Tyler

Tyler has been a busy boy this summer. He started by graduating from pre-school. He WOWED Mommy, Daddy, and Nana with a brilliant singing performance with his classmates, demonstrated in honor of his graduation and leap into big-boy-hood as a kindergartner. This took place in the church sanctuary at Church of the Nazarene in Atascadero (where his pre-school is located). Tyler had an amazing set of teachers, and I know he won't forget the experiences he had while learning at Little Ark.

Tyler, with his teacher, Mrs. Gail

Graduation Performance

Tyler also took two weeks of swim lessons. At the end he got to go off a big slide into the deep end. He did an amazing job (and so did his teacher, Mrs. Jana, with teaching him). He is now, officially a swimmer :-). Mommy and Daddy are, of course, very proud.



We also took a trip to Lake Almanor for the fourth of July. We had a nice visit with Nana and Papa. We went to breakfast at the Elks Lodge, watched a parade, and saw fireworks over the lake (which we weren't sure we would see due to the heavy smoke up there). Tyler enjoyed playing at the park and waiting at dusk to see the bats come out and fly between the pine trees. (You can also view pictures of me waterskiing/wakeboarding during our trip here.)



Tyler has also attended Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church in Templeton, and is currently in a two-day per week pre-school summer program. In a couple weeks he will attend VBS at Hope Lutheran. Busy Boy! We will also attend El Camino Cruise Night on the 15th of August (a bunch of cars- mostly old-cruising up and down the main street in Atascadero, which happens to be just a couple blocks from us). Then Kindergarten starts on August 27. Summer is definitely going by fast.

Our New Home

Well, the kiddos and I are all settled into our new place. Even though it is temporary, as I am hoping to look into purchasing a home soon, we are enjoying the excitement of being somewhere new, meeting new neighbors, and being close to town. We are close enough now to walk to a lot of places we like to go in Atascadero, like the grocery store and places to eat and get ice cream. Our new house is a little quirky, which I think is fun. There are old wood floors throughout and it's a craftsman home, so there are fun little built-ins and unique tile-work. The kids have a play room and they love to play in the front yard while Mommy watches them from the porch. It's been hot, so we've been doing a lot of water play. Hopefully now that things are more settled, I can actually do a better job at keeping this blog going and keeping everyone updated on what the kiddos are up to. (Easier said than done :-) Ha!)


Living Room

Living Room

Dining

Kitchen

Kids Room

Play Room

Play Room

Kids Bathroom