School Is In

Today was the first day of school for the kids. Chloe has been ready for a while. Jordan wasn't excited but he does seem like he is ready for school to get underway, and hopefully he is ready to put forth a big effort and get great grades this year. You can see pictures of their first day below.

Diana and I are ready for school to get started. After a bust July and an August that seemed even busier, the school days seem to slow down and help us get into a groove. Diana even got up early to make bacon and blueberry pancakes - with fresh blueberries! It was great! Hope that keeps up for a while, I like bacon and pancakes.

On Saturday me and the kids went to Seven Peaks. It is a long drive down there, but it was worth it. The kids loved the wave pool and lazy river. At first they seemed very scared to go on the water slides, but once we went on one they loved it. We then went on more and more, some with tubes - like "Cave In," and some without - like "Flashflood." It was the perfect day to go to a water park. The weather was great, the sun was bright. We had our sunscreen on so there wasn't a lot of uncomfortable sun burns.

The only sour note was how many times Chloe almost drowned. She thinks she is a better swimmer than she actually is and in the wave pool she would get crushed by the waves. Her swimming really has improved the last little while, but not good enough for the open seas of the wave pool. The people on tubes are right on top of you. I had to save her a couple of times, one time she was really going under and coughed up a bunch of water - she even said her life flashed before her eyes. Other than the multiple near-death experiences the day was really fun!