The kids are back in school. This year is Lilah’s first for Kindergarten. They are both so excited for the new school year!

Today is Gavin’s first day of 1st grade!

It’s 2011 and we’ve been remiss in updating this blog (and the flickr stream) with new pics.  So, here’s the last 3 months in brief…

September

The end of September we had several significant events and a visit from Grandma and Grandpa in California.

But first…

The Open Classroom had an all-school field trip to Antelope Island.  It was big.  There was sand.  There were a lot of people.  We scared some tourists.

And tried (unsuccessfully) to fly a kite…

Not long after was Lilah’s 3rd birthday. Grandma and Grandpa came out from California to celebrate.

October

Then came Halloween.  We were a pirate family.

Nothing at all exciting happened between Halloween and Christmas.  Nope.

December

…and now we’re all caught up

We got pictures taken of G for school last week after we got back from California…

photography by Blackburn Studio

The photographer is actually an OC parent and his son will be in G’s class so he offered to do the shoot for free.