School...

So...just a few memories I want to document of R's first week at school!

Day 2 I got to take him & he just walked right in & started playing with his friends!  I had to go find him to even get a kiss & hug good bye.  I had a productive day at home getting things in order & ready for the "real" school year to start...& not stop!  I start back to class tomorrow & it'll be crazy from now until Christmas break I'm sure!  But it's gonna be a great semester...I can already tell!  =)

I went to get him yesterday & Mimi followed out there so that I could show her around & she would know where to drop him off this morning.  He was happy to see both of us, & luckily his caterpillar was on green so he got to get another sticker & a treat from the candy jar.  We were told that he has pushed two kids that morning & had gotten pushed down to yellow, but apparently redeemed himself & got bumped back up to green!  :P  He went home with Mimi last night & spent the night with them.  I am so thankful for Mimi taking him to school for me on Wednesdays because I'm unable to with my schedule.  

Drop off went great this am with Mimi & I'm so thankful for this!  I was antsy to go get him all day & finally went & got him around 3:30.  He was outside playing with a group of kids, & on our way in he named off everyone we passed.  This made me happy & impressed that he was already learning all the other kids' names!  I can tell he is getting used to the routine & thriving really well from it and the environment as a whole.

One thing I'm not the biggest fan of....Ryder says his "R"s correctly & I guess some kids there don't (which is fiiiine...), but NOW...Ryder is saying things wrong because he has heard them wrong all day!  Like sticke-eul, instead of stick-ER!  Ahhh...& poor thing they all call him "Wy-dul" Oh my word!  So, we are working on this!  It is kinda funny, but not really!  :P

He has been taking great naps at school (from 1-3) which makes me proud.

Nothing too special tonight...just a few things I want to remember!

Our First Day of School!

Today R & I both started new schools!  I started my Internship I & he started at Snuggle Bug!  I couldn't be happier with either one of our situations!  On days I have my Internship, my alarm goes off at 5:00 am & I have to wake R up at 6:15 to get him up & ready & to my parent's so that my dad can take him to school so that I can be on the road by 7!  Yes...it's tiring, but we are working on it!

Sweet boy was in a GREAT mood for 6:30 in the morning!  The day we have been talking about for MONTHS now was FINALLY here!  He was so excited, & I honestly didn't worry an ounce about him & his first day!

I told him to "freeze" & this is what he did!  Ha!

First day of school!!

Poppy & R have a Monday morning Chick-Fil-A date & I am kinda jealous!  Dad said they were the only ones in there this am!

So proud of this sweet boy!!

Just a little fun comparison from last year!  It all goes by SO fast!  I can't even believe!  

I had a GREAT day at Pine Forest.  I love the school, my mentor, & my students!  It made me even more excited and READY to have my own classroom in a few short years!  I am looking forward to this semester so much!

R had a great day at Snuggle Bug as well!  When I got there to pick him up he was in the backyard playing on the jungle gym, rolling a ball down the slide.  He saw me & came running to the gate saying my name!  I went in & met him...his caterpillar was on green all day long so he got to put a sticker on his chart, & get a treat out of the treat jar!  We got his shoes & things rounded up & headed home!  I am seriously SO thankful for such a wonderful place & it's only day one!  As we were leaving, he said, "When can I come back again mom?"

He also told me tonight that Mr. Jerry told them all to sit on a letter & sit like this...{& he tried to sit Indian style}...I had to help him a little bit ;) but I know he'll get it soon!  I can't wait for all the things he is going to learn this year!

Project 365...Week 32

{August 5}

All the kids ended up wrestling with Uncle G on the floor while we were at Nana & Papaw's celebrating July & August birthdays. 

{August 6}

Ryder loves Poppy's head lamps that he uses to hunt.  R has actually adopted his "own" that is just for him to use!  He was playing with it underneath the coffee table one night.  Silly boy!

{August 7}

 I have recently started to let R play on the computer a bit...he seems to do really well for the most part.

{August 8} 

We were doing some last minute shopping at Target to get things for Allie & Josh's wedding!  R found this & tried them on himself!  Ha!

{August 9}

He loves his KeeKee Mama!  ;)

{August 10}

On the road again!  Luckily he slept most of the way to Fay, but I had to get the gummies & DC to help us make it the rest of the way in one piece!  Traveling alone with a toddler is sometimes no bueno! ;)  :P 

{August 11}

What a special special day!  The weather couldn't have been any more perfect & everything was beautiful & perfect!  So happy to share the day with Allie & my little man!

Children's Museum

Last week, we took the day & headed to LR to have some fun with the cousins, or as R calls them, Naynee's "friends"!  Haha!  He doesn't realize they are her KIDS, he just thinks they are her "friends" that are always with her!  Haha!

We went to the Museum of Discovery...it was R's first time & my first in a long, LONG time!  It had a lot of neat stuff, but it still might be a few years before R can really REALLY enjoy it...but he had a blast on the things he could enjoy!  ;)  We're so thankful Naynee had passes for us to use!  ;)

 {On a bed of nails!  So fun!}

 {He was actually really good at this!  It was fun to move the objects around & create your own maze}

 {I didn't love all the reptile-y things but R sure did!}

{R got on top of the cow & started singing "Ole McDonald" to everybody...TOO funny!

Afterwards we grabbed some lunch down at the River Market, hit up the mall for a few things & then came home!  R was out like a light before we even got to the interstate!  Thanks again Naynee & friends for letting us go with y'all!  =)

Trip to the Farm!

A couple of weeks ago, we headed out to Freckle Face Farm to stay with the kiddos (some of them...) while Naynee was out of town.  It was killer hott out, but we still had a good time inside!  We had minimal fights & arguments between children, ate a yummy dinner together & then had fun wondering the farm as the sun was going down!

As you can see, the day wore somebody out!  We had a great time & were happy to "help" Naynee out while she was gone!  Thank for days out on the farm away from this crazy "city-life!" ;)