School Days, School Daze

Emma woke up on the morning of Meet the Teacher Night excited and ready. "Is it time to go to my school NOW?" she would ask. All day long this was her refrain. When we finally got dressed up and went, she got shy and cried a little. I think the excitement got to her. I gave her my camera and she took some pictures of her classroom. That made her feel MUCH better. Then "My-best-friend-Makenzie" got there. She was thrilled! They are in the same class!

All of this transition time worked wonders for the first day. She didn't even look back as she went to class. The next day, she didn't even want me to walk her to class.

Ben started 5th grade with his new boots and a closet full of Wranglers and John Deere t-shirts. He's excited to spend time with his friends and is getting excited about being closer to Jr. High.

We saw Biggio hit 3000

Wow, what a night! Ben's best friend, Trevor, and his mom took us to see the Astros for Ben's birthday. Little did any of us know that it would be a HISTORIC night! Craig Biggio hit his 3000th hit. We were on the third row behind the on-deck circle! Jennifer called out to Biggio, Carlos Lee, Berkman, and others. They heard her and most of them turned around and waved or at least smiled back. I don't think the boys understood what an important night it was for Astros fans and baseball history. Jennifer and I were amazed....

Homecoming Pep Rally 07

This was Em's first pep rally. I got her a cheerleading uniform because I knew she would love it! She did! I got to ride the bus with Kindergarten. I didn't get to sit in Em's seat and that made her cry. That was crazy! Here's Em and me during the pep rally. She finally smiled when I got to sit with her...