Cheer camp

 Avery ready to go cheer on the field.

 Pregame pep rally!

Waiting for the Cubs to run out of the locker room.

Still not sure if we have a cheerleader on her hands, but none the less, at this point she sure does look cute throwing up her spirit sprinkles.  At Friday night's game, the cheer camp performed a few cheers for the crowd and got to cheer on the football team as they ran out of the locker room.  Austin and Caleb got to run out onto the field with their Cub player so all 3 were on the field pregame... it was pretty nice sitting in the stands and just watching.

Hot Shots

It's soccer time!  Caleb and Austin are on the same team this year. We're finding Caleb is our defensive specialist.  He likes to stand back and slide tackle any boy that makes a break towards the goal.  Austin gets into the middle of things a little more.  Action shots to come....

Night time stories...

This is pretty much how we've found Avery the last three nights.  She's been on a reading kick and wants to fill up her reading chart for school so every night she puts a stack of book on her bed and falls asleep mid-book.  I guess she's not reading anything too suspenseful yet :)

To make it through the next few weeks...

I have a few small requests.....

 a chauffer to take us to and fro and get us where we need to be on time.

 A personal chef to prepare healthy meals that cover all the food groups for our crew and are warm and ready when we get home, no matter the time.

 A personal assistant to take care of those small to-do's that all add up.

A maid that loves to do laundry and hates dust.

A personal trainer to blow a whistle at me in the morning and get me out of bed instead of having the option to hit snooze... 6 times.

School update...

We are about a month in and I'm happy to report that A&A&C are having a fantastic school year.  So far, everyone has been dropped off before the tardy bell, though A&A said they are usually the last ones to walk into their classroom.  We'll work on that.
A highlight this year for A&A is that they have the option to take their lunch.  This is great when we think about looking at the menu ahead of time instead of 10 minutes before we need to walk out the door.  So far it's been about 50-50 for lunch box days.  I'm glad they don't opt of PB&J everyday.
Caleb thinks being an Ocean Treasure is a pretty cool thing.  Every night he asks us to read with him so he can color his reading chart.  So far he and his buddies seem to know when to behave and when they can play around.  Hope that is a trend all year, but I won't hold my breath.
A&A jumped right into homework.  Between reading and worksheets there is plenty to do every night.  They usually zip through it, but it sometimes requires a real effort to sit down and get it done.  Soccer starts next week throwing a kink into our "regular" schedule.
I think we're going to see some great things from A&A&C this year... I'll keep ya posted.

Fair time

Yee haw!!  It's boot & spurs time y'all.  The rodeo, the funnel cake, the show animals, the carnival rides... yep it's fair time.  Our crew loves the fair and all the craziness it has to offer.  We managed to spend two full nights down at the fair grounds and that was enough.  After one night or riding rides at the carnival and the next night of the kids wanting to ride rides, but us not letting them, we were faired out.  This year the highlight for A&A was the carnival.... they could ride "big" kids rides including "Zero Gravity", which made me queasy just watching them get on.  Round and round and round and round they went and when they came off, they got right back in line.  Good thing we didn't eat dinner until after the rides.

BIG catch

Back tracking again.....

 This big red fish was caught by grandpa Otto when we were down in Galveston.  Took a while to bring him, but he's worth the stories Gpa Otto has been able to tell.

Hammerhead with hammerheads.