the first day of school

two excited (and slightly nervous) boys outside the school they both now go to!

chilly was especially excited about his new backpack! (who wouldn't be... i mean, darth vader!)

harry was equally happy about his star trek backpack, but didn't want to pose for pix this morning...

that's right... star wars vs star trek. what can i say but, geeks beget geeks!

harry signs in...

and finds his place... (and resists having his picture taken, i mean, he has done this 3 times before!)

chilly finds his room and gets his nametag

then he does some puzzles waiting for his new adventure to begin

and he had an absolute ball decorating his birthday gift bag!

hard to believe it's that time already! where has the summer gone?!? kinda sad, but i think we will all benefit from being back into a normal routine.

the last day of summer

since pictures say more than words ever could, i'll limit my background to the basics. just before school started, we made a last-minute trip to yellowstone. (meemer has a great slideshow on her blog) http://meemersworld.blogspot.com/
between the park, the old west feel of west yellowstone montana and jackson wyoming, the indian reservation in idaho on the way up, and resultant discussions of meemer's (and therefore their) shoshone heritage, the boys have become fascinated by native americans. what better way to finish it all off than getting in costume and playing until dinner while watching "dances with wolves?"

brave smiling bear

brave stone face

the great hunt (with authentic yellowstone bows and arrows!)

and of course, chief rumbling bum

yes, he has a costume too, but i didn't get a pix of him in it... it's funny what you can do with some extra fabric, a bag of beads, a hot-glue gun, and some feathers from our chickens!

oh, to answer your question, yes. meemer and i had at least as much fun making the outfits as the boys do wearing them!