And So It Begins....

Pizza Picnic after the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

 The fact that summer is over is so bittersweet.  I honestly don't think we could have crammed anything else into our summer (well, at least not without mommy going crazy and ending up in the closet crying hysterically).  We had a GOOD SUMMER.  I know I keep saying this, but we had just ONE MORE TRIP to Tahoe before it got too cold (though I may try & go next Saturday too.  We'll see....)

This little boy you see pictured above is Gretchen's New True Love.  She already talking marriage.  He's kind of a hot item in the 4-6 year old crowd and it sounds like she's got some competition.  It's ok though, her back-up suitor is ready, waiting in the wings.  (Back-Up-Suitor is desperately in love with her.  The other day he cried before church because he was afraid Gretchen wouldn't like his outfit.  That is a lot of power to give to my temperamental little child.  I'm hoping he won't get his heart broken.  Poor kid. )

We ended the afternoon at Red Robin.  Or, as it's also know, Red Robin Hood.  Endless fries and Fun were had by all.  Also, just in case you were planning going to a restaurant after going to the beach, make sure you really REALLY have clothes for everyone.  You can't go in your swim suit to a restaurant.  You know that "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service" thing?  Because our car is a depository for All Things Random, we just happened to be able to pull together THREE little girl outfits before we walked in.  A small miracle.  But since I just cleaned out the car, that won't be happening again any time soon (I just drove for the first field trip of 3rd grade & cleaned it out before that so people wouldn't see the level of filth we live in.  It looked like a circus had been back there.  Gretchen had spilled a cup of peanut shells over the layers of junk.  Shoes.  Books. Dried up food.  Literally.  A circus.  A nasty, dirty circus.  NO MORE EATING IN MY CAR.  Also, KIDS ARE DISGUSTING!)