Welcome Tea and The Night Before....

Today was the Welcome Tea for Kindergarten.

Nana brought Jack. Ken met us there.

Jack formally met Ms. Joo, had some nervous tears,

but quickly recovered.

Kindergarten starts tomorrow.

(wasn't he JUST starting pre-school??!)

Jack has been in bed for almost an hour. He's WIDE awake.

Maybe we are BOTH nervous?

We are starting our first year of an ALL DAY program...yikes!

But, I am more nervous on the "mom" side of things...

I know his teacher will love him.

I know he will make new friends.

I know he will continue to grow academically.

I know all these things, and yet, here I am...putting off going to bed.

Because I know that when I do, I will be WIDE awake, too.

Wish us a happy morning...and a fun day.

I will update...although after tomorrow, I doubt we will

have problems falling asleep.

No particular reason...

for this post. Just some cute pictures from a picnic...

Another Baby Meeting....

Well, not only do we work together, but we play together too! The Richman Babies went to the mall for lunch and playtime.

Here is the whole group....

and here is Molly with boyfriend, Salvatore.

Even she can't resist pinching those cheeks!

just a little tired....

our sleepy girl

awesome

(thanks, Nana for the shirt!)

more laughing...

Molly had fun playing with all her cousins in Ohio. Here, she is laughing with Brandon...

Just some highlights...

As our trip is coming to an end...here is a peek of our vacation (ok, it's actually kind of a long listof highlights)...more to come!

a trip to Uncle Joe's fire station...

a local kiddie park...

swimming...
swimming at night, in the freezing water....
feeding ducks...
running after the storm...

a children's museum...
watching cartoons (staying up late)...

family dinner at Benihana's...
a camel ride at the zoo...
seeing Wall*E (yes, again!)...

A LOT of riding in the car....sometimes sleeping...

sometimes awake...

eating ice cream...just looking cute (Molly did this the most!)...