Captain America

Eli is all about pretending to be superheroes and cowboys and soldiers. But pretending at home is not enough. He wants others to see him all dressed up.

Today he wore his Captain America costume when we walked Ella to school. He rode in the stroller until we got close to school and started to see other people. Then he had to get out and walk so everyone could see that Captain America was there.

May he always have such confidence.

Ahhhh is for Autumn.

Today felt like September.  A September that feels like Autumn.  Like the Septembers in Salt Lake City and St. Louis.  Like the Septembers that I love and miss. 

Sigh. 

I do love Tucson, but Septembers here are usually much hotter than August (August cools down for the Monsoons) and this has ruined my love affair with my birth-month.  Autumn is my favorite season, you see, and today it felt like Autumn.  Ahhhh.

To enjoy this lovely Autumny September day we made an excursion to the zoo.

 See the baby elephant?  I got to see it nursing. 

It was especially fun to see Rhys get excited about the animals.  Here he is pointing out the lions.

 And I just love this picture.

I hope you get to enjoy some Autumn weather this September too.

The crack

We spent Labor Day weekend in St. George. It was tons of fun. Today Julia and Gray took us hiking at Pioneer Park--They called the hike "the crack". See why:

Super

I am the worlds coolest mom.

Your argument is invalid.

Finally!

It just about did Eli in having to wait two days after Ella started school before his school started but he made it. Today Eli started preschool and he loves it.

Here are some pictures. Note the super cool spiderman backpack.

First

Ella starts first grade today. She is super excited. See:

She did it!

Ella is quite pleased with her accomplishment. I told her she had until school starts (it starts in two days) and she was diligent in her efforts.

Here is what she was able to do: