Back to school

Well, it's been a busy last couple of weeks I guess.  School started on August 22nd.  The boys have done fairly well getting ready in the mornings, with a couple exceptions when we were running a bit behind.  Andrew is well-known for his stalling tactics.  (He also uses these for homework and bedtime).

Here they are heading out the first day of school...

They were pretty anxious about the first day, but I think things went better than they expected.  Luckily, it was only a half day, which allowed it to be less overwhelming and they pretty much just got their supplies put away and learned the class rules.  They seemed pretty happy when I picked them up and had no homework on day 1!

P.S.-- I can't believe I have a 6th grader!!!!

(I just uploaded this pic by accident, but isn't it a gorgeous picture?!?!  Pretty sure this is the view from the school parking lot, facing west towards the mountains.)

Moving on, 

We went to The Living Planet Aquarium, just down the street from us last weekend for a Saturday afternoon activity.  Here are a few pics...

Jellyfish are so cool

 shark in the touch tank

 the penguins were so cute!

Pirannahs!!!

So, today is Labor Day.  We didn't do much earlier this weekend. We have been dealing with some "tummy troubles" around the house this past week.  (I will spare you the details on that) ! 

Andrew's birthday is tomorrow.  He will be 9! Since his birthday falls on a school day, we decided to let him do some gifts today.  Dave chose a DS game for him that he has been wanting, and Jake and I decided to let him pick out 2 hermit crabs at PetSmart, since he's been really wanting to get some as pets.

Here are some early pics...

Lego Batman DS game

reading Dave's card

Opening the box with a "How to care for Hermit crabs" sheet. He knew what this meant!

This is Jack the crab.  Joe is hiding behind him in the grayish shell.  Jack is really a climber and already changed shells within 30 minutes of being in his new home!  

This is their crab habitat.  I'll try to add some better pictures soon.  :)

So, we have quickly gone from one cat to 4 pets now!  I think we are running an indoor zoo!  Dave says he wants a hamster.  Luckily, his birthday is quite a while from now!  

Check back soon!

The Rogers' Zoo