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first day of school

I took the day off to take my kiddies to school last Wednesday.  It was Ava's first day of kindergarten.  I was a little nervous for her but she did fine.  At first she didn't want to sit with her class during assembly so she sat by herself.  I stayed in her classroom for a little bit until I thought she was fine and she was.  I only stayed about 20 minutes.  I left when she started to participate in class.  I didn't tear like I did on Jason's first day of kindergarten.  The thing I like about uniforms is that I don't have to figure out what they're going to wear the next day.

disneyland

We went to Disneyland and California Adventure last week with the kids.  Fun but tiring.

Once we arrived we were a bit early so we didn't check into our hotel.  We hung around Downtown Disney and ate lunch at Rainforest Cafe.  We picked up some Lego things for the kids before trying some beignets at the Jazz Kitchen (express) and then headed to our hotel for some swimming and rest for the next two and a half days of Disneyland and CA Adventure.

It was nice and not so crowded at Downtown Disney when we were walking around.

Day 1 at Disneyland, Jason played musical chairs with Alice and the Mad Hatter.  When he became an "unwinner" he had to tell a joke.

Day 2 we spent our time at California Adventure. Ava loves to get her face painted.  At least this painting was smaller compared to the one she had last time.

Day 3 was our 1/2 day at Disneyland again for things we didn't ride before and then we drove back home to the fog, which I welcomed just a little bit.  

Disneyland is fun but not quite your "relaxing" type of vacation.  I think next year we'll go to Hawaii so we can just lounge on the beach instead.  Last day of summer for the kids is today. Tomorrow is the first day of school.  

picasso

Picasso is in San Francisco for a limited time.  We took the kids to see the exhibit yesterday.  Jason probably may have appreciated it more than Ava.  She thought the pictures were "scary".  I've seen some of the pieces when I went to the museum in Paris so I didn't mind breezing through the collection.  I think the kids were the youngest ones there at the reserved time we went.  I heard my son say to a woman that he was an "artist".  She smiled and asked what he liked to draw.  She told me she loves when kids are creative.  We went to get a quick snack at Stow Lake before heading home.