First Field Trip

A couple of weeks ago I got to go on D's first field trip.  There is a pretty big corn maze not far from here and that was the destination.  It was actually cold and windy (it was supposed to be like 80, so no one had jackets) but all the kids still had a great time.  We all got a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, went on a short hay ride and didn't get lost in the maze.  We only did the short maze that was actually impossible to get lost in or I am sure we would have lost a couple of kindergarteners.  They were super excited and spent most of the time running as far ahead of the teacher as they could get.  I am so glad that I get to be a part of all of these things.  I am really blessed that I get to stay at home with my kiddos. 

 This kid makes me smile!!!  He is the best!!

G's Big Day

I started teaching at the little Tuesday/Thursday school that D went to last year.  It is a good little school and now G gets the chance to go.  He has done so well since starting.  He talks a lot more and does better in groups of people.  He still doesn't like really big groups of people he doesn't know but he will talk in a group of 4 or 5 which is miles above where he was at this time last year.   I am sure by the end of the year he will be a totally different kid.

 

 

Fisrt Day of School

We sent D off to Kindergarten in August and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  He loves school and looks forward to going every day.  He has a great teacher and blessed to be in a small class.  There are only 11 kids in kindergarten at his school.  I am very thankful that I can still say he loves school.  I was afraid that it would have worn off by now but he still wants to go.  This last Saturday he woke me up because he thought he was missing school.  I told him to go back to bed!!!  I think we will have a great year. 

 



Look What Daddy Found!!!

This little guy was hanging out in the rocks in our yard earlier this summer.  We usually see at least one a summer.  I am glad that my boys get to see Horned Toads!!

 

Cupcake time

Sometimes I decide I just want to bake something.  Both boys love to help in the kitchen so we made cupcakes.  D can help with pretty much everything, except filling the pan.  He would love to fill it but I am not ready to let him.  G can basically only put in the pan liners but he thinks he is helping a lot and that is all that counts.   I let them pick out the cake mix and the frosting so that is why we ended with pink frosting.  Of course the best part is eating them!!! I am hoping I can have them help me make Christmas cookies this year.  I have always wanted to do that with my kids. 

Hometown Parade

We like to go back to my hometown every year for July 4th. They make a big deal out of it so it is neat to go and see all the sights.  It all starts bight and early with a parade.  It seems to get longer ever year but they don't throw as much candy as they used to so it is kind of a bummer. This is the first year that G has really paid any attention to anything and he liked it for a while and then he got hot and retreated to the pickup. D just had fun being with his cousins and didn't care about the parade at all. 

 



Time to Grow Up

I went and picked up the papers yesterday to register this kid for kindergarten.  He is so excited.  He will be attending one of the schools that I taught at so I feel good about the people he will be with everyday.  They showed him his classroom, the cafeteria, and the gym.  Plus we spent a few minutes on the playground.  He is ready, the problem is that I am not.  I could cry just thinking about having to send my baby to spend his days with someone other than me.  I know that it is part of growing up and that it will be good for my little social butterfly but it is hard!!! I now have to think about school supplies and school clothes.  This is new territory for me.  I will be alright after I cry every day for the first week and I know he will love it.  It will become our new normal but right now it just seems hard.  I will miss having his smiling face around all the time and the random I love yous through out the day.  Like I said, it is time to grow up.