Rays Win!

Tonight we took the boys to the Tampa Bay Rays game with some friends. It was an awesome game - the Orioles tied the game in the top of the 9th and the Rays wound up scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th! Go Rays!

Cuties!

Jake's first grade teacher Mrs. Fitz recently rescued some kittens from near death - their mom had abandoned them. She brought them in to school on Friday and Jake, Madison and Nick each gave one of them their afternoon bottles - that's one of the things that makes Mrs. Fitzpatrick the best teacher in the world!

First (and Second) Week of School!

Well, school started as expected on Monday, August 18th and then we had a couple of days off thanks to Fay. Thursday, the 21st was the second day of school and the worst day of Fay. We spent the day getting soaked and blown away by Tropical Storm wind and rain. We were off again on Friday so this past week was really the first week of school with two weeks of work to fit in! A crazy start - and a crazy class. A great bunch of kids who LOVE to talk - all the time, non-stop - looks like the mean Mrs. Gainer will make an appearance next Tuesday! Or perhaps the re-arranged room will take care of the problem - we'll see.....

Party for Baby Frosch!

About 1/2 of the school is pregnant right now. Here are several of them at Lauren's shower!

First Day of School 2008

Well, we only managed to get one child's picture on the first day of school and only because Mrs. Herod remembered her camera before Jake went to his 5th grade classroom. Here he is on his first day of his last year at Red Bug!

SC for Lindsay and Papa D

Dad and Lindsay left today for Mama's house. Dad will be there for a golf weekend and Lindsay will spend her last week before school hanging out with Mama!

Brace Face

Lindsay's done so it's time for Andy to be miserable. Today he had his top braces put on along with some sort of torture device inside his mouth. Don't worry - we have lots of wax!

Tired Out!

Jake is having a tough time hanging with the big kids! Here's what happens when he stays up till 2!

Grandpa and Uncle Bill Visit

Grandpa and Uncle Bill came to visit today. Here are some pics of our day!

Big Baby

Our sweet Harlan is scared to death of thunderstorms. When he hears one rumbling, he grabs his baby and walks around with it until the storm is over. He here is getting ready for one!