School and Snakes!

The Rood family celebrated a momentous occasion on September 4, with our oldest, Ian, going off to kindergarten. He basically never looked back, but mom shed a few tears.




Then, the next day, Sylas started preschool at his aunt Cathy's house. He is absolutely loving school, and feels very important going to school like his big brother. He only wishes it were every day!



On Sunday, a friend had a very cool birthday party with a guest snake handler. He brought 6 snakes, one of which was an 11-foot python that he let slither on the grass among the kids!!! I was proud of myself that I didn't just curl up on the seat of my car. But I did NOT get comfy enough to touch the sucker.

Happy Birthday, Alexandra!

We celebrated Alexandra's first birthday last night. Here are some pics:

This is Alexandra's church dress.

Ladybug cake - the only criteria for a good "Christy cake" is that it is identifiable. Success!

I'm ready for my party!

Aunt Cathy helping out with the kiddos on the back porch.

The cake progression:

Wonder if the plate tastes as good as the cake?

Bath time:

Farewell Summer!

Here are some pics from our last family outing of the summer. We went down to the city to the Aquarium, and rode the "ducks". Those are the bus/boats that take people on tours of the city, then out into Lake Union. It was a blast!