Mimi's Visit and the start of school

First day of Kindergarten for Luke and Liam

You're off to great places, today is your day.  Your mountain is waiting so get on your way.  

Dr. Seuss

Hard to believe they are old enough for Kindergarten

All the boys!

Aiden started his second year at preschool

Big hugs from one of their teachers that they have had since they started preschool.

New lunch boxes and first time to eat lunch at school

Silly pose

Serious pose


We started back to school on the Tuesday after Labor Day.  The big news here was that Luke and Liam started Kindergarten!  We looked around a several schools and opted to leave them at the Montessori school where they attended preschool and where Aiden attends preschool.  The main reason for this was an attempt to make our lives somewhat more simplistic.  The pick up and drop off times are the same, everyone is at the same location, and there wouldn't be a huge adjustment since we are at staying at the same school.  Luke and Liam will attend three full days per week and Aiden attends two half days.  This will be the first time that Luke and Liam eat lunch at school which they were very excited about.

Bear with me for one moment...had to do a quick comparison with the puppy dog onesie that Finn wore last week and reminded me of when L, L, and AJ also wore it.....

Liam in puppy dog outfit around 1 month old

Luke (same age, same outfit)

Aiden (a little younger than one month, same onesie).  Aiden was so big that I am not sure he wore this more than once or twice and he wore it as a newborn.

And Finn wore the puppy dog outfit this week

Mimi holding Finn after she arrived

Mim and the boys cleaning the trash can.  Aiden was out there as well, but just left to do something with the hose.  The boys actually loved this and took turns spraying the water and the bleach.  It was a stinky trash can, but looks great now!!

Finn, Mimi, and the boys

Finn was giving us lots of cute faces

Smile!

Having a snack at the park one morning

Musical chairs

The boys thought this was great!!

We enjoyed a visit from my mom (Mimi) over Labor Day weekend while John was in Amsterdam on a business trip.  She came to meet Finn for the first time, but I think the older boys may have benefitted the most from the extra attention.  We had a great time playing, running errands, eating out, and cleaning with the boys.  Yes, I said cleaning!  My mom is definitely the expert "cleaner."  She can make just about anything look brand new again.  Our trash can had a smelly odor all summer and we finally washed it out, bleached it, and now you could probably eat off of it because it is so clean.  We cleaned out the garage and then tackled a few indoor projects.  We took all the kitchen chairs outside and let Luke, Liam, and Aiden assist us in washing them.  Liam suggested we play musical chairs so we did that first and then broke out the hose, old rags, and brushes.  The chairs look so much better and the boys thought it was great.  Mimi was a big help and we appreciated her work very much.  Luke enjoyed her scrambled eggs every morning for breakfast, Liam enjoyed helping Mimi with all her "projects" around the house, and Aiden loved having someone else to talk to.  Thanks for such a great visit, Mimi!!