1st Day of School!!!

Today was the boys 1st day of school...they are officially 2nd graders! Wow, how time flies! They are going to be busy boys from this day forward...football practice 3 nights a week and a game on the weekend & CCD every Wednesday. Really, Monday is their only night off. Luckily, I heard that 2nd grade is mostly a review of 1st grade and the amount of homework stays the same. So hopefully its a smooth year for them. Here they are on the bus stop this morning...

In Ava news, we're still running all around and happy as can be. She had her well check last week and all looked good. She is STILL not 20 pounds yet, but following her weight curve at the 25th percentile. She did grow a few inches taller though and remains at the 97th percentile for height...how funny is that...Guatemalans are known for being pretty short, so the fact that she is at 97% cracks me up. She's just long and lean!

She's starting to really communicate lately...not in words but in actions. I taught her the sign for "more" and she just points at everything she wants and signs "more". It's very cute...she opens my pantry, taps on the box of Ritz crackers and says "more". If I ask if she is hungry she taps on her highchair and says "more". If the TV is off she points at the TV and says "more". If I smell that's she done something in her diaper she walks over and points at the diapers and sits down. For someone who can't talk she sure gets her point across!!

We had a nice Labor Day weekend...the boys had a sleep over at their friends house and had a blast. They went fishing with their Dad and caught two fish. We spent a day at the beach. And on Monday we all went to the 1st Rutgers game of the season. Unfortunately they lost but we had a good time. Ava had fun too and even took her nap during the game...I can't believe she slept thru that noise! Here she is at the game...you can see her looking at her brothers lollipop and signing "more"!


Jen :]