Griffin's Lunch Date

Griffin "reunited" with his'old' friend ella, who he has not played with in months! They had so much fun together. Ella's mom Holly & I were cracking up at them...1st they wanted to sit at a table by themselves & they were discussing their schools like they were old college buddies. They had a blast at the Family Fun Station & finally went to Kilwin's for ice cream... which Griffin watched his melt! The finale was that they just couldn't say goodbye to one another, so we let them drive home together in the back of our NEV & they were making plans for the next time they would play together (determined to be at Ella's house). So, so cute.

Steppin' Time

Griffin decided & convinced Sophie & Josie that it would be fun for him to walk on their stomachs. I was just hoping it would not end in tears & it didn't. They laughed so hard, they were crying. Funny how a 2 year old can come up with ideas for games for 8 & 11 year olds & the older kids follow along.

Tool Time

Warning...The Lowell men got their tool boxes out! Let's just say we still need a plumber, however, it was a good effort made by all. Thanks for trying, xoxoxo!

The last Lowell heads off to school

Ready to walk out the door (lunchbox is for Grammy's house)
Sophie, Sydney & Josie are there to support Griffin on his 1st day
Sophie walks Griffin in to school

Griffin (with a full entourage) headed off to his 1st day of preschool. Yay. He is ready to work & play hard. Griffin's 1st stop on his way home from the hospital when he was born was to The Montessori School here in Celebration to pick up big sister Josie who was in kindergarten at the time. We'll keep you updated as his year progresses. No tears for mom, a few from Griffin- which we were told he quickly got over. As much as it amazes us what a boy he has turned into almost overnight, we embrace this next phase!

Annie Leibowitz...he is not!

Lee wanted to show me a picture he took of Josie sleeping with our cat Lola last night. When we uploaded the picture to our computer it said we had taken 38 pictures! Apparently, Griffin took our camera & starting shooting various pictures, including some of us...& I had no clue (mommy of the year!). I am thinking he may not be the next Herb Ritz.

The boys get their haircuts

After the last haircut fiasco, Lee took matters in to his own hands & made an appt. with Pedro who cuts his own hair. Lee is waaaaaaaay more picky about his hair & who cuts it compared to me (Okay, i don't have much of a style these days, but you get my point). Griffin was not happy to have his hair cut. Although he does love scissors, he kept saying "Ouch, ouch, ouch" everytime Pedro cut his hair. This one was much better, we left a few curls against Lee's wishes, but I still miss crazy long haired Griffie.

3rd grade...here comes Josie!

Josie is off to a great start. We know she is going to get a great education because she has the same 3rd grade teacher as Sydney did...Mr. Fiorito. He has a money system in his class where the kids earn money based on AR tests they take, problem solving etc. In Josie's world, "money talks'- she has always been incentive driven & she is completely onboard with Mr. Fiortio's plan. In fact, when I picked the girls up yesterday, she walked right by me with her nose in a book. I told her I didn't even know she knew how to walk & read at the same time! She was reading she told me because the 1st student to score the highest AR points in the 1st 3 months gets $50 (Fiorito $'s). Who knew that was all it took!