Corey, the Master Snake Handler

Corey got to go to an exciting school assembly last week. The assembly was really just for 6th graders but Corey's speech teacher found out how much Corey loved snakes and she asked if she could take Corey to the program. Jeff Hartwig, who is also a record holding pole vaulter, is in the business of raising and selling snakes. His whole basement is filled with snake cages and other reptiles. I guess every year he brings a few friends to show off to the Valley View 6th graders.

Corey's speech teacher said that Corey touched every snake but did not let Jeff put the snake around his shoulders. I guess that was alittle too creepy.

Corey said that Jeff let the snakes crawl all around the cafeteria.

A monitor lizard - I think

Corey was telling me all about the snakes and lizards and then he said that the big yellow snake struck at a teacher and bit her. I said that I am sure that it didn't really bite her but he insisted that it did. Well, Barry came home and said that in fact the snake did bite a teacher and that they took her to the hospital because it was bleeding so much. Yikes!! It is good that Corey went to see the show this year because after the biting incident I don't know if they will do it again. The teacher is fine Corey said because the snake was not "venomous".

Labor Day Weekend

Kannon and I had a fun weekend at Nana and Papa's house. Our good friends, the Calvins, came along with us. Kannon and Emma had a great time on the boat and in the water.

On Sunday we had a birthday party for Kannon. He is excited about being 3!!

Kannon and Emma found the dress-up box.

Barry, Dustin, Corey and Tanner had a fun weekend in St.Louis. They watched a Saturday night game which the Cardinals lost and then also a Sunday afternoon game which the Cardinals won. Albert Pujols hit 3 homeruns at the Sunday game. Pretty exciting!










Sunday afternoon was "Run the Bases" Day. The boys had fun getting down on the new field.

Nursery School Begins

Kannon started Nursery School today. He doesn't go far, just downstairs but he still had to have a backpack. There are 5 girls and Kannon which I guess is fun for Kannon. He doesn't seem to mind. At recess, the girls were in the clubhouse playing Castle. They said we are all princesses and Kannon is the King. I guess he has it made being the only boy!