First Day of School

Here is Savannah outside her room
at school. She is excited and nervous.



















This is the 2nd or 3rd day of school.
I wanted to get a picture of her with
her backpack, you can tell she is
feeling a bit more confident about this
school thing.

First Day of School

Beginning of Aug. and we are started school.
"Goodbye" hot summer days, "hello" Fall. Oh,
who am I kidding, we have a least another month
and a half of more "HOT SUMMER DAYS"!


Savannah started Kindergarten and
was very excited to take the bus and
go to big kid school with her brothers.




















Teagan the "toothless wonder" is
excited about going back to see his
friends and hopefully lose that other
tooth.



















Caleb is excited to get some structure
back into his life...oh wait a minute, that
is what Mom is excited about.

I love my kids but I love them having a
structured environment and learning at school.
I miss them but I know it's good for them and
good for me.

Family Reunion Gondola ride

Tom, Caleb and Teagan on the Gondola @ Heavenly.














Jen, Landon and Savannah on the Gondola.















Landon loved the ride.














This is at a lookout point that you can stop at
before you get to the top...behind us in Lake
Tahoe...did you know it snows every day of the
year in Lake Tahoe...you can see the white capped
Mtns. behind us.

Summertime Fun Part 3

After a great time in San Fran. We headed
towards Lake Tahoe for our Anderson/Bell
Family Reunion. Typically we take the kids
up snow skiing so this was going to be a
different experience to see Tahoe in the
summer. We took a great hike up by Emerald
Bay. Caleb and I had a great time with all the
cousins.
This is my cousin Bo and Karin. My two
closest and dearest cousins. It was so good
to see them and spend time visiting.
This is shortly before we took the Heavenly
Gondola ride. The workers found this racoon
stuck in a trash can and rescued it. The kids
loved it.

Summertime Fun Part 2

After a few days in Valencia we headed up North.
We stopped to visit some friends in San Francisco
and took in some of the typically tourist attractions.
This the family on a trolly ride...it was fun, especially
when we decided to walk back (up the hills) because
we didnt' want to stand in the long line to get back
on the trolly.

The kids loved the Golden Gate Bridge. We
had a great time taking lots of pictures.

This is one of my favorites. Caleb (9),
Teagan (7), Savannah (4).

Summertime in California Part 1

Each summer we take the kids to California
for a couple of weeks and stay at my
parents condo. Savannah and Teagan
decided to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful
weather. The are looking out at the Valley down
below and can see as far as the Magic Mtn. tower
and the grapevine.

Nothing better then enjoying a popsicle on a
beautiful summer day!