Cowgirl

Especially for Grandma....

Cowbell

Somebody once told me I needed more cowbell.




Really?




Cowbell?





Whatever.





How 'bout a video instead.

Big day....

Today was a big day. Why? You ask. Because today was the day that two of my most favoritest boys started the next big phase in life.

This guy started college...

This guy started preschool!


Can you believe it! In my head Onion will always be that little boy informing me that the brio train tracks he's playing with are, and I quote, "your bones" (sorry no little onion picture, which is too bad because he was/is super cute) and Ben will always be this cute little thing...

But for better or for worse for everyone else these boys are growing up, so without further delay the obligatory first day of school photos.

The fam...

So excited walking just wasn't fast enough!

And look who showed up to surprise us! What a treat!

Already anxious to wave us out the door.

Backpack...Check
New classroom...Check
Computer (A.K.A. a scrabble board)...check

Hugs hello...

...hugs good-bye.

An abandoned sister.

His personal heaven.

Meanwhile....Emma decided to have an adventure of her own.

A safari with Mr. Dangly

Evolution - the short version

You know you're tired when....

....you go to bed at a reasonable hour (cough, cough)...


...want to see what time it actually is...


...hit your "super power light in the dark" button on you ironman watch...


...and...

...nothing...


...you try it again...


...nada...

...drat! It must be broken..


...it is an old watch after all...


...sigh...


...then you realize...


...it helps if you open your eyes first...

Did I tell ya...

...we moved....

AGAIN!

So how are we doing? Well let me tell ya...




Tyson turned himself into a squirrel...

and then ran away.




Ben has regressed (so did the camera apparently)

Emma contemplated taking the plunge....

...but then decided to ship herself off to Canada instead.
(Take care of her grandma!)

And the toys staged a revolt!

As for me?

Well I still have some shred of sanity.


Somewhere around here.


I'm not really sure where.


Probably in a box.

huh.....

Ben just peed in his Tonka dump truck.


I laughed.


Manically...


...to keep my sanity.