First Day of School

Liam started first grade yesterday.

 This picture was taken the day before school started.  We went for an open house.  We got to meet Liam's teacher and see his new classroom.  As he was hoping it's right across the hall from his kindergarten room.

 "I am reading my list for the stuff that I need to do.  The stuff tells me where to put stuff like bags, tissues, crayons, markers and pencils and glue."

 Here he is, about to head out for the first day of school.

Allen took him to school.  Devin and I stayed home and took a morning nap since Devin woke up earlier than usual.

Liam's thoughts on first grade:  I think, first grade, if you took like one or two hours off, it would be less tiring.  They're not teaching me the stuff that I need to know.  Because they're like teaching me how to count from one to ten and all that stuff, so they should teach me harder stuff.

Liam also reports that the first day was mostly spent learning the rules.  They went outside twice.  ("My tummy hurted when we went out because it was really early - only on the first day.")  He tells us that some of the kids in his class talk a lot and are bossy. (Retraction: "They're not bossy, actually.)"

"This is my homework.  It was The Kissing Hand.  I didn't make the story, but I made one of the hands by tracing out Mommy's hand and then painting it.  But I didn't really paint her hand.  I painted the paper."

Liam's Birthday!

 I haven't gotten to do any of these paper planes yet, but I'm hoping to do them tomorrow or at the latest this weekend.

We started Liam's birthday with present opening.  Normally we would wait until after supper (to prolong the suspense) but this time we had big plans.

 There is one of my Lego sets.  It is a Star Wars tank.  It has a Star Wars trooper inside.

 This is my Curiosity Rover.  I had to come a little bit closer so the camera could see what it actually was.  Now it can't see me very good.

 Devin liked the wrappings. 

After this we went to church.  Then came home for a quick lunch and to get some supplies and friends before heading to the ZOO!

 I had just thrown a penny.  It is the fountain where I always make wishes with pennies.  I can't tell my wish, but it was a very very good wish.  Kind of, at least.

 I got to touch the water.  Devin did too.  At least with his feet. 

Devin really wanted to get into the water, but there was as sign saying not to. 

Unfortunately when we got to the zoo we discovered that neither of the two extra pairs of batteries we brought were fully charged.  So we didn't get as many pictures as we usually would have.

 We are pretending to be raccoons in a cave waiting for coyotes to pass.

 Jonah and me are on the Lion.  Roger is on the ground.

 We are in the train.  I really like it.  I saw animals on the train.  Well, not exactly on the train, but beside the train.

I think the giraffes want to eat the food that are on the picnic tables.

 After the train we stopped for a snack.  It was a pretty hot day, so we had to take breaks to stay hydrated.

 Here's me with my Superman holding up a giant spinning wheel as a shield.  I squeeze the legs together to make the shield go up and I let them down to make the shield go down.

The Polar bear exhibit was mobbed.  The whole zoo was pretty full.  It was a "half off for non-members" day.

 You can hardly see Jonah, be he is still there.

 This is my birthday cake.  It looks like a birthday cake, but it's actually a cookie cake.  I designed the cake.  We also put on the sprinkles.  The cake didn't come with sprinkles even though we said for them to.

Allen would also like to point out that although this is a very attractive arch it's not actually a representation of a rainbow since the order of colors is not what would be produced in real life.

 Here I am blowing out the candle.

 We had supper at this picnic area near a playground.  I think the boys would have gladly spent the rest of the trip at this playground.

 I also got a watch for my birthday.  It is a Star Wars watch.

After this we went to the children's area of the zoo.  For some reason our family had never been to this area before.  Liam enjoyed checking out the ants, playing in the stream and playing on the play structures.  Devin enjoyed an area designed to let babies crawl around a little.  Roger and Liam saw the penguins while Allen and I found seats for the concert.

 Here we are at the concert. 

It was a free concert of the Toledo Symphony Concert Band.

In addition to the band there was a female barbershop vocal group and a tap dance group.  Since we had the stroller and wagon with us we sat at the back, but we could hear pretty well and the view was good.

The concert ran later than we were expecting.  It was 10:30 by the time we dropped Roger and his mom off and got home.

I had a really fun time at the zoo.  Bye zoo and concert and friends and bloggers!

Neil Armstrong Space Museum

 I am making dinner for my birthday.  They are calzones.  I am putting the sauce and the cheese on them.  We made them on Saturday. 

We are at the Neil Armstrong Museum by the outside plane.  We were there with Grammy and Grandpa (my mom's dad and mom).

 I am sliding the moon around the earth.  The disk is the moon.  There is wind that blows the disk but you can also push it with your hands.  Where Daddy was was kind of weak.

 I am trying to do a game, but I do not know how.  Next time we go Daddy will show me how.

 I am by the Gemini Spacecraft. 

 This is the Apollo 11 where Neil Armstrong went to the moon.

 We are looking at space food (Mommy thinks).

 This flag has been to space and back.

 I am working like I'm in outer space with outer space gloves.

 We are sitting waiting for the movie to start.

 I found a velvet moon landing.  Liam didn't get the joke at all.

 I am in the shuttle's tire.

 The magical moment when the pacifier is about to solve all of life's problems.

 Daddy is landing the space shuttle.  He landed it the best in the whole day.  That was very cool!

 Here is me doing it.  I did horrible.  I crashed.

 We are in the space capsule.