The Big School

It is official...Graham is at the Big School. He started Kindergarten this morning. I think I was more anxious about it than him. As soon as he was done with breakfast he was ready to leave the house. The girls will start their preschool next week so it will be girls week around the house while Brian and Graham are out causing trouble in the world. :)

This is Graham and his sisters on the way to Meet the Teacher. I love taking pictures of my kids walking and holding hands. It is so precious to me.

Here is Graham screaming, "Let's go already!"

Handsome boy!

Where's my class?

Here it is!

Pre-scrimmage to the real scrimmage

Graham had his football scrimmage before the real scrimmage on Saturday! Football is serious in Texas...Graham had 3 practices last week in preparation for this scrimmage. Getting his game face on!

Defense!

And of course I had to include a couple of pictures of the girls!

Are you ready for some football?

Football or should I say flag football has entered our house. Living in Texas, it is a rite of passage to live and breathe football. Graham's whole life he has watched his Dad go to ATM and watch football religiously every football season. Last year he even went to a game with Brian. So it was envitable that Graham would want to play. Thankfully, it is flag football! They do not start tackle until second grade.

Graham is part of the Eagle team this year. They practice twice a week and their first game will be August 29. What a way to celebrate my birthday!

Of course, the girls had to entertain themselves while Graham practiced. They snacked, read books, ran races, cheered, and danced . I hope they can continue to entertain themselves for the next couple of months.

Here they are practicing their dance moves! Look how together they are :)!

Hot in Houston!

We spent the second half of our Houston trip at Grandma and PaPa Doffing's house. It was quite hot while we were there so we tried to find activities that involved air conditioning or water. So, we took the kids to the Children's Museum. They really enjoyed all the activities but it was just so crowded. Graham, Bryce and Layne also really love having their cousins, Haley, Hunter and Abby around to play with. 6 children all under the age of 6 keeps everyone entertained and busy!

Here are a few pictures from the museum and backyard fun.

On a side note, Graham rock climbed 3 different times while we were in Houston. I was surprisingly shocked to see how good he has gotten at it. I think the Rock climbing camp he did in early June really paid off.

Surfs Up, Dude!

We finally made it to a beach! The kids having been asking to go to the beach all summer and so we made a day trip down to Galveston. Hurricane Ike destruction was still present but you can definitely tell that Galveston is working hard to get back to normal as soon as possible. Graham, Bryce and Layne had such a good time with their cousins, Jacob and Jordyn, Aunt Aimee, Grandad and Nona. The weather was perfect! Not too hot and we had some cloud coverage so we did not feel like we were baking in the sun. They are already asking when they can go again! Surfs Up!

The only picture with all 5 kids all together!

Layne

Graham and Grandad enjoying a snack.

Jacob and Graham

Bryce running from the waves.

Jordyn and Jacob

Bryce

Graham

Bryce and Nona

Layne

Graham

Layne

Layne, Bryce and Jordyn relaxing after a wonderful day at the beach!

Crafts at Casa de Doffing

The kids spent the entire morning making bracelets and necklaces. This was the easiest craft project to date and it took up the most time. They loved making the bracelets for themselves as well as gifts for others.

Happy faces

silly faces

sad faces