Well school started, summer is done. Ugh, more cold weather coming. All the kids have started their classes and are doing well. I am always surprised at how fast they learn. Ellie is especially good at math and is picking up reading very quickly. Porter, as always, doesn't seem to have to learn, it just seeps into his brain by osmosis, or so it seems. Jesse also surprises me. He sees Ellie reading and so attempts it too with good effect. He is reading small words! Me and Ryan just celebrated our 10th anniversary and had a great time at the Melting Pot for a dinner without the kids! Our extracuricular activities have been mostly getting the basement finished and watching Porter play football. His team did really well this year. He liked it and never gave up, working really hard every practice. We are very proud of him. Now we have to get Ellie into dance or gymnastics. She is going to wear out the carpet in our house if we don't. Things are well here in the Neilsen household.