It seems like the fall routine is in full swing now. Brayden seems settled in his class. He really seems to be doing well even though at first it wasn't my first choice for classrooms. He is finding it much easier to focus on reading and writing this year which is a huge confidence booster for him. He had his first spelling test today and aced it! I never thought I would be so excited about 5 words spelled correctly!

Ethan is also enjoying preschool. He is showing his true colors this year in school. For those of you who know him, I'm sure you are offering a quick prayer for his teacher right now. Ethan is a very passionate boy and is still learning that not everyone likes to be punched, yelled at or spit at. He is also learning that circle time is not the place to strangle other children or shove his face into their faces. He absolutely loves the music portion of the class and sings at FULL volume! I love being there with him when I work there on Mondays and Wednesdays but I make sure that I leave the discipline up to the teacher. Dispite his antics, he is making good friends and that's great!

So yesterday was Brayden's meet the teacher night. In true Toews form, he entered his name in a contest, and won! He was so excited! He won a board game called "Headbandz". I added a picture here for you to see the boys playing it. They are trying to guess what they have on their foreheads by asking questions. It's so cute!

Kenny is currently at a hall across the street from our house hosting a youth dance. It is going very well. He has a ton of the youth from Enderby there and they are doing some pretty awesome prizes, games, etc. The kids all have to be sober to get in and cannot bring drugs or alcohol in. It's so awesome to have something safe for the kids to be at.

That's it for tonight. Hope you all have a good weekend! Love to hear from you sometime!

Today was a day of firsts for everyone in our family.

It was Ethan's first day of preschool for the year (he was in preschool last year too but is in the "big kids" class this year). 20 minutes before we had to head out the door Ethan was STILL sleeping... why can't he do that on weekends? After a quick breakfast and some serious combing of the bed-head, we were out the door. He loved his first day!

He loved it even more because it was my first day of work... at his school. Yes, I have been hired by the preschool to provide one-on-one care for a little girl in the class. She is in both the morning and the afternoon class, which means Ethan is too. And the best part about that for him is that he gets to bring his special blue lunch bag to school! He has been waiting a year to do that! It was a good first day for me and frankly, I am still in shock that I am choosing to spend all day with 20 three and four year olds! But I get to be with Ethan, I'm done work by the time Brayden is out of class and I don't have to pay a babysitter.

Today was Brayden's first day of Tae Kwon Do (is that how you spell it??). We tried to get him into it last year and he was not ready for it. But this year he was. He did awesome and I was impressed at what a great kicker and puncher he is. Look out criminals, here comes Brayden-san! Hiyah! It will also help him develop his focus which is always good for an active boy.

And finally, today was Kenny's first day of being alone in the house on a day off. He didn't work today and had the house all to himself. Let's just say there was a little mid-morning golf on TV that needed to be watched. I think he enjoyed himself and managed to get lots done.

Now the day is almost over and we are all pretty tired. A good nights rest will do us well. Although, Kenny and I won't be resting much as we are still on our 24 binge (we are halfway done season 4)!

Brayden's first day of school

Brayden tubing on the Sept. long weekend (he did it for a really long time!)

Ethan joined in on the fun for all of 30 seconds but he seemed to prefer driving the boat

I just had to put this picture on here for the pleasure and enjoyment of all you men out there. Us women just look at it and go, "ok, what is the point of that? Who would actually want to do that?" But for guys, this is apparently pretty cool. This picture was taken by Kenny's friend Sheldon during Kenny's little golf holiday in Manitoba. As you can see, Kenny is in his traditional fine form here. They found a huge puddle on the course and decided that it was their mission to see what kind of tidal wave they could create using the golf cart. Yes, Kenny is behind the wheel, of course. Who else would do something like that with a golf cart?