Tornadoes & Bicycle Helmets

Today we had some severe weather making its way through Northeast Ohio. On the drive home from school a local radio station issued a tornado warning for our county. After a short drive and a lengthy conversation about tornadoes I arrived home with two very worried children.

Alex kept watching the radar on the news and updating Max about the status and the location of the possible tornado. After hearing one weather forecaster suggest a bike helmet for those individuals worried about flying debris Max donned his Mickey Mouse helmet in record time. That helmet didn't budge until the storms had passed and I announced that it was dinner time.

Alex's first day of 2nd grade.

Alex's first day of 2nd grade was yesterday. I don't think I've ever seen a child more anxious to go back to school. I tried several times to capture the perfect back to school picture yet almost every one had the over the head double arm pump. I guess it was just too hard to contain all that excitement.

Alex's first day back was wonderful. He was very excited that he got the teacher he wanted and his best friend is once again in his class. The icing on the cake was getting to work on a math worksheet. Boy do I love my little brainiac.