Life Goes On At The Peres House

We've been here in sunny California for 3 1/2 weeks now. Most of the trauma of the first week has passed and we are settling in. We actually have a routine now, which is really good for the kids and their behavior. Basically our days go like this: get up early to do transcription work, get kids up and Scott ready for school, Scott heads to the bus as the rest of us get ready to head to the gym, kids play in the Kids Club while Mommy sweats, kids climb rock wall before we leave gym, go home for shower and lunch, "school time" for Noah and Joshua, nap time, more transcription work, Scott comes home and reports on his day, Scott does homework and plays with brothers while Mommy is still working, dinner, go to park or on a walk or watch a movie with the kids, kids go to bed, Mommy blogs or works or watches a movie and wishes Steve were here. Actually, Steve surprised the boys last Thursday night when I drove them to the airport to pick him up. They didn't have a clue. We had a great weekend, the kids loved having their Daddy around, and I loved having him around for a few days. He left yesterday. Hopefully he'll be here permanently in a few weeks.

Noah hard at work with the letter A.

Joshua takes his learning very seriously.

Noah and Joshua and the bike trailer. They are such good sports. Amazing how much they've grown. They barely fit in there now and they are HEAVY! Mommy is really loving the biking here.

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

We've been apart 18 days so far and counting...

Beware Of The Folsom Lake Monsters!

I took the kids to Folsom Lake, which is actually really close by. It wasn't quite what I expected. I anticipated a nice sandy beach where the kids would play. Instead, there was thick, thick, lose your sandal if you're not careful, black mud. The kids thought it was great. I didn't even stick a pinky in the water. "I'll just stay far, far away from you boys, thanks."

Scott Starts His First Day In First Grade

He was 2 weeks late, but was super brave and jumped right into school. He LOVES riding the bus and LOVES eating lunch at school. The length of school he is not so hot on, he thinks Kindergarten was just right.

Peres Family Moves to California

On August 21st we took our last family picture in front of our home we loved so much and the big, big moving truck came.



They squeezed our stuff in there tight and had a little room to spare...barely!
Suddenly we were headed off on our next adventure...without Steve. He had to stay back and keep working because his new job wasn't ready for him yet...paperwork. It was so sad leaving him there,especially when Noah started sobbing as we headed down the road without Daddy. Break my heart!