1st Day of Kindergarten

My baby boy is in Kindergarten! Check out his nifty lunchbox ;-).

His backpack makes him look so little!

(Hey, look! only 2 months behind!)

Calm before the storm of Kindergarten

Following Tor's visit, we had a few calm weeks before the the leap into our crazy autumn. In just a few short weeks Iain will start Kindergarten and we'll enter the whirling storms of Elementary School.

For now, though, Ria naps:

Ria learns to build...UP. as Iain cheers her on:


Finally, Ria gets a new bed decoration, and the kids celebrate.

Cousin Tor visits!

Iain and Ria's oldest cousin, Tor, visisted in August. He flew on the airplane all by himself, and we all had a wonderful time.

Iain and Tor at the Jungle

Tor and Ria
At the playground:
Thinking big thoughts:
At the Childrens discovery museum

Iain and Tor hiking at Castle Rock State Park


And a family visit portrait!

Home again!

Back home, and the kids enjoy playing on their own turf.

Bubba Iain makes a comfy chair!

And below, you can see how Ria has finally taken to the joy of playdough!
Note the mixed color chunk of playdough she started with on the left, and the resulting new color she made from it. She spent a good 30 minutes saying "ISH" (for "squish"), as she melded the colors quite evenly. Iain named the new color "sink".