Gator in Training

We have started planting the "Gator" seed in the hearts of little ones, as we would love them to attend UF someday hehehe.
Ryan was able to take Chase to the season opener this year. Ryan has been anxious to have a football buddy and it seems this year he does since Chase is old enough to sit for most of the game.
They made a big day of it, heading up early to check out the university and have dinner at The Swamp!!
They went into the stadium early to watch the players get warmed up and then watched the game until half-time, when they headed home.
Chase had a great time. He thought that football was much better than baseball (he has been to a few Rays games). And was very happy that the cotton candy man sells huge bags of cotton candy.

First Day of Kindergarten and PK-3

Toady was a BIG day! Chase started kindergarten!! Today was also Olivia's first day in PK-3. Yesterday we went and met both of their teachers, who were so nice. Chase's elementary allows parents to make teacher requests and we got our first choice! I was very excited because I heard she was the sweetest teacher, very nurturing. Olivia's teacher was also very sweet and told us she likes to sing around the room- perfect!

Everything went very smoothly today. Chase was totally calm and confident. He was excited to explore his room. He went right in and didn't hesitate when we said goodbye. I picked him up and he said everything went fine. He was wiped out so I didn't get many details about the day.

Olivia was very excited. She ran right into school, all smiles.

Overall, a successful day. It was so quiet and clean around my house. It will certainly take some getting used to.

Bye Bye Baby Teeth ;(

Chase lost his first tooth this week. We had noticed it was wiggly on Wednesday at dinner but thought it would be a couple of days. Then on Thursday, we had gone to the beach with some friends and all of the sudden Chase came running over to me and said, "Mom, I was chewing my gum and then all of a sudden it had a rock in it, so I spit it out." As soon as he started talking I knew instantly what had happened (judging from the bloody hole that had developed in his mouth). My girlfriend, Kim, and I searched the area he was playing and easily found the gum and tooth, Yeah! He was so excited. He went around and told all of his friends and showed off his new smile.

He couldn't wait to get his money from the tooth fairy but was upset at the idea of her taking his tooth. So he wrote her a note asking if she would please leave the tooth behind, which she did. On Saturday, Ryan took him to open his open savings account to put his money in. He has been carrying his "checkbook" around with him all weekend.

Between the tooth and the checkbook, I think we can safely say my baby is now a big boy. Don't even get me started on kindergarten...boohooohoo.