First Grader

 

We started school on Wednesday, and Eryn reported that her first day "rocked."
Where has August gone? I must admit, moving up to second grade and opening a brand new building was and will continue to be a lot more work than I ever anticipated!! I'm already telling myself next year will be easier, that's a bad sign!

I Don't Think She's Going Anywhere

Evening bike rides put this little one to sleep, so this is how she ends up!


She loves riding in the trailer with Daddy. Eryn likes to get in and "ride fast" too. She would rather ride her own bike, but she insists that we follow her. It is difficult to ride my bike slow enough to stay behind her, but we manage.

Something New

We took the girls to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine last weekend, and Eryn fell in love with the MagiQuest.
Short version: The hotel has an interactive scavenger hunt for kids. You purchase a wand and a game activation and then you're ready to run up and down the stairwell looking for the next clue. Last summer she never noticed all the kids running around with their wands because she was so engrossed in the waterpark...but this year I'd say she was more into the game. She was able to read most of the clues and really got into trying to remember which floor had what clues. She worked on her quests for hours! She is already talking about our trip for next summer and hoping all of the clues are different.

Finding the purple crystal.

Looking for gold.


We only stayed one night, which turned out to be a very good thing. Paige loved being in the water, but had no interest in sleeping that night in the room...she preferred screaming (those bottom two teeth are finally through the skin).
Steven ended up driving around Grapevine with her at 3 am :)