Kindergarten!

I try really hard not to hyperventilate when I say that Sam is headed to Kindergarten in a little over a week.  He is super excited.  Mommy not so much.

Today was so nice out that we took Sam over to the school for some pics since it is a bit hard on the first day to get good pictures with all the drop off craziness.

Outer Banks

My parents once again graciously invited us to vacation with them.  This year, they rented a house in the Outer Banks.  Sam's first beach visit!  He was nervous about all the sand and hated when it was in his shoes but was a pro beach bum by the second day.  :-)

Ag in the Park

Sam's class went on a field trip to an event called Ag in the Park.  It was a cool fair so the kids could learn more about all about farming in Iowa.  

Marcus Paige, Move Over…Sam's here now.

Sam's new obsession is basketball.  He wants to play all the time.  It took him some time to master his dribbling but we signed him up to play in a rec league and he scored a basket in his last game.  BTW, watching 5 year olds "play" organized basketball is probably the cutest and funniest thing I have ever seen.   :-)

 

Washington DC

We visited my family in Baltimore for Thanksgiving and headed to the Museum of Natural History while we were there.

After the museum, we walked around outside for a bit before taking the subway home.