Clyde the Horse

This is Clyde. He lives at the curb next door, and I can see him from my kitchen window.
I sure wish that we still had a horse ring at our house. Somebody probably removed it years ago, not knowing how cool it would be in the future.

First Day of school~through the years.

Vernon Owls through the years....

Pre-K

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

 Grade 3
It was nice that they were not too nervous for the first day of school.
They both agreed, that they are kind of like the mayors of the school....lots of teachers and kids know them~they don't have a thing to worry about.

Bye-Bye, Summer.

Ah, Labor Day weekend. It's always bittersweet...the end of the lazy days of Summer, and the start of routine and school. I have to admit~I'm a sucker for the latter. We spent the weekend being quite lazy in the warm sunshine. We could hardly pry Christopher out of the hammock.

The view looking up.

Camp out in the backyard. Chris, Nate, and Dan slept under the stars on Sunday night.

The boys got new bike riding boundaries, and they were beyond thrilled. They were both beaming from the pride of their new independence, because two rocks and old jeeps just wasn't cutting it anymore for these soon-to-be 2nd graders. They can now go from our house, down the street, through the whole alley, and come back around on Holman. For them, it's kind of a half block loop. For me, it's just another example of how fast they are growing up.

Of course, the final stretch to the house always turns into a race. That's what brother's do.