Tailgaiting

On Saturday, we spent the day at Arrowhead watching K-State play Iowa State. We started the day early tailgating with Grandma and Grandpa.

Mmmmm...chocolate sprinkle donuts

A little pre-game football

The Great Midwest Balloon Fest

Last weekend, we took the kids to The Great Midwest Balloon Fest. We watched about 15 balloons launch. After the sun set, 15 more participated in the Balloon Glow. This was the first time for this event, but I think the 50,000 spectators who showed up Friday night made the event a success.

The Launch:

The Balloon Glow:

Sammy's First Day of PDO

Sammy attended her first day of PDO today. She was pretty excited until she realized she wasn't staying in the same room as Andy. She still had a great day and didn't cry when Daddy dropped her off.

Around the House

Over the weekend, I painted Sammy's fingernails for the first time...purple of course. She typically won't hold still to have her nails trimmed, but she had no problem for the polish. She squealed in delight once she realized what I was doing. She immediately ran to show Daddy and Andy. Now, every time she notices her fingers she gets excited!

Since I was busy at the hospital on Friday night, the kids had a picnic in the family room and watched The Little Mermaid. After seeing Andy wear his Halloween costume all week, Sammy decided it was her turn.

1st Day of School

Today was Andy's first day of Pre-K Preschool. Even though this is his third year at Rolling Hills, he seemed a little nervous. He is in a new room with a new teacher and a lot of new buddies. His favorite part of the day was that his daddy stayed home from work just to take him to school for his first day. Sammy also insisted on escorting her big brother to school. She doesn't start Parent's Day Out until next week and was very upset that she couldn't stay at school and play. I don't think we will have any drop off issues her next week!

Getting ready for school:



Andy's class:

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Go Cats!

Saturday marked the beginning of the K-State Football season. We had a great day in Manhattan seeing old friends, watching the motorcycles, sharing popcorn with grandma and grandpa and cheering on the Cats to a win over UCLA.

Captain Rex Has Arrived

Last week, the large box containing Andy's 2010 Halloween costume arrived. Andy is Clone Trooper Captain Rex from "The Clone Wars" (Star Wars cartoon/movie). He now refers to himself as Andy Captain Rex Cooper. He wears the costume daily and has even slept in it...it was a mommy moment of weakness. We are really hoping the costume holds up until Halloween, but also really happy we are getting our money's worth!