So I was sitting here waiting for Greg to get home for work and thinking about what I should be doing...cleaning my house, doing some laundry, grading some papers, etc...when I realized I hadn't blogged in a while so here we are! :) All of that other stuff can wait! I was going to play with the boys but I was informed that "Daniel and I can handle playing by ourselves mom!" by you know who so here I am!

So many little things have happened lately that I'm not even sure where to begin!

*Kate has started really picking her head up when she is having some tummy time (which she now is starting to like - thank goodness!) She is also responding to her name - or at least we think she is! She turns her head anytime someone says her name but we are wondering if it is just because she hear the noise...not sure on that one! :)

* Daniel has many funny things he has been saying but that are just too good to keep to just us! For example: "Yes am are!" Which means either "Yes you are!" or "Yes I am!" And if you ever ask him to spell something I can guarantee that he will spell it "ERT!" EVERYTHING is ERT...his shoes, his hair, his name, everything! It's very cute!

* Chris is doing really well in school. He is loving every minute of it and asked me today when I thought he would get homework! :) Everyday I ask him what he did and everyday he tells me the same thing: "We played outside, we ate lunch, we played at centers." This is not really different from when he was in preschool but for the first couple of days he was actually giving me details...now we are back to the old standard! However, he did tell me today that this week he has gotten 3 "Caught Being Good" tickets which he turned in today...these go into a container and they hold a drawing on Friday I think...I'm not sure though...that's just what he told me! :)

Everything seems to be going well here...we are on time in the morning (or at least most of us are!), everyone seems happy and I am glad to be into the routine finally...although I do miss sleeping in and having campouts in the living room...maybe this weekend we can do that!!!! :)

Hope you have a good one! Stop back by soon!

Well, just an update on what is going on up here!

Kate is growing by leaps and bounds! She has decided finally that tummy time is ok and is really picking her head up well! She is such a joy and she loves to smile! :)

Daniel has been pretty accident free since last Friday! :) YEAH!!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this will continue!!!!

Chris is still LOVING kindergarten! He loves his teacher, loves his classroom, loves his classmates, loves the work, everything! I have yet to hear him say one negative thing about it!

As for Greg and I things are still going well! I'm almost a week into school and life is finally settling into a good routine! I have to admit though that I cannot wait for this long weekend coming up!

I have some pictures to post later so be on the lookout! Hope everyone is having a good week!!!

First Day Pictures!

Here are some pictures from Chris's first day! Enjoy!

On our porch...

So excited to get in the van!!!!
At the bus loop just waiting for that shuttle bus!
Now this is not a picture of Chris on his first day or anything to do with Chris but these are the butterflies that have been painted on Kate's wall by a friend of ours!!!! They are finished and they are beautiful!!!! :)

Have a good night...more later on!

The First and Second Day!

So I completely missed the boat yesterday and didn't blog about Chris's first day of kindergarten....what a mom I am! :) But here I am blogging about his first AND his second...yeah! :)

Yesterday was the day. I cried when he got on the bus and he looked absolutely terrified...but all ended well! He got off of the bus after school just grinning from ear to ear and declared that yesterday was wonderful! :) He loves his teacher, his classroom, and his school. What more could you ask for?

Today was just as great. He was slightly upset because he didn't have time to finish his lunch but never fear...he finished it as a snack after school!

I have pictures from yesterday and I will get them off the camera tonight and post them for all to see!

As for me...I survived! They've been pretty good days...just tough to adjust.

Hope today was a good one for everyone! More later on!

Sneak-a-Peak!

So here are some pictures of Chris in his classroom! :) I can't believe that tomorrow is the day! What a big kiddo we've got now! :)

Chris at his desk!

Chris at the lego table...he insisted on getting a picture of this! :)
He got to pick his own cubby!

A picture of all three of us in his classroom! The proud kindergarten parents!

I also have some pictures of him with his teacher and him with one of his new classmates. I will post some pictures tomorrow of him on his first day!

Until then...have a great night!

Tomorrow is It! :)

Tomorrow is it! The first day of school.

Chris had the chance to go and meet his teacher yesterday and he is now so excited about it...but nervous all the same! :) He loves his teacher and even has some kids he knows in his class but he's scared of what the day will bring! He told me tonight that he just doesn't want any homework! Ha!

Anyway, while we were there, he got to pick out his cubby, he got to put his supplies away, trace his hand and cut it out, and just see what his room was all about. I have to say...the room was very interesting to me! :) I teach fourth grade so the way the rooms are set up is completely different! It was very neat to see!

Tonight was my night to meet the kids. My class came in and got to meet me and put their school supplies away, etc. I have to say that I am nervous as well. Each year brings a different group of kids and a different dynamic to my classroom. I'm nervous that the kids won't like me and I'm nervous that I'm going to forget something crucial...but in the end I know that I am experienced and I know what I'm supposed to do...it will all come to me naturally (or so I hope!).

I do have pictures of Chris in his classroom and with his teacher but I can't get them off the camera because I don't know where the cord is and Greg is at Walmart buying formula...poor Kate has got to eat! :) So as soon as he gets home and we locate the cord, I will post some pics. I will also have more tomorrow as I'm sure I will be taking lots of pictures of his first day...or at least of what I see of him tomorrow!

Have a good one!

A Couple of Pics...

Here are some pics from today! :) Enjoy!

Greg feeding his little girl! She seems to be going through a growth spurt...she's been hungry all of the time! We have discovered that she does love rice cereal though! Yeah!

Look at the hair growing in! What a cutie!
So before the "flood" the boys used to play with their GeoTrax in the basement where they had tons of room to build with all of the track that they own...and trust me...it's a lot of track! Anyway, after much begging and nagging, Greg and I finally brought it in from the garage. Daniel is in heaven!!!! Unfortunately, we don't really have space for them to play with all of it right now...so they have created two very small loops for their trains to drive on in the kitchen...here is Chris's loop....

And Daniel's loop...I'm sure he's thinking right now...why me?? Why only a little space for my GeoTrax?? :( I told them they could build a little bit bigger track but they are sticking with these for now...poor guys!

And last but not least...Chris two missing teeth! It was hard getting this picture because he usually has his bottom lip over those teeth...I know this isn't the best picture but it's better than the ones that I took the other day! Try as I may we just couldn't get a good picture of it! :) But rest assured that if you see him any time soon, he will show you the hole where teeth should be!

That's all I've got for now! Hope your day is going well...I know mine is going considerably better than yesterday! :)

Have a good one!