First Days of School

 If you can't tell, I've been going through the uploaded photo files and trying to catch up, someday I'll post something current, but for now we'll be backing it up.  Here are some shots of the girls' fist days of school (since Ruby is in kindergarten, she started a week later than Eden).

She is such a sweet and bright little girl. I love her so much and I'm so proud of what a good girl she is.

 Eden loves school and loves reading.  She's always such a good friend to everybody and loves participating in all the different activities they have.  She is continuing to study spanish this year. Her school offers a lot of exposure to the arts, and they are always doing putting on plays, even in the classroom.  I got to go help with one of her grade's "Wonder Days".  They had been studying different civilizations and the teachers organized this huge activity where the kids got to choose if they wanted to be a Roman or a Han (the teachers were inventing the scenario of who would have won, the Romans or the Hans). Then they made weapons out of butcher paper, made coin purses, earned coins, etc.  Then at the end they all met on the grass and had a battle with their paper weapons and had as many lives as coins they earned.  It was really funny and the kids loved it.  Eden, however, did not appreciate me singing Mulan songs about the Hans around her friends :)

 I like this one especially because it shows Joel in the background just finishing up a workout (WoooWooWee! Hubba Hubba!) He is no doubt mixing himself up a protein drink.

 Here's Jay walking Ruby into school on her first day.  He misses her so much while she's gon--thank goodness she's only gone in the afternoon while he's taking a nap.

Ruby standing in front of the weeping mulberry (Joel hates this tree, but the kids love to play under it in the summer--its like a tent) before school.  Ruby is studying Chinese this year and is absolutely thriving being at school she has some really good friends (and they have old fashioned names too-- Sessily, Chloe, Joseph, etc.) Her teacher is wonderful--if Mr. Rogers was a woman, then she would be Mrs. Farley.  She always lets the parents know what is going on in class and makes learning really fun for Ruby.

ohhh Ruby, school was so exciting on the first day that she couldn't make it the 2 miles home before she fell asleep.  I love this girl so much.