September

Davis started Grade 1 this year. He was so excited to go. Not only did he get to go to school all day, but he was excited that he got to ride the bus to school and home from school. I admit, that I love that he is able to ride the bus. It is very nice. It helps that his bus drivers have always been fantastic. He also has great teachers. From September to the end of January he had Mrs. Fleming, but she went on maternity leave, so he now has Mrs. Finnie.

Marcus got to start Preschool. I was a little worried about him because he is so shy and so cautious, but he is doing great. He also has really great teachers. He has Mrs. Wik (Wickenheiser), Miss Deb, Miss Tanya and Miss Lila. He is also taking speech therapy, which we already have noticed that has helped a lot. He has turned from a very quiet boy, to a little chatter-box. In mid-January, I bumped him into 4 days of Preschool because he loved it so much, and was ready for more.


For Labor Day Long weekend, we went camping in Kalispell with some of Drew's family. We stayed in a little cabin at the Rocky Mountain Hi Campground. We didn't have the nicest weather, but he had a great time.

While we were there, we went out to the Wallace's cabin at Ashley Lake. They were nice enough to take us out to play in the water, and feed us a really great dinner.

What is going to Kalispell without feeding the ducks and playing at the park?

After school started I took Davis to the eye doctor, for a routine eye appointment. I figured that since he was in school now it was a good idea for him to get his eyes tested. I had no idea that he really did need glasses. It turned out that he was significantly far-sighted in his left eye and that his right eye was being strained to over-compensate for it. I noticed that when we did give him work to do, towards the end he had a hard time concentrating. I thought that is was just because he was a typical 6 year old, and not because he was having trouble seeing. It took a little while for him to adjust to his glasses, and to want to wear them. But, once we got over a few speed bumps, he doesn't have any trouble wearing them. And, his work habits have greatly improved. As a side note, Davis is doing really well in school. He needs to work on being a bit neater, but his reading and math skills are above grade level. I am so proud of him.

Drew celebrated his 33rd Birthday this year. To celebrate we went out on a date on the weekend, and I made him Lemon Meringue Birthday Tarts. Drew's brother-in-law Geoff made him a Birthday Pinata, full of all sorts of essentials for an "Old Fart."