Labor Day Weekend 2010

This weekend we packed up the car and headed to Tehachapi, CA. It's a place in the Mojave desert that I found when I was living in Lancaster. It's up in the mountains away from everyone. But still a little city with all the conveniences like restaurants and hotels. (Starbucks for Joe) I love getting out and being one with nature but at night I like to be in a comfy bed. I dread the day Jay will want to camp in a tent.

Jay was a trooper on the hike. We started him off in the hiking back pack but he really wanted to walk it himself. So we only used it for the steeper parts. And we also took advantage of the winds and did a little kite flying. It was so nice to be out in the fresh air, you couldn't hear any noise other than the trees blowing in the wind, and the skies could not have been any prettier.



All in all it was a really wonderful weekend and a great way to end the summer. Today Jay moved up in class at the Preschool. He will now be with the bigger kids, sitting at tables to eat (not high chairs) and taking naps in beds (not cribs) I'm sure this is going to take some time to adjust for him, and the director of the school will help facilitate this transition for us. Today I also have a meeting at a preschool that is part of the IUSD (Irvine Unified School District) because on Jay's 3rd birthday (December 7th) he will start the Preschool program with the school district to prepare him for Kindergarten. It will be a big change for our little guy but all steps forward.
We also got Jay a big boy table and chair set from IKEA for him. So far he really likes it.