Fall Has Settled In

We have to start with the updated state fair pics - if you click on the picture link in the blog posted before this one, you'll get all of our state fair pictures. I just added the new pictures to the album that is already there, so it is all updated and ready for your viewing pleasure.

With that being said, the fair is finally over! Every year we start talking about the big event in Feb. or March. Then we get to day 7 or 8 of the fair and we are sooooooo ready to be done. The kids are ready to be done by then too - until we remind them that school starts the day after the fair ends. While the extra income is nice, and having beer and cheese curds for breakfast is swell, the best part of the whole darn thing really is our neighbors. I feel like we grow closer to them every year and in that sense it never gets old.

Whew! Getting heavy here and I haven't even gotten to the first day of school yet!

I originally named this photo album 'Ian's First Day of School', but then I remembered that we also have got a picture of Taylor on her big day as well. I wasn't allowed to take any pictures since "it's not cool, mom!" But one of her friends has a dad that was nice enough to sneak one in for us, so that's in there at the very end of the album.

Both of the kids have had a very smooth first week at their new schools. Taylor started on Tuesday and aside from my getting us caught in really bad traffic for the first two or three days, she has had no problem adjusting. She is also loving having a locker and a desk of her own, and she has joined the French club after school.

Ian's first day was on Thursday and Panod took a ton of pictures. I was unable to be there for the big morning, and it was actually a good thing - once I saw the pictures of Ian while I was at work that morning, I started crying a little! lol I would have been a basket case if I'd actually been there. *sniff* As for Ian - he's been amazing! He really seems motivated to learn, and to please his teachers & his peers. We've also come to realize that there is a strong possibility that he may be left-handed, which is a surprise. He's able to use the mouse to the computer right-handed with no problem, but when he goes to write or draw the pencil goes in the left hand.

This weekend has primarily been about catching up on sleep. We're all still getting used to being up so early and the sleeping-in was a hit in our house. This morning we all got up and made some brunch before we headed off to the Science Museum of Minnesota. I was able to get four free passes through the Museum Adventure Pass program, which I HIGHLY recommend every Minnesota family look into it. We never would have gone without this, and it made our week! It did cost extra to go and see Body Worlds, but that was totally worth it! Our two had a great time with the exhibits and we are seriously looking into a family membership for us as a Christmas gift.

That's about all that's happening in our little neck of the woods. Take care, thanks for reading, and enjoy the pictures.

Ian's First Day & MN Science Museum

Sep 7, 2006 - 29 Photos