{a big THANK YOU!}

Thanks to everyone who sponsored (or will be sponsoring) Gerard and/or Morgan for their Read-a-Thons. If you need to know who to make the check(s) out to send me an e-mail and I'll let you know. Wouldn't want to disclose our top secret location on the blog, you know! :)

{asking for money again!}

Gerard's school is doing another Read-a-Thon this year. It is their ONE and ONLY fundraiser for the year. (Read last year's post HERE for more information.) If you'd like to sponsor him, please let me know. He has his eye on a gumball machine prize for raising $250. (But save some money -- Morgan's preschool is doing a Read-a-Thon, too, and it is THIER ONE and ONLY fundraiser, too!)

Thanks in advance!!

{are you ready for some football?}

Gerard had a football double-header today. Do they call them double-headers in football? I'm not sure. I am sure, however, that we sat outside in the rain AGAIN today for back-to-back flag football games. I think that gives me the right to call it a double-header.

Here are the boys warming up before the games:





And during the games:

{picture day}

He cleans up nicely, doesn't he?

{busy week}

Last week, Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Debbie all came to visit. It was Grandma's birthday, Gerard's first day of school, Rosh Hashana, and Gerard's birthday. We were a little busy. Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures, but here are some from Grandpa....





AND..........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDMA ANDREA.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GERARD.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDPA G.

{Morgan's first day!}

Today was Morgan's first day of preschool and she loved it, just as we expected. She did cry at the end though -- she sat on the "M" on the circle rug at the beginning of class but when they went back to the circle rug at the end of class someone else was on her "M". We talked about sitting on the O,R,G,A, and N as possibilities for next class. I'll let you know how that goes!

{first day of 2nd grade!}

My baby is in 2nd grade! Where did the time go??? Here he is on his first day of school...









Check him out on his first day of FIRST GRADE and KINDERGARTEN and PRESCHOOL.

AND he turned SEVEN this week!!!! Seriously, WHERE DID THE TIME GO?!?!?! I brought cupcakes in to his class on Friday. He really likes his new teacher Mrs. L: