Bryan turns FOUR

Bryan had a great birthday party!!

He was very excited to turn FOUR! He said he was going to try to only suck his finger at night now - since big boys don't do that. He actually has done really well!

He had a lot of friends over for his party and they all watched a movie, ate popcorn and cake, and PLAYED and SCREAMED. It was fantastic!! He has the best lil' friends.

Horrible Hair Day

It was Horrible Hair day at Drew's school today. Of course, Bry wanted to do it too! I thought they looked pretty cute!

Drew's hair is spikey - with the colors blue, orange and yellow!

Bry wanted a mohawk with blue, yellow, green and orange!

Poor Tyler didn't get to have his hair colored. It is so blonde I was afraid it would stain his gorgeous hair.

Cute pics of the boys....

Goodies for Grandparents Day

This week in school Drew is learning about the letter "G"...so in honor of this letter they had a party for the Grandparents! It was a cute little program - cake, drinks and songs! Drew and his classmates (there are 19 kids altogether in Mrs. Valles class) sang four songs all about their Grandma's and Grandpa's. It was, seriously, too cute for words. Drew got up in the front of the WHOLE room and introduced all the songs. Last year, you couldn't pay him to do that...I think our Mr. Man is starting to come out of his shell! We are so proud of you Drew!

The Last Few Days of Summer

I love the Fall season...whether we are in Missoula, Portland, or Atlanta - it is my favorite. Down here in the South the Fall weather means mid 80's during the day and mid 60's at night. It is perfect!

Pretending to live the good life!

Our friend, Edward, is a pilot for a company that flies private jets - what an exciting life! He was home for a weekend so he took the kids (and friends) to see the jets. They had so much fun pretending they were flying! We even got to sit in the seat that Tim McGraw always sits in...how cool is that. Um, not as cool as if we truly were spending the $8 - $10 GRAND an hour to actually fly! Nonetheless, the kids had a BLAST! Thanks Captain Edward...

Drew starts KINDERGARTEN

Drew started Kindergarten today! He was so excited to see some of his old friends from Pre-K and meet new friends. He keeps telling us he "loves being a Russom Rhino"! When we picked him up from school today he told us that "Kindergarten is FUN" and "he LOVES P.E."! I think we are going to have a great year. We are so proud of you, Drew!

Disney is magical again!

We left for Disney World on Friday, August 7 with all three boys and Nana! It is an eight hour drive from Atlanta - and so worth it! We stayed, once again, at Disney's Wilderness Resort. We love staying here because it reminds us of Montana AND it is only a 10 minute boat ride to the Magic Kingdom!

We conquered FOUR parks in FIVE days! Magic Kingdom (twice!!), Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was Tyler's first trip to Disney and his brother's were anxious to show him around and introduce him to Mickey, Minnie, Donald and many more. The first characters that Tyler got to meet were Buzz Lightyear and Woody (from Toy Story) at Hollywood Studios. Tyler ran and gave Woody a huge hug, smiled and posed for pictures...and then Buzz ruined it. Buzz tried to give Tyler a high five - Tyler looked at him and went screaming towards the door. That was it. No more character greetings for Tyler - he wanted NOTHING to do with any of them. Even his beloved Mickey. Oh, well, maybe next year!

We also discovered this trip that Bryan is the BRAVEST lil' 3 year old boy we know! He went on Splash Mountain - twice! It is a ride that plummets over a mountain peak on a 5-story - 50 feet - fall that ends in a massive splashdown! He LOVED it! Drew, on the other hand ,was scared out of his mind and begged Mommy not to go on it. I truly believe he thought I wouldn't come back alive.

Drew was so sad to leave - he cried and told me that "Mickey's House" is his favorite place to visit with his family. I couldn't agree more. Life doesn't get any better than watching magical parades, amazing fireworks over Cinderella's castle and the expressions on Drew, Bryan and Tyler's faces! We love going to Disney World with our kids. It was extra special to have Nana (Alene) with us at Disney - what memories!

Kindergarten Starts Soon

Kindergarten starts on the 17th for Drew! He is ready and excited - I can't say the same! :o) He has his bookbag and most of his supplies ready for the big day. He recently went to his "Kindergarten Test" and did fantastic! We cant' wait to find out who his teachers is.

Braves Games!

The boys love going to the Braves game! We have AWESOME seats...1st row, six seats from the Braves Dugout behind 1st base - it doesn't get better than that! We were sad to see Francouer go - he always "spoiled" the boys with batting gloves and balls. Coach Hubbard always walks over and gives Drew and Bryan bubble gum - they think that is awesome! Bubble gum to a 3 and 5 year old is way better than a baseball. :o) The camera man next to us always puts the boys up on the big screen also - we think that is cool!

Last Saturday, Chad and I took Drew and Tyler to the game (Bryan was at Grandma's). After the game we were stuck in traffic on the interstate ramp, we look over and Martin Prado was next to us. Drew rolled down his window and Prado gave him a huge smile and wave! We love our Braves...