Goodbye Jade

Jade is off to Africa.

Check out his blog at http://jordan.maslyn.us/kenya/.

We went out to a "farewell" dinner at Flamingos.

Grampie was out of town and Ellen was at a concert, so it was a small celebratory crowd.

Miss M had her 8th grade health project baby, Deliah, with her and Deliah had a meltdown in the middle of the restaurant... this caused her 8th grade 'Mommy' to have a bit of a meltdown too. We recovered fairly quickly though and had a fine dinner.

"Uncle" Jade kissing Deliah

Jade & Grammie

Jade, Miss M, and baby Deliah

Jade & licensed driver Deevs

Jade & Mom

Jade & Dad

Goodbye Jade.

We will be praying for you: that God's will be done in your life and in your trip!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

Back 2 School (09)

Can it be "back to school" already?

Summer has come to a close and it's back to the books.

I am grateful summer was a little longer hold-out than in years past... we got to go back on the 10th rather than the usual 2nd or 3rd.

Heck, I'll take every extra day I can get!

We made our traditional first day of school breakfast of Orange rolls.

This was a strange year.

No Jade.

No Lando (we should have made them waaaaayy back in August for Lando, the morning he left for college).

Deevs at 3.

Miss M ate 1.

Huh.

Times, they are a-changin'.

Deevs had his first day at a new school as a sophomore. But he has been playing football all Summer, so he was already fairly well adjusted & didn't seem that nervous on the first day.

He was supposed to have his driver's license already but ended up not being able to get it as soon as he had hoped, so I got to drive him!!! Woo hoo!!! (Although, by the time I have gotten around to writing this on day 3 of school, he got his license and drove himself for the first time TODAY - more on THAT later!).

He was not real, super into having photos taken ~ haha~

Miss M and Kens on the first day of 8th grade... not longer nervous little "Sevi's".

Not nearly as shy about picture taking as last year. Hamming in up!

Here's to hoping for a GREAT year!!!!!!!!!!!

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!!!

Miss M is an official 8th grader now - woo hoo!

In celebration, we took her and three of her also newly minted 8th grade friend to the beach when they got out of school at 12:46PM.

They brought subway sandwiches, towels, boogie boards, and umbrella, sunglasses, and some 'tude and did the last day of school Cali-style.

Ahhhhh... a perfect day for the beach (thanks sun, for coming out after WEEKS of "June Gloom").

Layin' out.

Goofy-face pix.
Sunglasses & 'tude.
Sunglasses & silliness.
taking their OWN photos.

LOVE

8th graders
Dancing.
Yes, they actually went in the water.

Choreographing.

"Fried fish"