Four Men And A Lady

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Labor Day Hike

Once again, Antonio and various members of the family went on their Labor Day hike. This year was Gambits first year and he loved it! He only carried his pack for just a part of the hike, but he did manage to hike everything on his own, they always have such fun hiking, fishing, and getting dirty. Rocket and mama had a great weekend together, too.

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First day of school

Ninja and Gambit were very excited for school to start a few months ago. Gambit especially because he's finally old enough to ride the bus and go to school with big brother. I really love Gambit's kindy teacher (the same one that Ninja had) and so far, Ninja's 2nd grade teacher seems to be really good for him. Both of the boys are very academically bright and enjoy the challenge of school.

Ninja - 2nd grade

Gambit - kindergarten

We've managed to get a good routine in the mornings. Now that I'm working I'm forced to get myself up and dressed along with the boys. No more heading to the bus stop in my pajamas! The big boys love riding the bus and I love that it stops right in front of our house. Rocket loves when the bus pulls up, but is disappoints every time it pulls away and he's not on it.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Improptu Camping Trip

I went out to lunch with my mom, mother-in-law, and sisters for my birthday. It was great fun with yummy food. While eating (on a wednesday), we decided we should go camping that weekend and enjoy the hot weather coming in. So we did! Let me mention that I *hate* camping. It's dirty, the toilets are communal (puke), and I'm terrified that a bear is going to come slash through my tent while I'm sleeping. However, I actually had a wonderful time and more importantly, the boys did too!

Vanity

Before my sister left me and went back to school....we were bored one day and decided to get ourselves all dolled up and take pictures. I hadn't done that since high school (because let's face it, it's kind of a lame and immature thing to do), but I had fun laughing and acting a little crazy for an afternoon! I'm not posting these pictures because I think they are particularly noteworthy, I'm posting them so that when I'm 45 and complaining that I have too many wrinkles I can look back fondly at these and think, "Ah...the good ol' days!". And because I'm never in pictures since I'm usually taking them. Oh, and photo editing is a marvelous thing and can make you look far better than you do in real life. I think I will simply wear a box over my head with a wonderfully edited picture of myself to save me the hassle of actually doing this makeup/hair stuff everyday.

Fun at the Park

A local park has free concerts during the summer. I decided to take the boys (and Ninja's friend) to one and it was so fun! It was really hot, but there was a great water feature for the boys to run and splash in.