I think it is finally cooling off!

We have completed our first full week of school.  It went by really quickly!  As the kids were reviewing their new spelling lists this morning, we were feeling like we had just done this....(By the way, they each got 100% on their spelling tests last week).  The week ended with a bang at MinuteMaid Park.  We watched as the Astros beat the Cubs 2-1!  Best of all the first 10,000 fans got free bobble-heads...and we were there early for that!!!  This also allowed Ethan to get a few more signatures for his signed ball collection.  Yesterday we enjoyed a family bike ride to one of the many ponds nearby, and the kids caught some little fish.  At last the weather is getting to a point where outdoor activities are not an insane idea!  I am also excited about the new growing season that has begun.  I got a cantaloupe sprout, and two new small tomato plants.  I am hoping that by the time Gammy and Gampy get here in December, the tomatoes will be ready to pick!

I took these weirdos to IHOP after Spanish class.

A fun game we call swing jumping!

"Mommy!!!"

Yummy farm fresh salad with dinner.

These clouds rolled in while I was sipping my tea.  About a storm a day here.

Look at my boy!  Pushed right up to the front for those autographs!

Panoramic of the fishing spot.

President of the "No Handed Bike Club"

Ethan's final product from our self portrait lesson.  Fiona should be done in a few days....