Zoe height / weight

I took Zoe to the doctor today for a cough.  She is 49" tall and weighs 51 lbs.

 

Ryders 1st day at new Montessori

He was super brave (again), and had a great 1st day at Country Montessori.

Ryder's 1st day of Jr. Kindergarten

Today was Ryder's 1st day back at Oak Knoll Montessori after the summer break. Based on last years experience, We were worried that the departure was going to be rough. Ryder was super brave and didn't cry a bit! When we got there, he immediately started playing with his buds in the playground. We watched for a few minutes and figured we should get while the gettin was good. We said bye to him, he gave us both hugs and kisses and went right back to playing. We left and I went back to work and Kia went home to an empty house. It is always bittersweet.

Here is some video of Ryder showing off his cool new backpack:

 

#current events

We just moved to a new condo in Rancho Bernardo. And the A/C leaked and we had to get a ton of work done. Temps were in high 90s.

US is contemplating intervening in Syria civil war

 

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Zoe 1st day of 2nd grade

Zoe began 2nd grade today.  She has Mrs. Sawyer and is in a split class with both 2nd and 3rd graders.

Just like last year, she was super brave and walked into class without looking back.  Me, Kia and Ryder were there to see her go. 

Video of Zoe pulling her 1st tooth

 

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Zoe finally loses first tooth

After months of Zoe having her first loose tooth, it finally came out. Better yet it happened on her 7th birthday. We tried to pull it a few days before but it wasn't quite loose enough and Zoe lost her nerve and didn't want to risk it (totally understandable).

So on her 7th birthday, she pulled it herself! We got it on video to. I'll post video ASAP. In the meantime, below are some pics. The tooth fairy came and left her 4 quarters.

Another cool thing that happened is there is a birds nest outside our home and the bird had baby eggs. They hatched on Zoe's birthday to! Pretty cool.

Ryder's art

Here is a sample of Ryder's early art:

Ryder is learning to spell

This morning at 6:30 am sharp, Ryder came out of bed all excited and says to me: "Dad, I wanted to come tell you I can spell Wat. R.A.T.". I said how'd you know that? And he said "I just sounded it out in my head. Aww.ah.t. Wat."

Note: during school week, we have to shake Ryder out of bed to get him up at 6:30. Weekend? He's out of bed and raring to friggin go.