August 23 was Sydney's first day of second grade.  She got the same teacher she had for summer.  Miss Slagle is awesome, and Sydney is having a great time.

Sydney has also started Karate on Mondays and Wednesdays.  On her first day, she slipped on her pants right at the end and fell on her face.  For the next two hours, she swore she was never going back.  She changed her mind at about 7:00 that night.  She is actually pretty good.  The girls start tumbling this weekend and swimming lessons in a couple of weeks.  Zack will also be doing soccer.  We are busy!

Ben and I will celebrate our 9th anniversary on Tuesday, but we decided to make an early start on the festivities.  Our friends, the Fosters, watched our kids overnight on Friday.  Ben and I went out to dinner, then to Worlds of Fun.  It was so quiet there that night.  We pretty much walked right on to every ride.  We enjoyed a lazy morning the next day and had a yummy breakfast before coming home.  So much fun!

And here is a puppet show put on by Tansy and Zack.