Back to the Grindstone

About a month ago, Zoe had her first days back at preschool. Again this year we are doing a neighborhood joy school two days a week and preschool through the district two days a week. Here are a few shots from before she left for school:

Preschool Wrap-up

Preschool has been such a blessing for both myself and Zoe. We have done some fun stuff and made great friends. I will be sad when it's over in a few short weeks. Here are a few of the things we've been doing in the name of education:

Pajama Party

Trip to the Fire Station

A trip to the dentist

Jumping Jacks
The Bean Museum

On the Third Day of Christmas

I Posted on My Blog

My 3-Year-Old in Preschool

This is slightly related to yesterday's post, but in a fun way and with pictures. Zoe had her first day of preschool back at the beginning of September. Since I wasn't sure if she would be staying in preschool and wasn't ready to share the whole story I waited on posting the pictures.

And then I waited and waited and waited some more.

Today is the day I finally get to share her first day in preschool! Zoe loves going. She goes 4 days a week - 2 to the district and 2 to our neighborhood co-op preschool with some other kids and moms from the neighborhood. So far we've had a really good experience with the teachers and the other kids are way cute too.

P.S. Thanks for all the support and love you guys have been sending us!

Double Digits!

Hooray James! After a packed semester which included buying a house and moving into it, working full time, filling a tough church calling, and being the greatest husband to a pregnant wife and father to an on-the-go toddler - you know, in addition to the two classes he was taking - James finished with A's! I am so proud. If you weren't aware, James isn't too keen on school (unlike me) and so simply passing a class and getting one step closer to graduation is reason enough to celebrate. Straight A's is just icing on the cake. He has worked so hard for this and I know he would have rather spent his time on his music (or anything else for that matter) but he buckled down and finished strong. Hooray for James, and here's to a wide-open summer - you know, except for work and that family that just keeps tying you down!

Oh yes, and again explaining my title references:
It's from Flight of the Chonchords,"the almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand." Jermaine refers to the three women he's dated as "triple figures" so I figured that since James got 2 A's, that would be double digits. Am I right?