Charlie does big boy stuff

I am a sucker for this kid. He is getting so big so fast and Brit and I always talk about how we are going to miss out on his baby days. He is officially eating big boy food, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, etc. and is officially making real poo. He is now in his crib and almost makes it through the night and can almost sit up without his bumbo.

Back to School 08

Stats:

Grace - 3rd Grade

Lucas - 1st Grade

Jack - Pre-school

So far the best (and worst) part about starting school seems to be riding the bus. The kids were soooo excited to get to ride the bus. I remember why, it was somewhat of a demilitirized zone where there were very few rules. You aren't at home and you aren't at school so it is unclear what jurisdiction you are under and kids seem to live by the motto "what happens on the bus, stays on the bus."

Gracie came home the other day and said "I rode the whole way home with my head out the window!", Lucas was explaining that one boy was telling non-stop penis jokes, and there was already reports that a mother had to come on the bus after her son got off and chew out some boys for bullying .....I rest my case.

Update on my pursuit of 'The holy grail"

I need to put the vampire book saga to rest. Here is what I've determined.

1. Girls are in love with the idea of being in love.
2. If I could bottle the mysterious feelings associated with 'falling in love' I would be a gazillionaire.
3. It really isn't what the Vampire or the Wolf are doing so to speak, but rather the situation that is what makes the ladies so giddy. I'm not saying that if they replaced the Wolf with Richard Simmons it would have the same effect (the characters definetly do matter), but the attraction is definetly to the situation.
4. The challenge to all us married folk is to somehow, someway, bring back the days of being in Jr. High and having a serious crush that actually goes somewhere (vs. mine which never went anywhere :-(

I have to say I really felt like Stephanie Meyer may have subtley exposed some law of nature that had yet to be revealed, but in reality she just tapped into being 15 all over again.