First day of first grade

So today was Matthew's his first day at Valencia Elementary School. His first grade teacher is Mrs. Brown. He had a good day, and made a new friend called Jeffrey

A weekend away before summer's over

We went to stay at our holiday home by the beach......

Just some nice pictures

Time for play

...but they did make a point of using the pool everyday. We also found time to do some fun stuff away from the house...

Grandma and Grandad put to work

Daddy told me that Grandma and Grandad weren't allowed to just come over and use the pool and enjoy the california summer. They had to put some elbow grease into the new house. Here is just a brief snapshot of what they did. They did great. They painted (roof eaves, basketball poles, gates, bedrooms, living rooms), fixed gates, installed garage storage, installed guttering and more....THANKS G&G

Yosemite

Matthew and I had our first experience of Yosemite National Park. A fun few days away camping, walking, seeing waterfalls....it was very pretty

New house

We have had a lot of fun with our new house. It's taken mommy and daddy sooo long to pack, move, unpack....but we are finally there. Here are a few of the fun times we've already had with friends......