September 2013!!
We started the month off with 2 more day with G&G Ho. & Labor Day!
Brian finally got Agatha (the Cadillac) licensed and registered!!! So of course we drove her to church!! There are only 3 seat belts and all in the front seat. It was nice to have G&G here because they took Tesila to church in their car. That way Brian, Rock, & Dalia fit in the front seat of the cady with the seat belts and i sat in the back. On the way home from church we switched little girls and let Tes ride in the cady! It was a beautiful sunny day! And so fun to see our kids so excited to be riding in daddy's car! That evening, Brian took Dalia, Tes, & G&G Ho. for a ride around the lake. On the other side of the lake they ran out of gas. Brian hadn't filled the cady up since before it broke down back in Dec. 2006. Lucky they were in walking distance to a gas station and some people were kind enough to loan them a gas can. It is always an adventure when Brian is around!
Labor Day was the day G&G were starting their drive up north to Canada. They wanted to drive up the North Cascades Highway. We decided to caravan with them for a portion of their drive. Even though i felt pretty awful, I decided that if i could fly all the way to the Middle East when i was pregnant with Rock and felt even worse then, then i could survive this little trip. I did make sure that I drove and was picky about what I would eat. We stopped a lot along the way to see neat things and go on a few little hikes. We stopped at a cute little church, Dalia & Tes were so excited! We went to a visitor center that had a lot of interactive kid things and a tiny walk. We also found this awesome old Train engine! You could climb all over the train and even ring the train bell. Ringing the bell was Dalia's favorite part! Then we went on a little hike to some falls. (It was a very short hike, but beautiful). We then drove up towards Ross Lake and looked out at some viewpoints and then said Goodbye to G&G. They kept driving North to Canada and we headed back home! It was so nice to spend time with them!
The Wednesday after Labor Day was the First Day of School!
The girls were so very EXCITED!! They both woke up so early and got dressed right away and went downstairs and started making their breakfast! Tesila started Kindergarten with Mr. K. and Dalia started Second Grade with Mrs. R. I love how they are holding hands in their picture before Brian drove them to school. They both picked out these outfits and were so excited to wear them! When we were shopping for school clothes Tes saw this black and white striped dress and said, "This is what i'm going to wear on my first day of school!!" and she was very adamant that she needed to have "lumpy" hair! I wanted Dalia to wear a different outfit, but she really loves this "Hi" and "Bye" shirt and had to wear it! They also really wanted to make sure i got a picture of their backpacks! They are such sweet sisters and the best of friends!! They talked about where they were going to meet up for recess, at the hopscotch!
Since Rockwell stayed home with me i gave him a new car! It is a little transformer car and he LOVES it! because he LOVES transformers! Mostly Rescue Bots!!!
Rock was SO excited! to see Tesila when we picked her up from school! And I think Tes missed him too. After school we had cookies and talked about school. Tes said she was going to have a funner time tomorrow. She said that today they were learning all the rules.
Rockwell does not like that his dad and sisters all leave together in the morning and they don't take him. He wimpers and is sad as they leave. As soon as they are gone he finds a blanket and then comes to me and says, "cuddle." So we cuddle! We talk, sing, tickle, read, or he makes car sounds and drives cars all over me. I am enjoying my morning cuddle with my baby boy!
Rock has found a new game that he loves: taking all his clothes out of his drawers. Not my favorite game, but he thinks it is so funny. Rock still loves cars and you can find him most of the time making some type of car/machine noise with his mouth! Rock also loves to brush his teeth! I will find him quite frequently upstairs in the bathroom brushing away. The night before school Brian gave Dalia & Tes a father's blessing. Rock sat very UN-reverently so i was surprised that when the girls blessings were done he went and sat on the chair, folded his arms, and bowed his head and was sitting so reverently waiting for his turn. He is adorable!
Dalia & Tes on their 2nd day of school just because i thought their outfits were so cute! They insisted on being "scared" in a picture!
*****Big News**** Dalia started Piano Lessons!!!!! She started asking me when she was about 4 or 5 when she could learn to play the piano. I realized in the summer that we do have a keyboard that she could practice on. So the first week of school she started piano lessons from my friend Amy who is in our ward. Amy also used to be Tesila's nursery teacher and Tes loves Amy so much!
Before I signed Dalia up I asked her, "Dalia do you really want to take piano lessons or just kind of?" Dalia said, "I really really want to take piano lessons. Mom, I only know how to sing I don't know how to play any instruments. When I grow up I am not going to have any toys in my room just instruments". So she is now taking piano lessons every week and practicing everyday! She loves it. I love to watch her play and sing as she plays. She is looking forward to the day when she can play primary songs for us to sing to!!
Tesila was the first one in her class to get "Super Bee" for having Super Beehavior in kindergarten! She got to bring Super Bee home and play with him all weekend!!! Tesi's picture is of her and super bee laying on the blanket watching the fireworks, all you can see is their heads. And it says, "Me and Super Bee went to watch fireworks at Mukilteo Beach." We went to the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival Firework show! My favorite!! I actually felt like eating today! It was awesome! I wanted Wendy's so we got salads and hamburgers and ate dinner at the beach while we waited for the fireworks to begin. Rock did not like the fireworks, he hid his head under the blanket until the show was over.
