School Daze

Today was Mia's first day of school in Ms. Jennifer's 4s class at Silver Spring Nursery School. She missed yesterday due to a bad cough, and was thrilled to be back with her old friends and a few new ones today.

I was impressed she came home without one spot of paint or dirt on her. Perhaps I can buy new clothes this year for her? I hope so. (Last year we went the thrift store route, but as the girls get older, the availability of cute clothes diminishes.) I do love the amount of artwork and the availability of "get dirty" activities at the school - they are way more prepared for it than I am in our little house. :)

Laney starts on Thursday, so she was a bit disappointed to not be staying as well. But she'll have her time soon.

Back to Life, Back to Reality...

Ah, we're back. What an absolutely WONDERFUL week we had in Emerald Isle. The amazing house, the ocean waves, and the company of extended family was just what the doctor ordered. Hanna did not interfere with our trip and we swam, chased crabs, acquired some new freckles, dug for clams, built sandcastles, watched dolphins, celebrated an anniversary, and saw a few rainbows. I couldn't have asked for a better time. The kids were even extraordinarily well-behaved. Bliss.

Hanna, Ike, and Emerald Isle

Well, I'm glued to the site Storm Pulse. My brother sent it to me, knowing I love to watch the weather, and this site is just uber techie and colorful, and well, it's just cool. (Disclaimer: picture above is not from Storm Pulse, but from www.chron.com)

Hurricanes are fascinating, and normally I get a rush watching them show us just how small and insignificant we really are.

HOWEVER, we are supposed to be heading to Emerald Isle, NC on Saturday. Hmmm. As of now, we are still just watching to see what Hanna will do, but my thinking is we won't be there on Saturday.

Mia's Sick

Well, Mia presented this afternoon with a temperature of 104.1, so we're not doing much around here right now aside from giving her Advil and cool baths. She evidently got overheated at the park today. Maybe this had something to do with it:












Happy Labor Day!

X is for Xylophone

Xylophone. Yes, we have one. But what else is X a beginning letter for? Our coloring pages (new ones - I changed sites mid-way through the alphabet) has a few ideas:

Things that begin with the Letter X: xylophone, x-ray, and xiphias (looks like a swordfish if you ask me), then they move to "X as in..."

Anyway, X marks the spot, so I had planned on a good scavenger hunt for this day, but the kids just weren't up to it. Maybe when they are a bit older...

Happy X Day!

Y is for Yo-Yo

Y day, like W and X, passed without much fanfare. We did dress in Yellow, and had Yogurt, and of course colored our Y pages. We even tried to play with a Yo Yo (ours says UPS on it and lights up). A fun, but mellow day.

Happy Y Day!

Other Y words: Yes!, Yogurt, Yo-Yo, Yellow, Young, You, Yikes!, Yak, Yams, yarn, yuck, yacht, yucca

Z is for Zither

Anyone know what a Zither is? Well, we actually have one, believe it or not. I got it when I was about 5 from my grandparents, so on our Z day I passed it down to the girls. They had a blast!







Happy Z Day!

Other Z Words: Zipper, Zoo, Zebra, zainy,

Books we read: Put Me in the Zoo, Dr. Seuss' ABCs