Monday, August 24, 2015

Back to School 2015!

We have gone back to school for the year and can't believe that we are in 2nd grade and our last year of Montessori School.  Kate was more than ready to get back to school, back to her friends and back to learning.  Her teacher this year is Ms. Mueller and she has the most amazing classroom library we have ever seen!  Kate has lots of new activities to try out this year.  She is going to try volleyball and golf and she is still going strong with her violin lessons with Ruby Jane.  Her favorite subject so far this year is GT and her least favorite is PE.  Luke has not been quite as jazzed to go back to school.  This year he is going Tuesday-Friday and he is not thrilled.  He asks most days after school, "NOW, can I go to Kindergarten?"  He is learning to read and add but his favorite part of school is Soccer Shots on Wednesdays.  He is still doing gymnastics on Monday and loves it.  We look forward to an awesome school year!!
Meet the teacher at Muffin Morning

Ms. Mueller and Kate

First day of school!!


Luke got an extra day of summer, so he saw Kate off in his pajamas.



Day one bus stop.  Ryan, Perry, Simone, Kate and Carter


Off the bus on day one.  So happy.


First day of school for Luke.




Friday, August 14, 2015

White Sands, NM to Austin, TX

The last day of our trip we woke up in our hotel room in Alamogordo and drove 2 hours to Roswell, NM where we went to the International UFO Museum and took lots of pictures with aliens.  Then we got back in the car and hit the dusty trail back to Austin.  We rolled into town last night around 9pm and are already planning our next road trip.
Roadrunner outside of Alamogordo.
Coming out of the mountains gave Luke a raging nose bleed.
Aliens!
















Driving through Texas got a little boring....








Thursday, August 13, 2015

Flagstaff, AZ to White Sands, NM

We woke up early this morning with the goal of getting to White Sands New Mexico for sunset.  Our first stop was 30 miles east of Flagstaff at the Meteor Crater.  We all thought it was amazing.  Then we did our last stretch down Route 66 ending in Holbrook, AZ where we headed south through the mountains and through the Petrified Forest.  We stopped in Alpine, AZ for little lunch before crossing the border into New Mexico.  Once in New Mexico, we headed straight through Las Cruces and up to White Sands where we ran and rolled in the sand.  We spent the night in Alamogordo at the Fairfield Inn and Kate is sure that hotel is a place she wants to return.











Meteor Crater

Jack Rabbit Trading Post in Joseph City, AZ

Holbrook, AZ Rock Shop

Tree in Petrified Forest


Petrified Forest

Alpine, AZ


Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, AZ



White Sands selfie