ready for this? Can you see the tears starting to well up in my eyes and the huge lump in my throat? It's really hard to put your child's life in someone else's hands for 6 hours a day -5 days a week. Especially when he's been with us his whole life
(except for day care a couple of days a week for a very short time). And it's so quiet without him around. Usually it's non-stop talking and singing all-day-long! I miss it already. I-guy has taken over as the non-stop eater though. He's been standing in the kitchen or in front of the pantry door all morning long. I guess we are just not used to giving I-guy snacks. Usually Super-E shares his.

Tomorrow I'll report on his first day. I hope he loves his teacher, makes lots of friends and has a blast at school.

Last days of summer vacation

Havin' fun in the sun. Super E starts kindergarten on Tuesday. He seems pretty excited, but doesn't really understand that he'll be going all day- 5 days a week. I think he'll love it anyway. He's got his lead-free lunch box, backpack and new socks and undies- He's all ready to go. We decided to not get him any new clothes since Miss Sarah (his new teacher) says they'll be getting quite messy throughout the day. He's already got plenty of clothes perfect for getting messy. Poor little I-guy won't know what to do without his big brother around torturing him all day- poor thing.

Wedding Pics

We went to Aunt Jenny's wedding and had a fabulous time welcoming Chris into the family and seeing our family. Chris & Jenny are off in Mexico hopefully having a mmmmarvelous time. Thought I'd share a few of my favorite pictures from the wedding.

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