my little boy is starting 1st grade!!

wednesday september 3rd will be the first day of first grade! i can't believe it. kindergarten was kind of like the end of him being a little boy, now he's a big boy. no more "baby" type stuff :(

he has gotten pretty particular of certain clothing and school supply type things. the big purchase for this year was a pair of tony hawk (pro-skateboarder) shoes. he LOVES them! and of course we had to get a few other tony hawk things like shirts, pants and a hat. one can't have just the shoes ya know.

drake is also super excited that he gets to walk to school this year, with me or grandpa of course. i'm so blessed that my classes for fall quarter are from 10-12 mon-fri and two nights a week i go to class at 530. having it this way allows me to walk drake to and from school! i'm sooo excited since last year i hardly got to take him to school or pick him up.

i'm going to be puting up pictures from the first day so check back on the 4th!

Batman Part 3...

ok, so 3 comes before 2...whoops...hope you all enjoy these pictures, we do!

BATMAN PART 2....

here he is making his debut as Batman....

BATMAN!!

last weekend grandma bought drake a batman costume. it's been such a hit I'm thinking of buying him more costumes at the store. he has been wearing the batman outfit anytime he can. i love it. he looks so cute running around the house with it on. the other night he had it on and fell asleep on the couch for a bit with it on. pictures to come....soon.

FISHING WITH FRIENDS!!

my friend audrey and i decided to take our boys to a park here that has a pond that is catch and release. it's only for kids which is really nice. this was an experience i doubt i will ever forget.

it all started with a lesson on how to bate a hook followed by a lesson on how to put a hook on the line. my dad is wonderful, he let us use his poles and net along with all the other fishing paraphenalia. by the time we got to the pond the boys were so excited they couldn't contain themselves. we got down to the dock with the other folks that were there, get the hooks ready then watch the boys attempt to cast. this was so cute. they wound up then let it go only for it to plop in the water right infront of them. they didn't give up though!

needless to say, our fishing trip came to an end about 15 minutes after we got there. so we went up to the park that is right by the pond. the boys had a great time. we didn't catch anything, but that's fine. a good time was had and that's what matters.

Tacoma Rainiers

On sunday i took my dad and drake to see a tacoma rainiers game. For those that don't know, the rainiers are the minor league team for the mariners. It was so much fun! Our union rep came in about a month ago and was giving away free tickets to the game. Drake had a great time. Everytime someone hit the ball he would throw his arms up and yell homerun. My dad and i had to teach him when to yell homerun. There were quite a few balls hit over the fence so when we left he wanted to go look for the balls so he could take one home.

This is definatly going to be something i do with drake alot more.

more summer fun!

it's been pretty hot lately, with the exception of today, so drake has been "swimming" in the hot tub. he's been doing this for the past 4 or 5 years and loves it. he informed us that he wants to take swimming lessons so we are looking into it. my great friend audrey and i took our boys to long lake a few weeks ago and they loved it. they even swam alone, with life jackets and us right next to them, but we didn't have to help! they are turning into such big boys. anyhow, here are some funny pictures of drake and his "swimming gear"....