First Days and Birthdays

As it is the "norm" for this family- we have been busy. This time we were been busy with preparations for school and birthdays.

Jacob's birthday and the first day of school fell on the same day this year- the last day of July. What a present, hu?! The kids have wonderful teachers that they already adore. Now, I'm usually not the gushy mushy type but the first day of school always gets to me. Its a symbol of my kids getting bigger and that tugs on my heart. Brenden is already in 6th! Next year its Jr High for him!! I better enjoy it all now because as soon as he hits 16, we'll never see him again!

Being the thoughtful girl she is- Emily picked some Naked Ladies (aka Belladonna Lilies) for her teachers. And yes- the kids love that the flowers are called Naked Ladies and snicker every time their name is said. I guess we could call them Belladonna Lilies but where is the fun in that?!

As we posted earlier, we celebrated Jacob and Trevor's birthdays by going to the SF Exploratorium. So, when it was Jacobs actual birthday, we did the usual of letting the birthday boy open his presents and pick his favorite dinner with cupcakes for dessert. Then a week later, when it was Trevor's birthday, we did the same.