Back to school night

The boys hosted us last week at their "back to school night". The eldest whipped through lessons as if he was racing an imaginary competitor while the littlest one walked the classroom with his musical instruments, providing the soundtrack for the room. 

This guy did eventually show us a sorting work and it was too cute. Pom poms in one bowl, pumpkins in the other. The funniest thing is his new chattiness (if that is a word) which is a whole lot of nonsensical sounds spoken as if he has a mouthful of marbles. He is so very earnest about these conversations though. I'll have to get it on video. 

West coast recap

It's so rare that you encounter one of those long weekend trips that actually feels like a vacation. This last trip was a rare gem of that variety.

We packed up the boys Thursday evening, in their pjs, after a long day at work, and put in a few hours of driving time to make the next day's drive a little more tolerable for the then wide awake duo. It just may be our new mode if car travel. 

Family, wedding, beach. A perfect mini vacation.