First day of 3K

My baby started 3K today. He is getting so big, I can hardly stand it. I decided to send him 5 mornings a week this year, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I know that he will love it, and will thrive...but I'm not sure I want to be giving up all my time with my sweet little boy so soon! Here is our annual first day of school picture...couldn't you just eat him up?

Walking in like a big boyFinding his name all by himself
Hanging up his bag

Giving Mrs. Williams a run-by hug on his way to the puzzles

We have had a LOT going on during these last couple weeks of summer, so I have a lot of catching up to do. Check back soon to see our adventures at The Aquarium and our week at the beach.

*I did put a little teaser in the header of my little beach bums, because I know Derek can hardly stand the wait ;)

Beach bound!

We are leaving for the beach house early tomorrow.
Very early.
5 am.
Mmmmmm....good idea/bad idea? We will see.
Nonetheless, we are SO excited for a last little family vacation time at the beach. And we are even more excited to be able to share this special time with both sets of grandparents...our boys will be in hog heaven :)
See you when we return......

Game Ranch

On Monday I took the boys on our annual trip to the Yellow River Game Ranch. This was Luke's first time going, and I was a little worried about how he would react to the animals....he loved it! We got off to a bit of a rough start though. As I was loading the stroller into the car, the boys managed to basically roll in dog poop, and Jackson fell down the driveway scraping his leg, arm, and face. So once I finally got everyone cleaned up and in the car, this is what kind of mood they were in.


But not to worry. They quickly cheered up once we got there and were greeted by some friendly deer.

Feeding the bears...

...and the cows

....and the sheep
...and the goats


Jackson, doing his best pig impression

Luke was not afraid of anything

Wanting to be just like his big brother

Jackson loved the bunnies...I even caught him kissing one on the back...gross.

These last pictures are of Jackson and what he kept calling "My Buddy"

With their dear love for animals, there is no doubting that Jackson and Luke are their Mama's boys :)

Blocks

Blocks are the latest thing in the Dennis house. It changes from week to week, day to day, hour to hour, sometimes even minute to minute (you moms know what I'm talking about). But lately, for the most part, it's been blocks. So this morning Jackson insisted that Mommy help him build a castle with all of the blocks...ALL of them...every last one. So this is what we created...in spite of Luke :)

Very enthusiastic, don't you think?

This is what I got when I asked for a smile

And here's a little glimpse into my daily life :)

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Happiness

New, on sale, matching shoes for my boys... ...happiness for Mama.

Train Expo

A few weeks ago we went to a model train expo at my parents' church. My boy loves a good model train expo...shocking, I know.

Here he is all dressed up and getting ready to go inside.This was the look I got when I asked if I could take a picture...it's better than his usual "NOOO!"

The view from the balcony

He had a hard time not touching everything
Cool bridge


He got a chance to drive one of the trains...he thought he was AWESOME!


Here's a video clip...notice at the end when we all freak out when he tries to touch the train.

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What 3 year old doesn't enjoy reading the latest issue of The Model Railroader?