Life

Schedules are back in full-swing and everyone is keeping busy. Will is playing soccer and flag football, Jack is playing tackle football and Hannah has 2 dance classes a week. Most nights we are going somewhere but it all seems to work out.

Max started "baby school" as the kids likes to call it and he cries most of the 2 hours. I was told he is the only one in the room of 24 2-year olds that keeps it up for that long. When I picked him up he wasn't crying but when he saw me he burst into tears! I feel really bad leaving him there but I know they love the kids and he is in good hands. I just want him to have someone in his life other than myself for the next 4 years or getting him to leave me for preschool is going to be horrible. I am going to send him with his blanket tomorrow hoping that will help. I just warned them not to lose it or we would all be in trouble!

Hannah loves Kindergarten and I still do not love that she is gone. She looks so much older when she gets home each day. I miss her so much and sometime when I am driving somewhere or doing something around the house, I forget that she is not with Max and I. The past 5 years with her have gone so fast. I hope being without her during the day gets easier. I knew I would miss her but I had no idea it would be this hard.

Jack loves his teacher and 4th grade. He especially loves his math teacher and the fact that he never brings homework home. He is doing well so far and has not been in trouble once. I would like to think it is my "pep talks" each morning on the way to school telling the kids to be good friends to everyone and making good choices but I doubt it!

Will of course loves school and Mr. Simpson. He is very eager to do his homework and wants to practice his counting and sight words multiple times just to get better. He also starts spelling tests this week and got every word correct on our first practice test over the weekend. He is really excited for his birthday and the list of what he wants is very long!

Hannah loves Kindergarten and I can see little changes in her each week. She is no longer picking out dresses every day and has strong opinions about her hair. We went shopping last week and walking through Justice she picked out exactly what she wanted in 20 minutes. Everything was bright pink and black. She is definitely not indecisive.