First day of kindergarten!

I put my little girl on the bus this morning for the first time. She, and all her fellow kindergartners were all smiles and they eagerly hopped right on the bus.

Hum the song "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof, while you view these pictures.

And then she was gone.

No, I didn't cry, but I thought about it.

Camping

We bought a big family tent, (which makes our 4th or 5th tent now, I've lost track). The kids loved it. Tyler diligently "roasted" his marshmallow for a good 20 minutes, before he realized that he could eat it.

Bedtime

We're so lucky that our kids enjoy each other so much.

Happy Easter

We forgot to take a family photo when we're at church, so here's a photo of us in our Easter finery sitting on the stairs. Although you can't really see it in this photo, my mom made Anna's dress.

Milestones

We (finally) finalized Tyler's adoption in the US. His adoption was actually final in Vietnam, but in order to get him a US birth certificate and officially change his name, we had to go thru the legal procedures here in the States. The judge was great, and he smiled warmly, despite the fact that Tyler had a poopy diaper.

Next milestone, Anna has finally joined a soccer team. Well, they don't actually play games against other teams, (who'd be brave enough to play a team called "Scott's Soccer Tots"?)but they sure do have fun playing around.

My crazed son

Anna's 5th birthday

Hooray! Anna is a big five years old now. We had her birthday at the ice skating rink. Although all the kids did a great job skating, I think the snacks, cupcakes, and games of tag were really the highlight.

Yes, kids wear helmets now when they iceskate.