Monday Hike - Towsley Canyon Loop

Cameron and Ashton are on fall break Monday and Tuesday, so we took them on a hike to the Towsley Canyon Loop today.  It was a fun adventure!

Soccer Games

Derrik and Cameron have had such a great time enjoying those free season tickets to Galaxy games!  Here's a few from their last trip:

Cut-out photo op with some of the players

NeedtoBreathe at the Greek

Cameron used his birthday concert tickets this weekend and attended the NeedtoBreathe concert with Derrik and Ethan at the Greek theater!  They had a great night!

Classroom Set-up

I created this on my wall using some of the schools LP's. 
She turned out pretty well!

 I am in the process of redoing my classroom at SCE and took a few photos.  I will finish up this week and start teaching at both schools the week of Oct 8th.

I remade this for my classroom door.

I made a flannel board on the back of a white board
to tell stories on with my preschoolers.

 

Walk to the Drumline

Cameron and I walked about an hour to the grocery store where the Marching band drumline perform.  Ashton's drum teacher leads the drumline and was there.  Derrik and Ashton gave us a ride home.  It was so much fun!

Band - Homecoming Football Game

Cameron and the band played at the Homecoming game on Friday.  No halftime show, but lots of pep tunes and energy from the band section!  Cameron has "adopted" a freshman clarinet, named Ivan.  Their father-son relationship has been fun!

Ashton's Braces

Ashton got braces this week!  After getting them on, we had to switch gears to go to his Back-to-School night.  The advanced band played two songs to start the night off.  He's doing well and we're learning (again) the secrets to eating, keeping teeth clean and talking while wearing braces.  :)

Ethan's Quilt from Grandma Bonnie

Ethan received his t-shirt quilt from Grandma Bonnie!  It's so great to have so many memories wrapped in one place.  Thank you, Grandma Bonnie for the special gift!  We know you've worked so hard on it!

1st Field Show!

We saw the first part of the field show on Friday night at the football game.  Derrik and I worked on the field to help the pit crew move their instruments on the field.  Ethan and Ashton got pictures and video from the stands.  It was a great first performance!  I've added a link to a long video of their entire evening if you're interested.

Cameron's 17th Birthday!

Cameron started his birthday with monkey bread and a few presents.  He got lunch and dinner out followed by chocolate cake!  He had a great day!

Friend Party and Grandparent Party for Cameron!

The birthday weekend kicked off with a friend party at a pizza place to watch the soccer game, followed by a celebration at the grandparents!

First Band/Football Night

Cameron and the marching band performed at the first football game Friday night!  The band did the pregame show and pep tunes in the stand.  This weekend, they'll perform their field show at halftime for the first time!  I love marching band season!

Helping with the loading crew