First Day of School

Back to school! Yey! On Sept. 8th the boys started back to school. Jack is in 2nd grade and Beau is in 1st. Here they are in their uniforms getting ready to do the walk to school!

The first walk to school of the new year! Beau is standing in his line where he'll be every morning before school. He is so excited!

Jack is standing on his line waiting for the bell but he is too cool to smile for a picture.

Ok, Maizie dear started 2 day/wk preschool on Sept. 2nd. This is the happy picture that Dad took on his phone before we were all the way ready for school. See how happy!!

Then, I asked her to get her jacket because it was foggy and colder that day. See what happened? (Hopefully they can fix that in Pre-K) :) Her lovely pink outfit, shoes included were sent to her by my Mom and Maizie is in love with it.

Now she's in her class and she loves it!! She sat with these two girls right away and started doing puzzles. Last year we tried to do preschool and she just cried. But this year she goes in without any hesitation! Yey!!

This year is going to be great for them. Beau & Maizie have great teachers that we are stoked about. Jack's teacher is a "wait and see if she's ok" but I'm sure Jack will show her that he's awesome. So excited!

Labor Day at the Greekfest!

YES, I should have taken more pictures!! Yesterday we went to the Greek Festival here in Long Beach. It was a festival that the Greek Orthodox Church puts on every year here to celebrate Greek culture. We got to go inside the very ornate church and listen to some cool Greek chanting that made the kids laugh. It was a nice little outing on a great afternoon!

Travis let the kids pick a carnival ride to go on and this is what everyone picked. The big swing thing... I think that's what it's called.

It's building up to go pretty high! Beau has this nonchalant look on his face for EVERY ride he has ever ridden in his life. Even at Disney when he rode on a big roller coaster this casual expression is the one on the picture that snaps during the crazy part. But don't let it fool you because when he's done he is so excited and says it's the best experience of his short existence.

Here's Maizie & Jack's shoes! They loved this ride!

After the kids went on a ride we got some greek food to enjoy. We shared a lamb gyro which Maizie & Beau thought was "nasty". Whatev!! We also had some Greek french fries which are regular french fries with lemon juice and oregano on them. Super YUM! After that we enjoyed some sort of custardy, pastry, honey-y, yummy dessert that Trav picked out. We don't know the name of it but it was delish!!

Here is Maizie having attitude because the dessert was gone. All good things must come to an end, sister.

Jack making some sort of face about something.

All my men!

Travis & Tough Guy

We had a great time together and are going to look for more fun festivals like this to go to together!