Here is the obligatory First Day of School photo.
It's Lex's first day of high school, 9th grade, and school, like ever.
It's Connor's first day of 11th grade, and being able to drive himself (and his brother) to school.
Kevin and I waved them off as they pulled out of the garage and drove to school, all by themselves.
Have a GREAT School Year, Boys!
Because Monday is the first day of the new school year, we took the boys out for a special dinner on Friday night.
I got a beach punch. Yum!
Here is one freshman and one junior.
Here are two proud parents.
Lex got the surf and turf for dinner.
Connor got a burger and sweet potato fries.
Kevin got this overloaded bloody mary.
People actually asked for photos of his amazing drink/meal.
I got the blackened chicken fettuccine alfredo with a side of hush puppies.
Today, we went on a little family outing at Avalon.
First, we test drove a Tesla Model Y.
It's a bit larger than the Model 3.
The glass roof is fantastic.
Then, we had lunch at gusto!
As we walked around the rest of the mall, we made some discoveries.
First, Tommy Bahama is selling fantastic Disney merchandise.
Second, Lex is finally noticeably taller than Connor.
This is what my kids looked like today, being the first day of school.
Well, at least it was the first day of Connor's sophomore year of high school.
Today was the first day of Lex's home school summer reading extravaganza. We won't start his more traditional studies until after Labor Day. Because homeschooling.
We also didn't take these photos in the morning before the day started. Nope, these are the photos I took as I was heading up to bed that night.
Earlier that day...I took Connor to Chick-fil-A for breakfast and then dropped him off for school.
Lex slept in and then started reading Maus I and The Encephalon Code after a nice lunch.
Today is officially the last day of 6th Grade and 8th Grade homeschool at our house.
We played some Scrabble:
This is a serious game of Scrabble, obviously.
I bought the boys some Italian cake bites as a treat:
Photos, or it didn't happen, am I right?
Today, I kept my hands busy while I was watching over the testing process.
It is time once again for the boys to take a nationally standardized test in order to comply with state homeschool regulations.
And so, here we are on day one of testing.
Connor is taking the Standford Achievement Test for Grade 8.
Lex is taking the same test, but for Grade 6.
We shall complete the rest of the test tomorrow. Best wishes, boys! Do your best.
Today, Lex is as tall as I am.
Today, Connor finished Algebra.
So, I made cookies to celebrate.
