Bus Ride To School

Carl started his new job as Senior Software Engineer for American Express Serve on the 29th of September. It makes me really happy to hear him enjoying his job, it's a big relief for us all. Dad is an avid bus fan. He takes pride and pleasure in taking the bus and be a part of the community. Wake up time for everybody got pushed one hour earlier, at 6:00 a.m, when he started taking the girls to school by bus. They would walk along the trail behind our house to 58th Street and catch the bus there that will take them to school at around eight in the morning. He takes books with him so he could read books with the girls while waiting for the gate to open at 8:05. He then only have about ten minutes to take the girls in, put bags and lunch bags away and walk to the bus station to catch the bus that will take him to work. So far, the walks had been fun and enjoyable for all of them.

Carl normally shares some pictures and dialogues from girls like this ones:

The kids wanted to pull the cart for a while

 Our kids are probably the only ones at Sanderlin to see an eagle

on the way to school.

 Kids are a lot happier than earlier

 

Playing on the bus

I did enjoy my morning walk with them last week. It was a very pleasant day and the morning breeze reminded me of my many mornings in Bombon as a little girl. Here are some of the pictures from our walk.

Rianne and Mikelle about to get on the bus

 Dad's cart with the girls' bags, lunch boxes, his back pack, his lunch bag, their jackets and an umbrella. Dad is that cool!

 On our way home, Talia saw a number of animals. In the picture is a bird on the branch and a squirrel climbing the palm tree. It was fun and refreshing listening to birds chirping, other animals sounds and creaking sounds from trees as the wind blows on them.

 Talia walked for a little bit and had so much fun waving hi to people on bicycles.

We do feel very blessed for the many blessings we have been given. Everyday, we are amazed of the many wonderful things that surround and make up our lives - happy and healthy family, beautiful place to live, career to enjoy, loving branch to belong to, and just having each other. Oh how thankful we are to our Father in Heaven for such a full life.

Cutting The Littlest Rectangle

Look in her finger tip and you'll see the littlest rectangle Rianne has ever cut, as of yet. She was very proud of herself to be able to cut a rectangle as small as this one. It is indeed a big accomplishment for a girl who, a few weeks ago, had a really hard time holding the scissors correctly. She played with it for the longest time and was pretty unhappy when she lost it. Following my suggestion, she cut another one even smaller than this one and was proud saying that she found a solution to her problem.