Shake your booty!

Samantha started dance today!  She was SO nervous but was trying to be SO brave!

 This is the picture through the window!  She did great and worked really hard!

 She LOVES he new booty shorts and is ready to try out for So You Think You Can Dance!

You did GREAT sis and we are so proud of you!

Will and the dojo!

Will started Karate this summer.  His sensei isn't  Rex Kwon Do and he won't be the next Daniel LaRusso.  It is just a night where he is allowed to hit other kids!

 My favorite part about watching him is seeing him smile and LAUGH!  He has so much fun!

 This is also the first time I have seen Will volunteer from a group setting to try something new.  Yeah!

He definitely isn't ready to defend himself with the strength of a grizzly, the reflexes of a puma, and (most importantly) the wisdom of a man, but he LOVES it and that is all that matters!

 

I HATE (I know it's a strong word) Back to School

First off, I have resurrected our blog.  It took some technical efforts on the part of my wonderful husband (thanks Babe) and here we are again.

The following image makes me want to throw up.

I HATE back to school with a passion.  Along those lines, I hate mornings when Dave leaves for work, I hate Mondays when he goes back to work, I hate coming back from vacation and returning to routines.   In MY perfect world, my cute little family would ALWAYS be together.  Since this is not reality here we are at the beginning of another school year.  BOO!!!

Samantha is starting 4th Grade.

I had a few camera issues (sorry). I don't know how I feel about her "messenger bag" weighing as much as she does.  She had a great day and came home with a notebook full of friends phone numbers.  I guess the academics will come later in the year.

William is starting 2nd Grade.

Will said he is not sure if he is going to like 2nd grade.  I LOVE his honesty.  He would like the class to be all boys.  He was so excited that he didn't have homework.

Ben starts preschool in a couple of weeks and in the mean time he will be working on his Batman 2 skills and doing a whole lot of this...

This is what Ben calls "pushing peoples buttons".  He did tell me today that you only punch your friends in the arm not the face, maybe he might make some friends!

All in all, we survived the today.  I won't admit how many times I went to check on those 2 cute kiddos (above) or how many times I cried.  I will just put on a smile and make sure everyone in my wonderful family knows that I love them and that I am proud to be their mom (and wife)!