Our life, the Martinez story: Cell phone Pix in September

Persaus, Olivia and Harper waiting for there dinner

Jayden at football

another football game for Jayden

one of the fathers on Jayden's team brought out his radio to play "who let the dogs out" in between plays..... We are the Mud Dawgs!!! and our colors the Stealers black and yellow

Persaus dressed up to support and cheer on her brother

Persaus first day of Pre-Kindergarten

yumy Lasagna dinner I made for the family

Chicken dinner..... the kids LOVED this meal. I was even more prepared with my table cover, I usually only put it on my table when we have other kids over.... but this meal we had to use it :)

I found Persaus playing in the bathroom.... making faces at herself in the mirror

Back to school night for both kids. Jayden was at football practice while Brian and I went to both schools

she LOVES school :) these are the steps her and I go down everyday after school

Everyday after school on our 10 minute drive home, Persaus and I sing the days of the week.

Persaus made the owl with the purple for tonight, she was sooo proud of her good work, as much as Brian and I

Elgin Owls

Brian and I are huge on reading to the kids.... and with football it has been a challenge reading the minimum 20 minutes before bed... so I read to Persaus after school, it's quiet and just her and I :) the nights of football I will read 1 or 2 books before bed and have her look over a book to herself.

a magnetic fishing game Persaus was showing Brian and I how to play

Persaus puts her backpack and Jacket here everyday before school

Jayden's classroom is in the same hall as one of the kindergarten classrooms lol!!!

Brian and I had to find our child's desk by looking for there name in the drawings the students made.... Jayden helped us before we got to his class and said he is the ONLY student in his whole class that has a J in his name :))

Jayden had to find another student in the class that matched his story, then put it together and draw a picture to go with the story.

I took a picture of Jayden's desk..... like at home he does NOT keep it clean, at home I am always picking it up, but at school he has to be responsible!!!! we have added cleaning his desk to his life skills at home :)