Last bits of Summer

It's officially Fall. This might just end up being the longest blog post ever as I feel the need to get every picture that had to do with Summer up before October, which happens to be in 2 hours.

So, here it goes. Here's what the end of summer had in store for us...

We got the boys a new dirt bike. Tyler is really great at riding it and he got some gear to wear from the friend we bought the bike from, he's loving it. Zac has started riding the quad on his own. For 3 years old he's a really good driver and very responsible when he's on it.

Bike jumps were also a big hit this summer and all the neighborhood kids dig the jump.

The boys were obsessed with wanting to golf this summer. Dave and I don't golf but we managed to get them to the driving range a few times and they have a blast.

We hot another milestone at the end of summer when all four of use went rock climbing and everyone got to climb! Zac got on the rocks for the first time and it was awesome. More family climbing trips to come for sure!

We finished off the unofficial end of summer with the St. Mary's church picnic. We've been on vacation the weekend of the picnic the past few years but this year we vacationed earlier so we were able to go. Nothing takes my back to my childhood more than the picnic with polka music, homemade food and old friends. Can't beat it! Mocanaqua rocks :)

We did the Wilkes-Barre triathlon where I finished 3rd in my age group, I moved up to the 35-39 group those ladies are fierce and Dave took home first place for the Clydesdale division (over 200 lbs.). Not too shabby for our minimal training!

We hit up Ringing Rocks State Park which is a nearby state park that is a boulder field and you hit the rocks with a hammer and they ring. It's crazy and the kids loved it. We hung out with friends, built teepees and watched 3 grown men try to knock over a tree. I can't even take the picture...you'll know which one it is below I'm sure.

Katie and I held the block part again this year and it was a success! About 60 or so adults and 30 kids came. The fire truck came and squirted the kids with the hose, we had the Eagles/Cowboys game on TV in our driveway and everyone hung out it was a great day. The kids were in heaven! We have such an awesome block!

This past weekend, Amy and I went to the Penn State game and had a great time as always. And my Mom and I finished the weekend off by going to the Bloomsburg fair with the kids. I got to stop by the Bloomsburg campus and I haven't been there in years. Good stuff!

That house is the sorority house I lived in and I think it's actually going to fall over pretty soon.

A few video notes. When your kid asks to get out of the car and race you home, you let him and video it. And when your kid is half asleep but is still singing Eye Of the Tiger you video it to show him at his wedding.

And the random last picture. That's tonight when the boys decided they would take the work bench in to the bathroom so they could play while in the tub. It might end up being a long Winter ;)

Tyler - First day of Kindergarten!

And just like that we're 3 weeks in to Kindergarten!

September 8, 2015 was the first day of Kindergarten for Tyler at Enfield Elementary School. He handled it like a champ. He was pretty excited to start school and we even more pumped to ride the bus.

We all walked him down to the bus stop the first day. He had no hesitation about hopping on the bus and taking off on a new adventure. It helps that his buddy Jackson is in 1st grade and took super good care of Tyler. It actually made me feel so much more at ease that Jackson was on the bus with him.

So, Tyler hopped on the bus and off he went! The, Zac began to cry. The person that took this the hardest was Zac. He's so used to doing everything with his brother, including going to school with him. So we walked up the street with a crying boy, who was reaching out for his brother (so very sad).

Dave ended up walking Zac back down to the bus stop where I pulled up in my car and piked him up like I was a school bus as I said on my microphone "Bus #1, picking up!" and Zac hopped in.

Tyler's teacher is Mrs. Hannahoe. A Mom of 2 little boys, who likes to run and went to Penn State. I think we'll be just fine ;) He goes to school for the full day then goes to Kid View after school until we pick him up. He gets to see his buddies (Kyle, Kavi and Wyatt) at Kid View and it's nice since they have been attached since they were babies and now they're all separated.

Tyler's been doing pretty good at school. All in all I think the transition has been going pretty well. He apparently climbed on the radiator in the bathroom and was swinging on a stall door one day and Max told the teacher him. What the what, Max?? Clearly Max isn't an American Ninja Warrior...warriors are always training not matter where they are :)

Tyler loves riding the bus and the first week said he might like the bus better than he likes school ha! Good thing, the bus is was gets him to school. My great neighbor Katie is helping me with morning duty and taking Tyler for me on the days I work in the office and she gets Tyler on the bus with Jackson. I have no clue what I'd do without this village of friends that surrounds me in our neighborhood I am so thankful for my awesome neighbors!

Zac also switched to a new room at school. Ms. T is his new teacher and he's doing really well. He's still upset if we end up having to get Tyler on the bus before I drop him off at school, but I think he'll get used to this as time goes on.

Having 2 pickup/drop offs isn't as bad as I thought it would be and the next time we'll have one pick up/drop off location is when they're in 2nd and 4th grade. Yikes!

I'll admit, after Tyler got on the bus and I dropped Zac off on that first day I went the long way to work so I could pass Tyler's school and see if I could see him getting off the bus going in to school. My biggest fear is that he was going to get off the bus and not go in to school. Why, I have no clue? I knew he'd go in to school and there'd be tons of adults guiding them on the first day as to what they needed to do. The more people I talk to the more people I hear they had the same worry.

So 3 weeks in we're getting settled in to our new routine. There's little bits of homework coming home and he's beginning to learn how to read. Exciting!

Now, on to some first day pictures. I have some repeats as some were with my phone and others with my normal camera but I'm tired and I can't pick through them at the moment.

Note: Zac's mullet has now been cut. That's a whole other blog post but after 2.5 hours of Dave and I cutting his hair at home, he's got a nice hair cut!

Sea Isle City 2015

It's mid-September and I have yet to post vacation pics. It's been a whirlwind since we got home. I'll get caught up and have all September pics and posts up by the end of the month! I mean what good are first day of school pics in October??

Once again, Sea Isle delivered an amazing week. It never fails us. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!