Scouting A New Location

Another sign our boy is growing up... he's joined a Tiger Cub Scout den. We're still learning the scouting lingo and such... including taking a trip to the Scout Trading Post (supply store) for a uniform shirt and lots of patches! CSR and Tyler went on their first Go See It on Sunday, going to a park for a little hike and checking out the local wildlife.

Fall Prevention

Today's the first day of fall according to the calendar. But you wouldn't know it by the thermometer. Today it was up to 90 degrees-- unofficial temperature recorded by the car themometer-- warm enough to take a backyard dip. While CSR was lobbying for me to get out the kiddie pool, I didn't think that the wisest use of our water. So they got a little sprinkling instead. And of course after getting just wet enough to cool off, both boys promptly abandoned the sprinker and decided it was more fun playing in the dirt. Some muddy buddies.

I've Been Working on the Railroad

This is how RTR and I spent our morning... working on the railroad. He found a train bridge in the garage and insisted (in his 2 year old way) that I needed to bring more train-related items outside. So out came the trains and tracks for some sidewalk engineering. He was quite caught up in making the pieces fit together and making the various engines and cars move along the tracks. He even took an interest in figuring out where to put power poles and signs. Definitely more fun than pulling weeds.

First Day of First Grade

After days (weeks?) of anticipation (mine), the first day of school arrived for CSR. His expression in the first picture pretty much sums up how he felt about the whole thing. I can't believe I got such a lousy picture. Anyway, CSR wasn't too thrilled about returning to school. He started complaining yesterday of a headache and stomach ache and fell asleep before dinner. I figured it was just nerves. He still wasn't very perky this morning, again us assuming it was just the usual reluctance for new situations. There were some teary moments as we got him settled in his new classroom and said goodbye. Since it was a full day, we couldn't do our new tradition of having ice cream for lunch. But since CSR asked me to, I came back and had lunch with him. He has a great teacher! She seemed to really understand what was going on. At lunch, she reported that he had a great morning and is a hard worker. Not sure if she already knew this would be a good idea, but she put CSR next to one of his friends from his class last year, so that was a comfort. I should have known something was up though when we went to Molly Moon's for ice cream.


He wasn't all that excited and then didn't want the rest of his ice cream (lucky for me he ordered a flavor I like). So after a full day of school, we figure it out-- he's got a fever. A dose of Tylenol seemed to help. Not sure what this will mean for the second day of school though. Stay tuned...
P.S. RTR was quite happy about CSR's first day of school. As the picture shows.