LA County Fair Day

We anxiously await the LA County fair each year. Lucky us, we spotted a Groupon that was good for 2 fair admissions plus excellent parking for $25. We utilized it opening weekend and did more than our fair share of walking, shopping and of course eating.

I tried fried avocado and to be honest wasn't that impressed. Although we've made a lot of changes in our eating habits as well as our general health so our tummies weren't as excited by the glutenous offerings of the fair as in years past... Interesting... We did enjoy lots of roasted corn, kabobs and lemonade!

JT and HeaBug enjoyed a pony ride after dark and wandering through looking at all of the animals and plants in the garden. They rode the sky ride and got mini cupcakes too. HeaBug loved the Dinosaurs the most! It was a great day!

Cosmic Bowling for Ms K

 

We went to a birthday party for one of JT's little friends, Ms K. who's been our pal since Kinder. HeaBug especially LOVES seeing Ms. K and her mommy when we are walking JT to class. The party was fantastic Cosmic bowling for rock stars! Such a good time, we were glad to be a part of her special day.

1st day of 1st grade

JT began another year at the Charter School the we LOVE. His new teacher, Mrs. G is a long term substitute for his teacher that is out on maternity leave, Mrs. K. He's really enjoying Mrs. G and has a few kids in his class that he went to kinder with.

We love the school and are adjusting to the new administration. The whole district got a might shuffle over the summer and our old principal retired at the end of last year. It's an amazingly strong school though with a great parent presence.

Part of the charter agreement is that each family agrees to donate a minimum of 25 hours of service. Long Beach also offers School of Choice which means you can apply to attend any school in the district and a lottery (most of the time) determines whether or not you get in. There is no transportation or bussing system provided so getting to and from school is your own responsibility. Once accepted to the school you need not reapply each year.

I'm doing PTA this year and serving on the board as the Historian. I had to attend several board meetings over the summer. It's been fun getting to know other parents and being so involved. It's a plus knowing all the great activities being planned for the year! And man are there a lot! We are looking forward to another year as an Eagle!

The Happiest Place

After 4 years, we gave up our Disney Ultimate passes after JT's 6th birthday celebration at The Disney Parks last year. We've definitely missed it but with JT in school and work we weren't able to make it out nearly as often as before so we decided not to renew.

One of our guys at Rock Steady, Klaus, was kind enough to sign in our family. We went the whole day from 9am-11pm. We hit the park like tourists and had a total blast!

Finally got to see World of Color and ride the new mermaid ride. We played in both Disneyland and California Adventure on what had to have been one of the hottest days of the summer!

Ready for Little Mermaid!

See him feeling sick?

Poor Mr. B started feeling sick toward the end of the night and I wasn't nearly as sympathetic as I should have been considering he spent the next 5 days seriously ill (So much that we spent time in urgent care!) I forced him to suck it up so that we could stand in line for more than an hour to see World of Color. Love you babe... and sorry again!

Our Dier Friends

Mr B and Mr Dier have been friends since the beginning of time. Best Men at each other's weddings, always in touch regardless of where in the world Airman Dier was stationed, we try to catch up as often as possible when we're in a 200 mile radius. They spent the last three years in Germany and while there, expanded their family by two sweet peas. We were so excited to finally get a chance to meet them while they were in-between moving from Germany to Colorado. Mr and Mrs Dier are the kind of amazing friends that when we get together, it feels like no time has passed at all. We count ourselves so lucky to be able to love this family <3

Sweet Tori

Little Man Will

Pals even before they were born

Riss and Mr B

Little Monkies

Hea Bug, JT, and Miss Riss

"Children reinvent your world for you"

My Beautiful Friend Mrs. Mabry gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! Mom and baby were healthy and happy. I was so glad to get a chance to meet him in the hospital.

Weeks ago, we attended the Mabry's sports themed baby shower. Mini Corn Dogs, Hot Dogs, Nachos and Churros! Yum!

Mrs M and I have been friends since forever. It's wonderful to witness such beautiful milestones in the lives of those we love.

I embellished cloth diapers/burpee cloths as one of our shower gifts. Though I forgot to take a picture, I also made hooded towels for baby and his big sister!

So happy for the Mabry Fam and their new addition <3