Share Day

Tuesday is "Share Day" for Aaron and he brought in his Star Scream transformer to share with his classmates. I listened as he discussed Decepticon leadership structure, the difference between the movie and animated figures, and Star Scream's recent attempt to clone himself (in the TV series). That last point was politely challenged by his friend Michael who insisted that Star Scream didn't "clone" himself but rather... made copies.

SAGE Camping Trip

The SAGE Campout photos are uploaded and available in a slideshow via my Flickr account. If you have problems viewing the slideshow you can view them individually here.

Enjoy!

Aaron actually helped!

Most visits to the garden Aaron plays (his favorite game of the moment is to 'spy' on other gardeners), or he complains about how hot and sweaty he is. But today he actually helped me pick green beans!

Campground Tour

Aaron's new school has its annual Camping Trip next week in the nearby Ojai Valley. Since the campground is so close we decided to take a quick trip out there. The entire school (grades K-8) goes so it's a big group. Bridget and Aaron are pretty excited about this 3-day camping trip. It'll be Aaron's first time camping.



As for me, well... I have my own personal camping demons to face after the horrific events of the 1989 Los Padres campout with my UCSB college roommates. ;>

Halloween Store

Aaron's enjoyment of "spooky" things is kicking into gear now that those seasonal Halloween stores are beginning to pop up around town. We had a lot of errands to run after school yesterday so we took a break to costume shop.





I was surprised that even some of the scarier stuff didn't seem to phase him. He reminded me several times that it's "just pretend and for fun". However, as a parent you do need to draw the line at some point when it comes to things that can truly frighten an impressionable child (or adult)... so we skipped the aisle with the Bush & Cheney masks.

As soon as the boys wake up, that is!

I guess green beans are on the menu!