Happy Birthday, Auntie Leslie!

I was trying to update the blog chronologically but realized that it may be a while before I make it through the week. A week's worth of good pictures takes forever to upload. So I am jumping ahead to Saturday (Sept.12), which was Auntie Leslie's birthday! Everyone at Cub Central wishes Auntie Leslie (a very belated!) Happy Birthday!! We hope you had a fabulous day!!


















Another picture from the archives, a hint that someone needs to come visit so we can get some more recent photos. ha ha!

Preschool starts

On Wednesday, September 9th, the cubs started preschool. I was really been looking forward to this day. Emily walked right in and Zach followed. Steve sat with them for a minute and then as we were leaving the crying started. First from Zach and then from Emily. It was awful. We kissed them both and walked out. It was so hard to turn my back on them and walk out as they screamed after me.
Trying out the backpacks the night before.:

Emily walking into their classroom.

Zach, a little more apprehensive than Emily.

All calmed down, right before they saw us leaving, and then the sky started falling.


I think it would have gone a little better had we not been the first ones to the classroom. Then they may have been so distracted by everyone else and they might not have noticed us leaving. There are 7 children in their class, one set of triplets, two singletons, and our set of twins. May God bless their teacher.

Of course, just to make it memorable, Zach also received his first accident report. On the first day of school. What a surprise. He fell and scratched his face because he didn't want to quit what he was doing in order to do something else. The teacher said there was a small bump but he was fine by the time I saw him. He obviously has trouble with transitions. Something else to work on. I'm just thankful that he didn't recreate his attempt to fly.

After we dropped off the cubs, Grandma Shirley and I headed to the spa. WHAT an awesome way to spend my first day of "Mother's Day Out". We even did a little shopping after having lunch at Brio's. Too bad I can't enjoy this kind of treatment for every preschool day.

Golf anyone??

There was a lot of golfing going on this week. Steve and Grandpa John went golfing on Tuesday and Thursday. Plus, there was a very special day of cub golf....with lots of cub golf pictures.

Head to head match play.:

Even Grandma Shirley got some golf in.:

Hanging out with "the gallery" before the match.:

Daddy and Grandpa John offering a few pointers before the match:

A private lesson from the Coach.:

Emily taking additional tips from Grandpa John.:

Zach, checking out the gallery and ignoring the Coach.:

Last minute of practice.:

Ok, warm up is over...let's play some golf!

"Oh, no!" She must not have been happy with her shot.:

Cutest future LPGA golfer ever!:

Zach and his shades...incognito!:

"Wow, check out that shot!":

Blowing a kiss to one of her adoring fans.:

Grandma Shirley and Grandpa John visit

Labor Day was a busy day at Cub Central. The vacancy sign was only lit for a few hours. My parents left that morning and Steve's arrived that evening. What a fun and busy week with lots and lots of pictures to share. Grandpa John and Steve got to play a couple rounds of golf, while Grandma Shirley and I got to enjoy some time at the spa. It was also a busy week for the cubs. They had speech therapy appointments on Tuesday and Thursday and their first day of preschool on Wednesday. On Friday we spent the morning at Going Bonkers. In between all of that there was a lot of playing too! We really enjoyed their visit and wish they could come more often.

I am currently working on uploading all the photos for the week, so check back soon!

Grandma and Grandpa Bear visit

Grandma and Grandpa Bear visited Cub Central over the Labor Day weekend. We had a great visit. They even cubsat for us Sunday evening so Steve and I could enjoy a dinner alone at one of our favorite places, PF Changs. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Bear! Since pictures say a thousand words, I'll let these tell you all about the weekend.

Kite flying with Grandpa Bear.

It was super hot with no breeze. Must have been the only two days out of the year that we didn't have a breeze here. We still had fun anyway.:

Such a serious little face.:

Such a flushed little face. Emily doesn't handle the heat very well.:

Check out Zach's multi-tasking skills. Going down the slide with golf club in hand.:

Talk about having Grandpa Bear wrapped around their little fingers. He lets them walk ALL over him. Literally.


Future chiropractors???

Obligatory Baxter photo:

A look back....

...at September 2nd. Wednesday. Meet the teacher day at preschool. A day Mom was definitely looking forward to.

Steve and I both took the cubs to meet their teacher and fellow classmates. I totally expected Zach to walk right in and start running around, like he does everywhere we go, while Emily fussed and cried. True to cub form, they did the complete opposite. Emily walked right in like she owned the place, while Zach permanently attached himself to my leg and screamed. UGH. Not good. Steve did a great job calming him down and finally we were able to go to the orientation meeting with the Administrator in the Chapel. When we returned to the classroom the cubs were playing. Yippee! We then took the cubs out to the playground to check things out. Zach loves loves loves the slide! All went well until it was time to go. Zach decided he would sit on the platform where the monkey bars meets the slide and test his ability to fly. Right before I could get to him. He pushed off and belly flopped onto the hard ground below and screamed. I was terrified. I picked him up, brushed him off, looked him over, and held him. I tried to take him to the car where even more screaming ensued. The worst 15 minutes ever. Thankfully he was ok but it sure did scare me. Here are some pictures of the big day.

Daddy and Emily, the big walk into school:

Zach holding my hand, already looking a little apprehensive:

After our meeting with the Administrator. The cubs are playing, this is a good sign that preschool may work out ok:

Emily tackling the ladder:

Climbing little monkeys:

Emily on the slide. Wow, that was fun!:

Zach on the slide (before his flying attempt). Check out that smile!!:

Daddy's name in print

We're proud of our "celebrity". We even caught a few glimpses of Daddy on a few of our local news channels. Here are some links to see Daddy's name in print.

http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/1575921.html

and

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123165735