Nik got his camo belt in karate!!!

 
 
 
 
Yesterday Nik got his camo belt in karate. So this means he now gets to spar. His first class will be on Friday he is so excited!!! Suffering from a little bit of a cold today.Everyone else is doing good.

Andrews Osborne Academy

 
Here is Nik in his Andrews Osborne shirt. Friday was casual day. He seems to be doing really good in school and so is Rachel.This weekend we did a lot of cleaning around the house. Tues. Nik tests for his camo belt in karate then he will be able to spar! He is so excited.

Labor day picnic

 
 
 
 
On Monday we went to Curt's house for a picnic. All the kids played nice and had a lot of fun. They had this blow up water slide that the kids loved. You can see Nik sliding down it. Of course they now want one for our yard. That is Rachel holding Collin, Danielle's baby. Everyone is doing good in school. Nik said he rather be in school than at home all day, I am sure that will change when he is older. He did his swimming class yesterday and liked it. Rachel has a lot of work and she is getting stressed. She forgot a book yesterday that she needed to do some homework out of and was so upset with herself that she forgot. She reminds me of my sister. Rachel said she rather be at home than at school. Well have a nice week its gonna be a hot one here.

Who does Nik look like more

It looks like Nik looks like me but only by a little bit. I am going to do this for Rachel too I just need a picture if her dad.

Sparring gear

 

 

Yesterday Nik got his sparring gear for karate. On 9/11 he will be testing for his camo belt and will move up into another class and has to start sparring. Nik tried everything on when we got home from karate and decided to test it out on Jason. Let's just say Nik will be a force to reckon with. He is adjusting to school. His teacher called on Friday to let us know that Nik is doing great and making friends. Nik was the only new child in his class. In the other kindergarten class they have a couple new kids. On Thurs we have open houses for both kids schools so Jason and I will need to divide up our time.

Goofy Nik!!!

 

 

Here are some goofy pics of Nik that I also got off the camera phone. They were from the 4th of July when we were waiting for the fireworks to start! This truly shows Nik's funny personality. He is always making us laugh!

More pics from Hocking Hills

 

 

 

Here are more pics from Hocking Hills that I got off my camera phone. We truly had a great time on this vacation except for the heat. We defiantly will go back really soon. The one picture is of Nik on his birthday eating his milkshake!

Nik seemed to like school. I think he needs to get used to being there all day. It was nice having the whole day to myself though a little part of me missed having Nik around. Tomorrow he gets to have computer class and library. Tues he has his swimming class though they did not have it today because the pump broke.

Nik's first full day of kindergarten

 
 

Today is Nik's first full day of school! His bus comes at 7:40 so we woke him up at 6:45. Nik has never been much of a breakfast eater and I even got him sausage because that is what he wanted and we could only get him to eat 2 bites of it. Hopefully once his body gets used to this new schedule he will start eating better. It was such a struggle to get him to eat those 2 bites. He was so excited to go on the school bus. Here is him waiting for the bus. He hopped right on a didn't even care and off he went. He will be home around 3:15.

Nik's first day of school!!

 
 

Nik has his first day of school, he has been all excited all weekend. He could not wait to go. This morning he seemed a little out of it he is not used to getting up and having to eat breakfast right away and having to get ready to leave for school. He has 10 kids in his class 6 boys and 4 girls. Today is just a half day till 11:30 then tomorrow is the full day and he will also ride the bus. Today I stayed with him till 9:30. He seemed a little shy but I think he will be better once I leave because he kept on looking for me, plus he does not know anyone in his class.

Rachel's 2nd day of school

 


Rachel had another good day of school!! She loves her teacher and she having lots of fun with her friend Hannah.

Rachel's 1st day of 4th grade!!

 
 
 
 


I just dropped Rachel off for her first day of 4th grade. She seemed pretty excited, she was happy Hannah was in her class. Though in some of these pictures she does not look too thrilled I don't know whats up with that. I am sure she will have a good day. Though it will be very hot the next couple of days! Nik starts school on Monday though its only a half day and the first hour I stay with him. Then on Tuesday is the first full day and he will ride the bus. He will go to school from 8:15-3:00.

Rachel's 4th grade teacher

Rachel found out who her 4th grade teacher is Mr. Butula, which is the one she wanted. She is very excited. Next Thursday is her first day of school so school pictures are soon to come.

Nik's 6yr old check up

Nik went to the doctor today for his 6 year old check up. He is 48 lbs and 46 1/2" tall. He is 50% for weight and 75% for height compared to other 6 yr old boys. So theres hope that he will be tall and break the small genes from my family! Rachel is on her way to being tall too. She is 4foot 5 inches she is catching up to me quickly. Jason liver results turned out to be a mild case of a fatty liver. So basically it means he needs to loose weight and he can go on cholesterol medicine if needed. He needs to get a physical first. Which will be our next step.

Last of Hocking Hills

Here are some pics of the Rock House and also of Cantwell Cliffs that we visited on Friday as we were leaving. So back to normal. Jason and I are celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary today!!! We are going out tonight. in about 2 week the kids are going to go back to school. Rachel starts the 23rd Nik starts the 27th.

More boating

You can tell how hot it was it got to 97 that day, we all look red in the face.

More Boating Lake Logan

Here is a nice picture of Lake Logan. They also had a beach where you could go swimming. I think it was just to hot for the fishing!