HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME HARDIES!

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It is Wyatt's birthday today. He turns the big 2! We are so happy that he is part of our family. We waited a long, long time for him and I have loved his sweet personality. He loved waking up to "prizes" and loved his pirate present. The boys have been playing pirates ever since. We are so blessed!

Lizards and Snakes and Dragons OH MY!

At first glance you will not understand the title of this post, be assured it will make perfect sense to you as you scroll through the photos. This is my Wyatt-with all the crazy things going on in Bridger's class, he was content to throw rocks and play in the street. Oh to be young again!

Yummy lighting!

And then there is Bridger.....

It is no secret how much Bridger LOVES animals. I have to re-explain every day why we can not have any pets, especially the pets that Bridger would love to have. In searching some animal classes to help him with this obsession that he has, I came across this website and found monthly classes that we could attend and that he could hold and pet (do you even pet reptiles?) and enjoy and then give back. We went for our first time last month and it was probably the best day of his entire life. I didn't bring my camera and so I didn't get any pictures, but he had a snake around his neck and one in both hands for most of the evening. Then, he proceeded to wrap a HUGE reticulated python around his entire body. This month I came armed with my camera, and got some great pictures of him in his element. Next month is VENOM night at Wheeler Farm. If any of you have boys that LOVE these guys as much as Bridger does (don't worry this is a HANDS-OFF clinic) contact me and I will get you the info.

OMCS

The last few weeks have been full of MANY twists and turns. As many of you know, we have taught Bridger in our home (I strongly detest the word HOMESCHOOL) and have loved doing it. My sister called me and told me about a brand new charter school teaching the cirriculum that we are right now-and I asked Bridger if he would like to go and he really wanted to so...he will be attending Oquirrh Mountain Charter School starting next year. This is REALLY big for our family and I respect his decision and want him to be able to go where he wants to. We always said that if he expressed interest we would let him attend and now he will get the chance to. Next year will be a very difficult year for me. I will miss having him home so much. I won't know what to do with my entire day-we spend so much time working on school work that I am not sure that I will know what to do with my time. So onto uncharted paths we go....