Back to school!

I know I'm behind on posting, but things have been busy, plus Blogspot has been giving me issues and seems to be slow, making it hard for me to have patience in posting pictures. Sorry, I will do better at keeping things up to date faster.

The boys started school on August 10th. We decided to give a new charter school that came to town a try. It's a Sequoia School and they have 26 other schools around the valley. There have been so many issues with the Charter School that they were at for 2 years, so we thought maybe the experience behind this new one would be a good thing. Well so far it's been awesome! They are so happy there. Eventhough the previous school now has a brand new super nice building, and some of their friends are still going there, they really do love this new school so much better. Some of the teachers and some of their friends made the switch, so they do have good friends in their classes.

Cole started 5th grade and he has the same teacher that he had for 3rd and 4th grade. We love her. Jacob is in 3rd grade now and he has the same teacher that he had for 1st grade. She's awesome too. They got lucky to get teachers that they are already familiar with. I can't believe how grown up they are. Makes me sad a bit. :( Here are some pictures from the 1st day.













Cole- 5th grade, Jacob- 3rd grade. Cole's back pack has glow strips on it I guess, lol.













They were so excited to start school. I think they were starting to get a little bored around here. :) I have to add that I really wanted to take the camera to school and get pictures of them there, but Cole didn't want to have any part in that. He said it would be embarrassing and to please not do that mom. Serious? Fine, I didn't and I was kind of bummed about it but oh well. I was going to do it for just Jacob, but he didn't really want me to either. Geez, they are growing up too fast!

California Vacation Week 2....Lots of Pics

The 2nd week that we were in California it was just us at my mom and dad's. My sister and her kids left and the boys were sad. We still had fun though going to the beach some more and even more Legoland. We also went and walked around Downtown Disney and we went to the Oceanside Harbor which always has lots of action going on, and we went back to the La Jolla Cove where we swam out to some islands and saw lots of fish and other sea creatures. We celebrated my dad's 72nd birthday while we were there and also my parents 51st wedding anniversary. Here are some pictures of the 2nd week of fun.

We went to Legoland a couple more times that week. The boys never tire of that place. I on the other hand, did get tired. Lots of walking. Seeing the big smiles on their faces though while we are there makes it all worth it!














They saw Spongebob and a policeman...













Super Mario and some pirates...













Then they both did some thinking...











Rode on some airplanes...













Hung out with a fireman and his dog...














And then rode in a police helicopter...










They got to build a robot using computers and then we watched a 4D Lego movie....










They built some Bioncles and then took a Safari Jeep ride.









We of course went back to the beach a few more times as well.










They played some paddleball and captured some sand crabs...










They did some surfing...











And some wiping out.....











They did some body surfing too...













And some boogie boarding...










Then they buried my feet! :)









We visited Oceanside Harbor where they were actually getting along great!











Then back to Legoland just to do the water area one day. I was glad I could sit from a far and watch this. They wore their suits and got SOAKED!









That big bucket fills up with water and then tips over when it's full and dumps water on everyone. This is what was getting them the most wet. They stood under it on purpose!













Look how wet they are!









To dry off we did the mini golf there at Legoland. That was a cute course with Lego animals throughout it. Here we got sprayed with water by a skunk, lol.













No this isn't Legoland. This is the Lego store at downtown Disney. We went there for a day and had lots of fun.

















Jacob as a pirate and my two GOOFY boys...















We ate lunch there at the Rainforest Cafe! That place is 3 stories and so cool!















Real life-like animals throughout Rainforest Cafe.













And a really cool fish tank inside.















Out front of the Disneyland hotel and then in the lobby shaking Mickey's hand, haha.












We went to the La Jolla cove one day and the boys explored the caves there.













Inside the caves.













Outside the caves, hanging out.









Then we swam out to these rocks. I wish we had a snorkel set with us. We saw some cool fish. The water was so clear! The swim was a pretty easy one.










Here's the rocks we swam too.









This squirrel was at the cove and was so friendly. The boys held food out to him and he came up and took it from them with his paws and then went and ate it and kept coming back for more.
















LAST day at Legoland. We only went for a few hours and just did a few more rides and watched the fireworks. They had to stop at pose with King Tut and a camel....










Then they sat in a King's Throne...












And drove a car.










This is them playing on their grandparents computer. This was our last night there and they are actually getting along again. We had SO much fun. It was hard to come home. Especially since I knew the house would be a mess from the flood.