We tried to sit down at the aviary and see the birds but I don't think that we were quiet enough! They got an "A" for effort though. McKenzy was positive she saw a penguin but besides that we did not see much.
Some of us took a break in the shade while Keyan and Daddy caught up. We hiked at least a mile and everyone was able to keep up. (Keyan was in the stroller, but she did her best) It was a really nice way to spend a beautiful day together.
A couple of weekends ago I mentioned to Paul how nice it would be if we could find a place to meet his parents half way between here and Merrill. We started looking into it and found this nice park in Carson City. We callled Mom and Dad to see if they were up to meeting us the next afternoon. Once we knew they were able to make it we called the rest of the family to see if anyone else wanted to join us. In the end everyone but Dennis and Lija were able to meet for a few hours. It was the first time since our girls were born that all of the grandkids were together. We had a lot of fun playing, eating pizza, fishing, and getting ice cream. I guess sometimes things work out without a whole lot of planning. I thought that it was a pretty exciting day to finally have the kids all together!
You can tell they are all Hogan kids, huh? They really take after their grandparents in this picture!! There is nothing like your family.
Today was Jamahl's first day of Kindergarten. He was thrilled to go and went off with no problems. Mommy was very anxious about the new adventure but kept her emotions in check until the car. Daddy took the afternoon off so that he could be part of the big event as well. 
Oops! Mommy forgot the name tag that the teacher mailed to us TWO WEEKS AGO!!!! (I don't know why they have to do that?) But, Mrs. Hoeneke was prepared for those parents who can't keep it together. She even already knew his name without the name tag. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
He is off and running! No hesitation....he told us to have fun while he was gone, and he started chatting with the little boy next to him. The only glitch in the day is that the office tried to put him on bus #18, but he told them that his mommy was nervous about him riding a bus so she was picking him up!!! True, but does everyone neeed to know that? He said he had a great day and he could not wait to go back tomorrow. Where does the time go? Can he really be old enough to start school? I guess I am off to cry now!
