If it's October... it must be birthday time....

The boys turned 11 and 9. Happy birthday to my precious little gems. Well... not so little any more, Jay frowns if I call him little, although he is only a 5th grader. Both had a good summer with Football, swimming, occasional sleepovers and an overdose of videogames thanks to Gamefly and Blockbuster. It is back to business now, focusing on getting good grades for 3 and 5th grades. Straight A's in the first trimester for both. Also excellent grades at the end of 2nd and 4th grade. Jay has joined the band and practicing percussion 3 times a week. Longer school days, anxiety due to being in advanced Math class, general middle school blues... Vinny has adjusted well to grammar school, he has already made a name for himself with his outgoing personality, he also has the advantage of following Jay's footsteps. Jay always left a good impression with all his teachers and Vinny benefits from that.
jay is looking forward to going snowboarding in Denver CO. He is playing SAK basketball with 5th and 6th graders and enjoying it. Vinny will do another year of Jr. league in Crestwood Basketball program and join SAK next year. Both are healthy and happy and looking forward to a successful 2011-2012 school year.