1st Day of 1st Grade!

Jack started 1st grade at the end of last week. Thank goodness it went much smoother that the start of Kindergarten. The nerves were not there this year because he knew what to expect. He also had a couple of friends in his class from last year. We have been told by many that he has a great teacher with a lot of structure and creative ways of getting the kids to learn. Jack so far has gotten in the car every day and when I ask what he learned today, he tells me nothing! He also told his teacher that his favorite subject was recess. That is reassuring!The pictures are of his 1st day. Darren had to bribe him to get him to pose for these. As you can see, Will is ready to go to 1st grade too!

More Summer Fun & Colds!

Last week Will & Hannah both got colds and after 2 nights or no sleep for Hannah (and I of course) and 2 days of no eating, I took Hannah in and she had 2 ear infections. She never complained about it until I asked her so off we went to Urgent Care at 7pm. As luck may have it, my mom was working last night and we got there during a slow time so we were in and out in just over an hour! She is already feeling much better today. Will has also has a cold and like every other day, we have a hard time getting him to eat. His tonsils are huge so we are now thinking that this is the reason he has a texture problem when eating. We will look into it within the next week or so.

We had Jack's open house tonight for 1st grade. He is getting excited and was able to find his locker and meet his teacher. We also stopped by to see his Kindergarten teacher and she couldn't believe how much he had grown. She said that he looked 10. Jack was very excited to see her again. We were so lucky to have her for his 1st year. It is now back to going to bed early, fighting over what to wear and whining about getting up early. I can hardly wait!

Will has his open house this week also. He is very excited and has waited forever to go to school. He will be going to preschool 4's this year and I think he will do great. He is very outgoing and interested in learning everyting. He on the other hand does not care what he wears and does not mind getting up early so at least I will have 1 easy one!

Hannah is going to "mom's day out" 1 morning a week this year. I don't want to send her but she is so attached to me that she needs to have contact with other kids and adults. It will break my heart if she cries. I will probably just stand outside the door and cry with her like I did when I sent Will last year. I need to stick with it becasue I know she will enjoy it.

We have done so much this summer and it has gone so fast. Between swimming, splash parks, movies, the library, Fontanelle Forest camp, vacation bible school, camping, visiting friends, slumber parties and going to the zoo, we have kept very busy. Will is now looking forward to the Pumpkin Patch and his birthday.

FunPlex & a night out

Last Sunday we took the kids to my work's family day at Fun Plex. It was only 105 degrees before humidity so at least we were comfortable. We dropped Hannah off at aunt Laurie's and she had a blast. She LOVES those little pots of lip gloss and even better if there is a princess on them. She also brought her princess PJ's to wear for the day since Olivia had the same ones. She told me that we need to get a new house like Laurie's because it has lip gloss! We then set off for Fun Plex. The boys wanted to ride the rides but after about an hour and a half of the heat we all headed for the lazy river to cool off. Will and dad went down the 10 story high water slide and lets just say that Will will not be trying that again next year. He was brave to try but it wasn't his favorite. We then headed back to the rides, had dinner and went home after almost 5 hours in the horrible heat. Will cried as we left because he wanted to go on just 1 more ride. Needless to say he did not get that last ride and was extremely tired. He was asleep right after we left the parking lot. I did not get any pictures because the camera was the last thing on my mind with it being 105 degrees.
On Saturday night, grandma and grandpa were nice enough to come over a watch the kids so we could have a night out. We have not been out by ourselves in about 6 months so it was nice to just sit at dinner and not be interrupted. We tried to see a movie but they had all started so I won't embarass us by telling you what time we arrived home. We at least tried to make sure the kids were in bed!
We are going to the zoo tomorrow. I wanted to take the kids one more time before Jack goes back to school. The summer has gone so fast. I really do not want to cold to come. I feel like it just warmed up finally!
On a side note...Will is really excited for his birthday coming up and guess what he asked me for..."Cereal Straws". He has been asking me for them every time we go to the store for the past 6 months. I tell him over and over again that I am not spending $4 on a wafer that slurps milk out of your cereal. That does not stop him from begging ever time he sees them! I am thinking I will have to break down and buy them for him in time for his birthday!