First Day of Kindergarten

My little boy is growing up. It's a little sad to see them go off to school for the first full day of school. I'm always worried about what words he's learning on the bus (or any new anatomical terms he has not yet heard). I always worry about the kids at school and whether they'll want to be his friend and play with him--he tends to be a little shy at first. I DID worry about his teacher (after a less than stellar teacher last year), but after meeting this year's teacher I think she's the best thing since sliced bread. So I worry a little less. Here's a picture of Tyler before school.



I didn't even cry.

He told me his first day of school was good, but he didn't make any friends. I then proceeded to assure him that it would be like last year where he didn't know the boys and girls at first, but pretty soon he would get to know them and become friends. Then I asked him about recess and he told me all about some of the kids he played with and the people he sat by at lunch. I asked him if these people were his friends and he said they weren't because he didn't know their names. Funny kid.

After all is said and done, I hope I've taught him well enough about right and wrong. I hope he's got it through his head he should not talk or go with a stranger. I hope I've taught him the things he shouldn't be doing, even if his friends want him too. And I hope I've taught him to be who he is no matter what. I know, a little sappy.

Waterskiing and Tubing

We went waterskiing this weekend with some friends. It was a LOT of fun. I really miss having a boat--one day we will...

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I wanted to post this little video. Bear with me--the beginning is a little boring. The friends we went with had never seen anyone do this before, so they were impressed enough it convinced me to post the fun tricks Trevor's learned on a tube. It's kind of old news (to us)because everytime we go tubing, it's Trevor's favorite thing to do. He IS amazing :)

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Here are a few pictures of us too. The kids had a lot of fun on the tube--I should have gotten some of Hailey and Ashley on the tube. Oops--but since we were both in the tube with them, we didn't think to take pictures.

Yep, I did go waterskiing. I know, a little taboo when you're pregnant. But I asked my doctor and he said if I was REALLY CAREFUL and I also had to wear something besides my swimsuit for protection. Without going into too much detail, he tells me a really common injury is when you hit the water in a sitting position and it temporarily "inflates"...an area you don't want inflated...this causes like an air embolus = bad for pregnant women. So he told me to wear some shorts or a wetsuit besides my swimsuit to protect any areas from inflation :) But as far as hitting on my stomach, it's still early enough the baby is low and protected by all the bones around. Just so you all know, I wasn't being negligent...and I didn't fall, I let go :)

I didn't get any pictures of Trevor waterskiing because he's better than me and makes me look bad. Just kidding. I was trying to keep all the kids sitting down and I forgot to grab the camera...conveniently :)