Grasping the Last Bits of Summer
I was always sure to get at least one update per month on the blog, even if a very late one… but I finally let an entire calendar month go by without an update, January of 2013. Disappointing, but understandable; I’ve never had less time. Excuse me while I get back into the swing of doing this. Undoubtedly I’ll find some things that slipped through the cracks, and make a mad attempt to bring them back to the surface. As we have a lot to catch up on, expect there to be multiple updates per day in the future, without warning. Sorry about the delays! Let’s do this!
Still Ian’s first day of school, but these pictures were provided by Ian’s teacher! That’s him on the right there looking a little crazy. See this image larger.
The kids in front of the sign for the school, that’s him in the back on the left. (Photo by Mrs. Lanham.) See this image larger.
September 5th, I checked to make sure Ian found his way on his second day of class. The first thing they did the day after orienting the kids was park the buses on the other side of the round-about so that the kids were disoriented. Nice! See this image larger.
Ian had to learn lunchbox etiquette. For example, there’s some things that don’t have to be brought home. Like partially empty juice boxes. Half of an egg. Straw wrappers. The other part of the juice, not in the box. That kind of going’s on. See this image larger.
September 6th, Nina hangs out on the porch and reads a cloth book. See this image larger.
September 7th, Ian and I spent the afternoon after school outside doing chalk drawings; here Ian draws the whole family. I believe Ian was on the left, I’m wearing the hat… See this image larger.
Nina is wearing the purple and green. Mommy is playing some kind of game with a ball… See this image larger.
… and Seth the kitty is apparently so long that he stretched right into the garage!!! See this image larger.
I drew Nina a Hello Kitty… See this image larger.
… and wrote a little note to Melissa to let her know I did remember that the next day would be our anniversary. See this image larger.
Sure, why not throw a Batman in there too. See this image larger.
Nina came home from daycare and showed me her baseball bat. I told her that the one with which I will be keeping her high school boyfriends at bay will weigh about that much, but be made of aluminum for maximum bruises. See this image larger.
That night, our kids gather with the two little ones next door, Brendan and Jake. As I probably mentioned, we watch Brendan a bit every school day… in return we get an occasional night out. See this image larger.
What a cute crew! See this image larger.
September 10th, Ian drew what he imagined the batcave would look like. See this image larger.
My little cutie came with me to the grocery store, and rode “Sandy” the horse — a long-standing tradition in our family, apparently! See this image larger.
Funny that as I write this, its only a few months later, and Nina looks quite a bit different. What a little peanut! See this image larger.
