School Rules

Our little Ella bear is our rule follower for sure. She knows what she is supposed to do and she makes sure that everyone else knows as well. I hear the school rules at least once per day - usually more than that.

JK

Ella is in her final year of preschool before making the move to kindergarten next year. (Mommy is going to have to be put into a padded room!)  She loves to tell anyone around that she is in "the smart class" at school. Not really sure where it came from, but I am guessing that her teachers tell them often that they are a smart group of children. :-) 

She is flourishing in school this year and we are blessed with a couple of phenomenal teachers. We struggled for a number of weeks with the adjustment - lots and lots of tears for Mommy when I would drop her off. She thought she had me wrapped around her little finger - feeling so very sorry for her. What little miss drama did not realize was that I could see her turn the waterworks OFF the instant she crossed over the threshold from the hallway to the classroom. Little stinker!

Anyway, now that she has gotten that out of her system she's doing beautifully. They are learning to write uppercase and lowercase letters. She works on homework every afternoon. She has even gotten to be the "mystery reader" in class on a couple of occasions because she is reading so well on her own. I am pretty sure she's just trying to keep up with big sisters, so the reading is top on her list of things to learn to do independently. 

Travels

So I mentioned earlier in the summer that all of our travels were coming late this year. They were all phenomenal trips. Our trip to NYC at the end of July was one of my favorites to date. John was there on business, so I joined him after his meeting for a few days. 

Eating an early dinner at one of our very favorite restaurants there - Pigalle. The French onion soup is the best on the planet. 

We met up with John's sister and saw "A Little Night Music" with Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch. Can you believe Bernadette still looks that good?!?!?!?

Times Square - on the way to see a matinee of "Memphis"

 Plays Gator in "Memphis"

Plays Delray in "Memphis"

Plays Huey in "Memphis"

This was John's 3rd time and my 2nd to see "Memphis" - truly a wonderful show. The music brings me to tears every single time I hear it. We are so excited for the national tour to kick off in Memphis next year. You can bet we will be at the Orpheum more than once while it is here!

We did get to see "Promises Promises", but the stage door was a MOB SCENE afterwards. We expected that to be the case because Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenowith are both starring in it. The show was phenomenal and hysterical. So sad to find out that it is closing in January. 

John and I spent an afternoon aboard the USS Intrepid, which has been turned into a museum. It was an amazing experience. We definitely want to take the girls aboard when we go back to NYC in November. 

There were so many things to see. There was no way we could cover it all in our four short hours there. Like I said, our trip was wonderful. I so enjoyed spending that time with John. It was awesome to see Laura a couple of days that we were there. The city is so special to us because John proposed to me there. I am just thankful to God for blessing us with the means and the ability to enjoy that time together. 

"But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let those also who love Your name be joyful in You." - Psalm 5:11