bouncing bear

Leah started Bouncing Bear class today. She was very excited. She told me that if there were "mean boys" in her class that she will yell at them to leave her alone and she is excited about coloring something brown or purple. (according to her, this is what you do in Bouncing Bear class)

She also saw "Hilary Clickton" on TV today and asked me why her husband was sitting there crying. She was very funny.

Bailee is loving 2nd grade so far... 2 days in ... so far so good. Sleep has come really easily for her this week and she is excited about the home game on Friday!

Hope you are well.
K
PS the last pic is of her "silly face"

2nd Grade

Well, today Bailee started 2nd grade. She was sooooo excited. It all started last night when I let her take a shower all by herself. I came in at one point and she was singing Cheetah girls at the top of her lungs and was COVERED from head to foot in foamy soap. After her shower, she had a hard time being still and we had to make sure her backpack was just right. We got out her dress and laid everything else just right. She did sleep pretty fast but was up before 6 and in our room. We had her lay in bed with us and she wiggled and wiggled and was very cute. We got up and got dressed and she had her "egg cheese omlette and milk" and she gabbed my ear off. I am so glad she loves school! She will probably crash hard core tonight!! Look out 2nd grade..... here comes my Jewel.

Leah starts school on Wednesday so we are going to the grocery store and are going to have a "Mommy Day".

Hope you are well.
K

Life

Life is really good right now. I think I must say that a lot, but we really are doing well. The girls are getting excited about going back to school. Bailee has open house tomorrow and Leah has hers on Friday. They are both excited and nervous. I am going to go work on Bailee's school supplies right now. I think we have most of them. Isn't there something exciting about new crayons and pencils and stuff? Oh well... short blog today, but am gonna go enjoy my girls and write names on crayons.
Hope you are well.
K

Whew!

Well, there is not a lot to report from the ol'Rettig Household. We are pretty much in the throws of summer band. Two weeks down-- one to go. Junior High Summer band is coming up and then school starts. There was big relief in the Rettig house yesterday because Bailee got her letter saying that she does, in fact, get to have 2nd grade teachers. Now, this may sound strange to most of you, but Leah got her teacher letter a long time ago and Bailee has wanted hers ever since. She has been very worried that she would not be put in a class. Consoling her has helped some... no major freak outs about it or anything... but the look of relief on her face was pretty cute yesterday. She is excited to be in a "switch class". (which to you non2nd grade moms means she has 2 academic teachers)
We had our band's marchathon and pool party yesterday. It was really nice and the girls had a great time. The girls were worn out yesterday from swimming and hanging out with the band. i see naps in our futures today. I will probably be a good mom and show them how to nap properly. You do what you gotta do.

Hope you are well.
K

Rings

I love the Olympics. I mean, when else can you sit in front of the tv and watch water polo, swimming, synchronized diving, gymnastics, etc. So... in honor of the Olympics, here are some fun facts:
In Beijing this summer, athletes will be competing in 28 different sports!

In the swimming competition, the shortest race is 50 meters long. The longest race is 10 kilometers long—that’s over 6 miles!

China shares a border with 14 countries! These countries are Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana, and every national flag in the world includes one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

The Summer Olympic sports are archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe / kayak, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon (shooting, fencing, swimming, show jumping, and running), mountain biking, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon (swimming, biking, running), volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

The Opening Ceremony:
A 147 by 22 meters LED screen is laid at the center. Approximately 44,000 colorful LED beads are embedded with a distance of 600 millimeters between each two.

A total of 15,153 sets of costumes in 47 styles.

Some performances have been rehearsed for 13 months. Volunteers began their first mass rehearsal in March 2008.

Michael Phelps
Michael is 6'4 His wingspan is 6'7"


Hope you are well.
K

the cut

I promised this pic last time, so here it is. Eric's short, blonde hair. I am actually pretty used to it and am looking forward to it growing back so that it looks like it has frosted tips! What do you think?

Well, we are off to Houston in a few to have hamburgers and homemade ice cream for my dad's birthday. It will be nice to see my parents and my brother and his family. Other than that, we are just trying to survive summer band 2008. Be the cub band.

Hope you are well.
K

Boredom

This is what happens at the Rettig house when you get bored. Stay tuned for more hair adventures!
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K

ready... set....

Good morning. Eric and I got back from the Texas Bandmasters Conference in San Antonio this week. What a great convention... so much information and we had a great time also. My parents kept the girls and that was good too. I am so thankful that they were able to help out.

Eric has summer band this morning. I can't believe it is already time to start. It should be a really good school year. Things are pretty busy in August for our family, but I am so thankful that we had so much time together this summer. Our trip to Colorado was a great time and the girls had so much fun with the family. I can't believe Bailee is going to start 2nd grade!!!! Leah will be a Bouncing Bear at her school and she is so excited.

Anyway, I didnt really know anything but I did want to update. Maybe I will have something exciting next time.

Hope you are well.
K