This Joke's on Them

So in Arizona, they start school really early. REALLY early. Beginning of August early. They make up for it by having a full week off for fall break and we usually get out before Memorial Day. My youngest sister who will be teaching her own 2nd graders this year (shout-out to the newest teacher I know!!), told me that my children have been tricked into thinking this is OK.



Today my boys completed their first week of school. No tears, no visits to the principal. And we have done pretty well at bedtime. We have even been reading the New Testament and having family prayer before school. The bus situation is great. I am not going to love picking up G. in the middle of the day this year, but what can you do? It would have cost us $180 extra dollars a month and I can think of LOTS of things I would rather spend that money on...

I sent G. to kindergarten. So far so good...

Growing up!!!

A. is in 3rd grade this year. He loves his teacher. He is kind of bummed that she is only substituting for the month until his real teacher comes back from maternity leave. I am sure he will like her too, but he just doesn't really know her yet.

G. has been posing a lot for photos lately doing "Walk Like an Egyptian". Not sure where he got it, but as you can see, he thinks he is quite clever.

I hung back to snap this of G. doing his self-starter work. Just a snapshot into his new world. He keeps asking me how many more days of school, to which I chuckle inside knowing this is only the BEGINNING of his educational YEARS. Especially if he wants to follow in his daddy's footsteps. LOL

And this guy. Glad that K. is around to keep me company. :o) We are having a lot of fun. He loves to play more than watch TV. I bought him new crayons and he has used them a lot this week. And he is entertaining. Yes, that is a cereal bowl on his head. LOL

Sometimes You Have to Send Them to School to Find Out What They Know

So A. started 2nd grade at the beginning of August. He is doing well and staying out of trouble. Hooray! Today, he brought home this assignment. He was supposed to fill it out about his friend. Guess What!! He chose his brother G.!!! It just warmed my heart. And it made G. smile too. :) Gotta love it when you realize that your kids really love eachother. Now I just have to figure out where to put it for later when I need to remind them. ;) And just as an explanation, G. is 4 and is still learning how to jump. He has been able to gallop almost since he could walk, but for some reason, the idea of lifting TWO feet, was impossible for him. Andy even tried to get him to practice by duct taping his legs together and letting him jump on our bed. I, of course, was just seeing a CPS visit waiting to happen- when our child innocently told someone about the time Dad taped his legs together... ;) So we are very proud of G. when he tries to jump with both feet and is successful!