It's out!

We were eating corn on the cob and out it popped! Just like his sister, he doesn't want to leave it for the tooth fairy. He asked if the tooth fairy was really real. I'm good at ambiguous answers.

Update

School is going well...M4 loves it, although this morning he announced he was "not going to do" gym class. Good luck with that. With M3, all is sunshine, except that she doesn't seem to have any capri pants for these cool (glorious) mornings. Your guess is as good as mine as to the current location of the box containing her long pants!

Speaking of sunshine, here's a quick look back at our more carefree summer days. Instead of being overwhelmed by piles of belongings randomly scattered all over the house, we could idly sit and watch the kids frolic in the fountain on the Pedestrian Mall in Boulder. Bliss!

New address

Hey y'all,
The only thing that has changed about our address is this:
1325 is now 1321.
Confusing?

It's official!

We now own two houses. But we'll only be living in one. If you want to come visit, we've got plenty of room! I'll send out new address info soon.

First day

Today is the first day of school. Here are the kids going out the door on a drizzly morning. Before they left, M4 said he felt like he had to throw up!! They rode the bus...they ride the same bus which stops first at M4's school, then goes on to M3's school so that's convenient. I followed the bus to M4's school and walked in with him. He was totally fine! He was all ready to kiss me goodbye and get on with his day. He got to take his new mountain lion with him. I am excited to see how the year goes. We met the teachers yesterday. M4's teacher will be great with him, I'm sure. M3's teacher seemed a bit nonchalant, so we'll see. I hear he's "fun," which is fine as long as he's a good teacher. M3 was a total spaz last night and this morning, so I guess she was excited. Guess I'll go start moving stuff next door. We close on our house today.

BE VIGILANT!

Someone stole my credit card number. I have the one and only card, so they got it online. It seems like they might have gotten it from iTunes, because those were the first fraudulent charges. I have an iTunes account.

I'm just lucky I checked my account online today and noticed the weird charges before they charged anything big!!

So check your accounts often! I have shopped online for a long time without anything like this happening.

Any tips from anyone on how they protect themselves while making transactions over the internet?

Rocky Mountain High

Our trip was so fantastic! I highly encourage everyone to go to Rocky Mountain National Park when you can. Some highlights:

• the Junior Ranger program. M3 and M4 got little booklets in which they learned all the about the Rocky Mtn. ecosystems and animals. They had to complete activities in the books to get their badges. It was so sweet; the Ranger asked for the attention of everyone in the visitor's center when he announced their Junior Ranger status, and they got a nice round of applause.


• the evening Ranger programs. We learned more about Rocky Mtn. animals and heard great stories. Obviously, the Rangers love their job!


• Trail Ridge Road up to the tundra and seeing pikas and marmots.


• any and all of the hiking and camping


• hanging with my family in Estes Park. As always, it makes me sad we can't all be together more often. We missed C and M. It was so cool to see L seriously preggers! She looks fantastic, of course! Can't wait for the new cousin!


• seeing Boulder with our friend Steve (and taking our first shower in almost a week at his house!)


• not encountering any bears, mountains lions or bubonic plague. Yeah!

Not so great:

• getting the car stuck in the sand at Lake McConaghey


• getting hailed on while horseback-riding

Gotta have a few misadventures while you're on vacation! Here's a few pics. I'll post more when I load the pics from M3's camera:

Lake McConaghey, NE
Little hikers
A friend on the trail
Yeah, it was cold!
Cool clouds