Lots of changes...

Mom started school about a month ago. Lots of changes.....We have to get used to her reading/studying all the time, and she tries to keep things fun for us, and so we have gone to the dinosaur museum a couple times, visited aunt nada, tried to go fishing...but really we are spending a lot of time playing outside and with each other to stay occupied. Mom says next semester she won't take 9 units, just 6, and that might be better....
Dad has really taken over on a lot of the chores - making dinner, taking care of the yard, taking care of us in the evening so that mom can study....but mom still does this blog with me, so it might not get as much attention...we have already noticed that we hardly had any pictures for the last 3 weeks! Dad took us to breck last weekend to watch a bike race (mom was at work) it was so much fun! I took all the pictures of the cyclists!

Izaac and I are in school. I love it so much - I am busy all day, and you all know what a busy kid I am, so it fits my personality perfectly! I am in school from 745 to 230, and have no problem with the all day thing...we ride our bikes to school and home everyday, but I have taken the bus three times, I tell mom I like the bus better, but we still ride our bikes. (mom's perception is I like the bike better - cause it puts me in a good mood). Zac is riding with us everyday to take me to school and pick me up. He's getting so good on his bike that he was able to ride to his school and back - 3 miles one way!! amazing!

Izaac is not doing so great in school, he goes 3 days a week for 3 hours - having a hard time socializing, but getting interested in letters and spelling. He is just learning how to socialize with kids his own age....mom hopes the adjustment doesn't take too long.

We are both playing soccer once a week, and loving it....and I started back with piano this week - and mom says that is enough!!!!

I had some major work done on my teeth - a kid's root canal - but all is good now.

Courtney also had her teeth cleaned - the dog's have cost mom and dad a bunch of money in the last 3 months, basically blown the budget way out of the water, and along with mom's school, we are in the poor house - not to mention how the bad economy has affected us. But the dogs seem stable now - Mishka is in kidney failure (early stages), and her arthritic hips have gotten so bad that she is taking meds that helps her hips, but will eventually kill her kidneys. Mom is trying to appreciate the time she is still here - we're not sure how much longer she'll be with us. Courtney is as deaf as ever, and has just nubbins for teeth, a little heart murmer, but otherwise doing great!

The weather is turning - getting cooler nights very regularly, and beautiful days!
Our garden has treated us well - our pumpkins are growing, lots of tomatoes, beans, zucchini, and we are loving it. Our only wasted space was the corn - they just didn't make it, not sure why...
Had to move our compost pile (which is doing so good, yummy stuff for the soil) - was outside, down below the kitchen window, now it is as far away from the house as possible - the fruit flies got so bad they were flying up the two stories and into the kitchen window - still in the process of doing a fruit fly extermination!

Well, that is our update for the beginning of the year - we'll try to keep updated as much as possible....

Last weekend's trip to breckenridge

Enjoying outside, watching a cyclocross race

Venga venga venga! Allez allez!

Loving time with dad

Izaac's first day at preschool

Going to school in the chariot

he's getting pretty big for that chariot