just cause he's cute

kindergarten

Our son is clutch.  After an anxiety filled emotional open house Wednesday night I was expecting first day drama today.  However, my little boy strutted in with a smile on his face barely said goodbye and got straight to work.  When the time comes for the real deal apparently it is game on!

We started our morning much earlier than any other EVER.  I woke Micah up and his first words were "is it time!?"  his second were "I'm still a little bit tired."  He fueled up with a fried egg and toast which was amusing because he's never had that for breakfast ever but it was his pick.  After a little driveway photo session we headed out.

I made him give me a hug in the parking lot because I was pretty sure this embarrased of PDA boy wasn't going to give me one inside and I was right.  Zach videotaped his walk from the car to the classroom and I'll probably cry when I watch.  I didn't cry at school and I only teared up a little in the car.  As hard as it is to realize time goes by fast and your baby turns into a big boy before you're ready, I am so excited for this new adventure.  School provides a whole new realm of learning, creativity and friendships and I think he's going to be awesome at it!

last day of summer

Technically today was our last day of summer so this morning I asked Micah what was one thing he wanted to do on his last day of summer vacation.  His answer, BOUNCY PLACE!

Game Time a.k.a the bounch place does not have air conditioning so I knew that it was going to be HOT and it was going to be a short visit.  After rest we headed out armed with LOTS of water and Logan and I spent about an hour watching Micah and Connor hop, climb, jump and slide.  

They also fit in a little practice time for their future Olympics.  Great dismounts if I do say so myself!

embrace the camera: august 2nd

Welcome to embrace the camera paparazzi style.  I am HORRIBLE at taking candid pictures because most of the time I know someone is taking them so I get this weird 'half smile half ridiculous I don't know what to do with my face' look that is just not cute at all.  I like the thought of it though because it allows me to see the real of what is going on in a situation. 

Zach took these two during our visit to the monastery with my parents and while there's nothing amazing about them, they make me smile because they're real :)

checking out the monk made walking canes

helping my big boy up the trail after he poked himself in the eye with a stick :(

shoelaces

 In less than five minutes, sitting on the kitchen floor, getting ready to go ride bikes, Micah learned how to tie his shoes.  It may sound odd but this might be one of my favorite parenting moments to date.  I sat there showing him briefly how to make the 'bunny ears' and watching him mimic it.  There was no frustration on his face when he didn't get it right there was just determination.  The look on his face when he got it for the first time was pure precious joy followed by a smirk as I quickly untied it and asked him to try it one more time just to make sure.  He did it again :)

I am absolutely confident that every time I see him repeat this feat whether it's today, at age 15 on a baseball field, or at 30 when he ties his own son's shoes my heart will smile and I'll remember those moments in our kitchen.  Thank you God for precious times of learning, sharing and remembering.

tunnel vision

Now that he's mobile, M, C and I decided it was time for Logan to learn some important skills.  You know, like crawling through tunnels :)  We put up the playhut Micah got for Christmas when he was 1 and tried to lure Logan through them.  Micah sat inside one box at the end of the tunnel and Connor sat in another.  After lots of encouragement and a few false starts he crawled through and earned a pat on the back from his biggest brother.

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