Most Sundays this fall you'll find football on at the Carpenters. Yesterday the Broncos were playing Sunday Night Football, so Dedan and Har were pumped up and wearing their Orange & Blue.
Princess Tomboy, our rough and tumble Emma, who loves all things girly wears the Bronco's hat while she helps give Nash his bath. 
We went to a Western Night party at church. It gave Dedan a chance to put on his almost-too-small cowboy outfit and Daddy's hat (he was working). 
above: Dedan & his teacher, Mrs. Canham
The day after his "real" 5th birthday, Dedan started Kingergarten and Emma went into 4th grade. They're new school requires uniforms, which has bonuses (not a lot of choices for the indecisive Emma) and drawbacks (spending so much money on clothes for school-which they won't wear anywhere else-when they have perfectly good clothes in the closet now!) *sigh* 
After a funfilled dino-themed birthday party for Dedan we took a swim with the Hartungs, down from Prescott, and Grandpa Santa, in from Burbank, at the apartment swimming pool...always a good way to cool off in the 100+ degree Arizona heat. Surprisingly, we practically had the pool all to ourselves.
For those of you as into Meredith, McDreamy, Finn, Addison and the rest of the medical team at Seattle Grace as I am...FIVE WEEKS until the season premiere. Seriously. AND if, like me, you're in need of something to tide you over I'd suggest checking out the link to the show's webpage. Plenty of tidbits to get you salivating and that funky theme song plays, too. http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/index.html
A flirtatous Nash kissing the hand of Calleya Hartung (daughter of Amy & Allan).
Dedan falling asleep at 6:30...playing outside all day is taxing on a kid. 
