thankfully it cooled off for the first day! we even broke out the sweaters! 🙂
oh yeah! australia and the philippines! 🙂
the day was a huge success… they all had a great time. i couldn’t help but get teary when we left caleb. he’s my little buddy. he’s been home with me so long- even last year was just a few hours of afternoon kindergarten. 😦
i thought for sure she would be missing them.. but i had to go to the dentist so daddy took her to the playground for a good time. we did the traditional breakfast out (like we used to do with caleb- waaaaaaaaaah!). something is wrong with my card though and not letting me download those.. will do so soon. 🙂
we had to wake up miss sleepyhead.. it’ll be a few days till we get back in school schedule. 🙂
despite the craziness of summer… it was for sure our best yet.. i know i’m gonna miss the rugrats. 🙂
watersix 
That Australia jumper is in the utmost good taste – LOL!
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Love you guys! glad first day went well and it is cooler there too. Happy School!
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hi jamie, such a cute picture of elsie at the bottom. can i ask you what lense you used to take that?? love all your back to school pics too. Our kids have to wear uniforms here so there is no individuality, which is a bit of a shame. happy day to you 🙂
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you are in the same boat as i am with one going from k to 1st grade all day! i miss ava so so much!!! at least you still have elsie at home ENJOY it will be all too soon and she will be waving goodbye to you too!!!!!!
i want another one so bad!!!!!!!!!!!
tara
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Ooooooooooo! Me likey those red doors!!!! 🙂
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The first picture looks like your kids are in a rainforest not CA!!!!!
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Mine too went from k to 1. I was worried about the other little guy at home… but so far… all’s good.
Love the pics.
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Ooh, are you a Filapina? Very kuhl. I wondered what nationality/ethnicity, but I can’t always tell. We were in Lancaster/Palmdale area visiting some Philippine fam/friends over Labor Day. It was VERY hot; no relief. Here at home it is in the 80s and raining. Lots of green compared to the desert where we stayed.
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tear ;( now you have more time to blog 🙂 hahaa
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oohh, where did you get that phillipines jacket?
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hey! i’m filipina too! and i love pancit and chicken adobo.
where oh where do you find those beautiful backgrounds… the red door, the blue/green tiles, etc… you must have that photographers eye. 😉 … i probably pass photo opps like this everyday, just dont recognize them.
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YAY…..I love to know that you are posting daily now. Even if you think it is all “fluff” I love reading the updates and seeing the pics as I have said to you before. I will say again your fam is beautiful.. Thanks for sharing with us and YAY for you on your class. Wish I could attend.
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hi jamie. thank you so much for the reply ((:
well, i own a digital camera only and most of the time i use my handphone to take pictures. is it possible to archive the effects then?
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Love love love the pics!
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I love the Philippines sweatshirt! I am so going to ask my mom to bring back a sweatshirt like when she goes back to the PI next year!
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els and pablo=BFF so cute 🙂
Ca-Cool sweatshirts…proud to say jaeden owns one the the exclusive” Philippines” sweatshirt 🙂 by her ever so talented ninang. (ninang amihan) 🙂
kira is sure getting taller-goodness..our first…our tween..too fast!
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