Monday, August 26 ~Luke's 1st day Kindergarten~

Today was Luke's first day of kindergarten.  My, how fast these first 5 years have gone.  Luke is going to a charter school in Dover called Campus Community that houses k-8 students.  He seemed to enjoy his first day but didn't have a lot to say when we picked him up.  He did say that he was a little disappointed in his first school lunch served from the cafeteria. (I think Pop Pop could have told him not to expect too much!)  He had a BBQ Chicken Wrap and plans to buy again tomorrow.  I applaud his positive attitude but think he may soon be packing his lunch.

After dropping him off at school, Trish, Sharon, Lily and I went to Dover casino for the breakfast buffet and showed Sharon around Dover Downs.  We then drove north to Smyrna to the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge and did several trails and took the auto loop.  I enjoyed seeing a number of water birds and spotted several American Avocets, many commorants, herons and egrets. The green headed flies and horse flies were out in force so we walked fast and enjoyed birding most of the way from the car.

American Avocet

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret

Glossy-backed Ibis

Great blue Heron tackling a large carp

After we picked Luke up from school he had football practice.  We had a late supper and then it was time to crash.  The kids took their baths and headed to bed and Sharon and I watched Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls and Under the Dome.  Tomorrow we may end up at the beach in Rehobeth.