First Day of 6th Grade!!!

I have no pictures.

 

I asked if I could take his picture, and he rolled his eyes and said that it was nothing to celebrate.

 

My 6th grader told me that he didn't want me to take the day off. 

 

Said I should use it for something more "fun". 

 

(I followed his advice, and took the Monday before the first day off to spend with the boys).

 

He's way to practical. 

 

Even school shopping, he was careful to select only what he needed... and find the sales.

 

His favorite part of the whole ordeal was that I let him pick out a new pair of Nikes. 

 

So, since there are no pictures of him as a new 6th grader...

 

Here is his kindergarten picture.

 

 

 

Backyard Sleepover

Grandma Joycee came to visit today, and she brought her own lodgings... and the boys thought it would be awesome to have a sleep over with her... in the backyard!

 

They helped her set up the tent, found their sleeping bags, a few flashlights, and hit the hay early.

 

 

Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans and decided to rattle the night a bit.

 

Evan came in before midnight, but Ryan made it until 5am. 

 

It was still an adventure, and they both enjoyed themselves... even with the wind howling!



 

Turtle Power

Ryan LOVES the Ninja Turtles, so when we saw this hoodie while school shopping, we had to try it on.

 

They didn't have his size, but we had to at least take a picture!  

Fuzzy be gone!

I've never really had a problem with my eyesight.  When I was much younger, I noticed that sometimes I had trouble pulling text into focus... esp when I was tired.  I had an eye exam, and they told me I had astigmatism.  Nothing to worry about.

Well, lately,I've noticed after a day at work, the street signs I could read just fine in the morning were blurry.... oh, and the headaches.  Every day... starting earlier and earlier in the day.

So, I gave in, and made another eye appointment.

This eye doctor was a lot more chatty, and explained a lot more... like how that minor astigmatism when I was twenty-something... is more than a little worse.  My eyesight is as good as ever, but those blurry spells are caused by eyestrain... which is compounded 100 times over thanks to my eyes overworking themselves to focus all day.

So, at mid-thirties, I have purchased my first pair of glasses... well, the first pair that don't have dark lens!!

Ryan says I look "weird" and that I look like my sister, Sara.  Mark hasn't really commented, and Evan is still in Montana.

As far as how I feel about them, who knew!!!!  I can't believe how much crisper everything is!!  I told Mark the ride home was "trippy"... I could see all of these textures on things that normally looked "flat"... now I realize how out of focus everything was!!  It's crazy!

What Ever Makes Him Smile

My dear friend Joanne went to Disneyland last month and brought Ryan back a little prize.

She said I had to make him cookies with it.... but so far, he's been just been enjoying using it to coral his favorite snacks!!


And since it makes him smile and giggle, I'm all for it!!