magical vacation

We sure surprised them!  The boys thought they had doctor appointments and instead after opening the box to find their magic bands . . . we were on our way to Disney.  From quintessential rides at Magic Kingdom that showed off Walt's work to epic rides at Epcot.  Eating our way through the World Showcase in Epcot during the Food & Wine Festival, trying food from numerous countries (our fav being Thailand).  A day of rest at the exquisite Wilderness Lodge, Copper Creek Villas.  A beautiful setting on the waterfront, two pools complete with water slide, ride on boat and monorail all to rejuvenate to go to Universal the next day.  Universal was truly like stepping into Harry Potter's world . . . Diagon Alley and Hogwarts, one word amazing.  Truly a magical once in a lifetime experience!

first day of school

Going from no schedule at the beach where the hardest question to answer was - do we go to the bay or the lake today?  Back to school.  Back to a schedule.

The transition happened and it all went well.

Today we heard how each son really likes their teacher.  How Ambrose who isn't that crazy about joining in on the kickball games at recess did and now has the nickname of 'ninja' because he just reached out and grabbed the ball while standing by third base for an out.  Ambrose is excited about back to back ELA and Social Studies because he loves Mr. T who teaches both; plus it probably means extra class time for work which equals less homework.  Blaise has a later lunch (12:10pm) but as he put it luckily has snack and can make it through (oh, the problems of a 4th grader!)  Overall a great first day and looking forward to more tomorrow.