Jake got his yellow belt last week and he is very proud. It has helped motivate Tyler to try harder so he can get his and he is doing pretty good. Jake had a race last week at a track he has never been to before up near LA. It was hot & windy and there where a ton of people. One of his classes had 26 kids in it. He had a good slide out in the mud. Luckily we had spare riding gear. Even with that he got 4th and 5th in his two classes. Tyler starts full days of kindergarten this week. He is doing very well and getting great reports back. He even got to eat lunch with the principle for exhibited good character.

Jake getting presented his yellow belt.

 Tyler working hard

 Lowes Build and Grow

Not too much to report. Jake passed his first Karate test. He gets his yellow/white belt this week. Tyler is starting to figure it out and getting better. The school district is providing transportation for Jake to/from his new school so he started riding the bus this week.  Their buddy Mason had a spend-over Saturday night. Nerf gun wars, movies and pop-corn.

I tell you what, these boys have it made, non-stop fun. Sleep-over with friends Friday night. On Saturday morning Ty had Soccer and then Jake took his first Karate test for his yellow/white belt. We find out if he passed this week. Then we went to the KTM store and the park. Then Jake's buddy Mason came over for a sleep over Saturday night, followed by racing on Sunday with Mason and Nolan.

 Enjoy the sleep-over's now Jake and Ellie,

because this isn't going to fly in a few years!!

 Trying out my new camera lens

 Tyler wanted his picture taken with this motorcycle,

so here you go Tyler!

Jake tried out Mason's 50 SXS for a race, of course he loved it!

Jake had his first week at the New Bridge school and loves it. It's so awesome to see him excited about school. The boys have been getting in to their Nerf gun's lately so I built them a place to store their arsenal. We've have family Nerf battle most nights and Kristin has proven to be a pretty good shot!

We did the Home Depot kids workshop Saturday after Tyler's soccer. Ty lost his first tooth. I think wrestling in the pool with his brother might have helped it come out a little sooner than expected. The boys went riding with friends on Sunday. Tyler is starting to show some speed. He was racing his little friends and was blowing them away. Jake better watch out!

Thank goodness for safety goggles!

Jake trying out his friend's 65

Jake's spent his last week of summer at a YMCA day camp. He got to play sports, games and go to the beach, but his favorite part was doing archery. He first day at his new school is tomorrow. He will have the same teacher he had over the summer and is really excited because "she was so nice to him". Friday night they had a backyard sleep over with their buddy Kyle. The boys wanted to play soccer this fall instead of baseball. Tyler started Saturday morning and he really had fun. Jake starts on a league in a couple of weeks. The boys went to their friend Ellie's birthday pool party Saturday, then we had friends over for my birthday that evening. Nice relaxing day today with my birthday dinner at Red Robin.

Jake was featured in the local paper

Tyler had a successful first week at kindergarten. What made it even more special is that Grandma Gretchen spent the week as the teacher's aid in his class. Jake had a two day race over the weekend. We made it into a fun camping trip with friends.