The Haddad Fab 5: Finally: PICTURES!

Lots of excitement the past month...

The boys had their first day of school.

Jake = 2nd Grade

Tye = Kindergarten

They come with me to school and stay in my class until my assistant takes them downstairs to catch the bus to the elementary school 3mi away. Kindergarten sits up front on the bus, then 1st grade, 2nd, and so on. Jake was allowed to sit with the Kindergartners with Tye. So, the first week they did...now they don't! Already...they are separating from one another. Tye explained his daily routine in detail to me the other night and said that he waits for JJ to get off the bus when they get to the school and then they say goodbye before they ever enter the school. Kind of unsure of their independance from one another, I asked Tye why they part ways before they get in and he replied: "Cause Jake always has to hug me, even kiss me. I don't want anybody to see that!" Nick and I nearly died laughing. It was one of what seems to be daily, hilarious events in our house.

So handsome. Our gentlemen.

The whole world thinks the boys are twins now that Tye has caught up to Jake in height. As Jake put it in regard to his new hair cut, "now, we don't look like brothers at all. We're like half brothers!" Gotta laugh.

And Little Miss is as sassy as ever. (In a good way.)

Tye and Jake have received rave reviews already this year. Nick and I are constantly amazed at how amazing our life has turned out. These 3 kids are incredible.

Reading and relaxing.

We all adore the new house. I finally put my finger on it just tonight...it feels like a comfy, oversized tree house. Well, that ~~may not~~ probably doesn't convey the feeling it gives us at all, but it does feel like that. Feels like home for us birds, apparently. I'm just making matters worse..so I'll zip it! LOL

Some Wii action!

Without TV, we can watch movies thru or just play the Wii. (As a side note-I highly recommend getting rid of TV. Lots more talking seems to happen throughout the house...at least for all of us)

The sunsets from the desk of the (newly dubbed) "tree-house" have been incredible. We have been taking advantage of the decks as it is very rapidly getting cooler. High 70s day, 30s night!