Nelson & Jenn's Blog: August 2011

Emily's First Day of Kindergarten

Emily's first day of Kindergarten was today. She had a fantastic day and talked about it all afternoon! Her teacher, Mrs. Kell, is a girlfriend of mine from college and we are so pleased that she has Emily!

Here she is getting on the bus and not looking back! She was so brave and extremely excited to ride the bus like a big kid! (She's the one on the stairs with the purple striped backpack.)

Alex was a little lost without his sister this morning and couldn't wait for her to get back from school! We sat outside for a while waiting for her -- he was so cute! :)

Here is Emily getting off the bus with the whole family waiting for her. She was excited to see us and can't wait to go back to school tomorrow! :)

Modern Day Knights Father/Son Camping Trip

Our ABF had a Father/Son camping trip this summer and Nelson braved taking Alex. They were camping from Friday-Sunday and as you can tell, they had a great time! A few speedbumps, but all went well! :)

Apparently all the kids got glow-sticks the first night of camping. Alex took his to bed and Nelson woke up to Alex having broken the stick and the tent glowing! Alex had the goo in his hair, on the sleeping bag, and all over the floor of the tent!

Poor little guy was so tired when they got home that he fell asleep on the couch around 5:30pm.

Football Hall of Fame Balloon Festival

We took the kids to the balloon festival again this year. It was too foggy to have the balloons launch, but they let everyone walk around the baskets and see up into the balloons. It wasn't quite the same, but a new experience and fun nevertheless. :)

Family Visit to the Zoo

The kids just LOVE the zoo and the jellyfish exhibit is leaving, so we had to make one last trip before school started! We had a blast! :)

Lewis Family Visit

Here are some pictures from Mom & Dad's trip out East this summer and the partial reunion we had (we missed you Stachlers)!

We did sparklers with Emily and Alex while Mom and Dad were here. The kids were too tired to stay up late enough for it to be dark but they didn't seem to mind! :)

These two boys are so crazy! They came up with some of the oddest things to do, but had such fun! It will be some fun years with them as they grow up together! :)