Back To School!

Well it is that time of year and if you have school age kids you know the excitement that happens every August, BACK TO SCHOOL! Rebekah is off to another great year as a 7th grader. Her teachers are raving about her work and she absolutely loves school.





Rebekah - First Day of 7th Grade






Jacob also had a big adjustment, he started pre-school. He loves it! Every morning he can't wait to go and he tells us all about his important things through his day like his friends and of course the most important, the food! His favorite days have been the day they made their own pizza, the day the made their pineapple upside down cake, and the day they made their own doughnuts. See all about the food, my kind of boy.

Jacob's First Day of Pre-school.

As I mentioned before I have also started school again. I felt it was time to get my Masters of Education and Administrative Credential. Therefore, I am not the easiest person to live with right now, but it will pay off eventually, at least that is what I'm told.

Where have I been??????

Well Jacob and I have been sick, on top of that I have been back to work. The first month of school is always hectic and I have just started my Masters Degree along with my Administrative Credential.....So I am busy. Feeling a lot better, just overwhelmed. I will update pictures this weekend but we have had a fantastic start to the school year.

Summer Ends

Who knew the summer would be over so soon! We started our summer off with a bang going to see Wicked and visiting Mt. Palomar. We spent the rest of the summer with 1 project, remodeling Rebekah's room. With the kids and their allergies we try really hard to keep the house dust free but Rebekah's room still had carpet so we ripped it up painted and put down bamboo floors. It turned out beautifully. She is very excited. And in case you don't catch the theme Rebekah is infatuated with I Love Lucy. And thanks to her dad she can proudly display her soccer trophies/medals and academic medals.

Mt. Palomar here we come!

We also made some time to take a day trip to Mt. Palomar. With traveling costs what they are it's nice to have so many fun places to visit just a short distance away. We had a great time there.

Rebekah at the observatory.


Jacob and Rebekah listening to the presentation on the computer, okay so Rebekah is listening and Jacob is wondering how to escape down those stairs!



Now came the real fun.....Jacob climbing all over the rocks.



He even got Rebekah to climb with him. She pretends that it's a chore....we know better.



Daddy and Jacob working up an appetite running up those hills.


Finally one of Jacobs favorite time of day, LUNCH. The other two would be dinner and breakfast.



Look at that smile, when he's fed...he's happy.

Summer So Far.....

Well believe it or not I have only been out of school for a little more than a week, but in that time we have been BUSY! We started out our summer with some WICKED fun......literally. Thanks to the generosity o grandpa and Shelia we were able to take Rebekah to see Wicked The Musical at the Pantages in Hollywood. We missed grandpa and Shelia at the show and our thoughts are with her for a speedy recovery! :) Rebekah loved the show as did David and I. It was an amazing performance, that if you ever get the chance to see it, do.



Rebekah at the Pantages!


Rebekah in the Pantages, what a beautiful theatre!

It's About Time!

It's one of those things that you think about but will get to it someday.....Well it finally came to someday. We really needed to get a family portrait done, considering we haven't had one done since Rebekah was Jacob's age. So Saturday we packed up the kids and finally did it, I must say it went very well and we are extremely happy with the photos.

The family:



The kids:


And The Parents:

Soccer Season YAHOO!

Well it's that time again, SOCCER! Rebekah had a chance to get some extra play time in by subbing for our "B" team. We were lucky that the photographer got some great action shots of Rebekah.

I thought that these were to two best shots of the game....They show Rebekah at her best!



Look at the height that she gets and no problem protecting that goal.


She has really learned to use her body in the game, and is not afraid to take that ball away from her opponents.


That's right Rebekah! Get that ball!


I love how she shows no fear during the game.


Look at that concentration on her face.