JR Starts Kindergarten!

We officially have a Kindergartner! For the 2nd time!  Because he technically just completed a year of Kindy at Hope.  But this is the real deal in a PUBLIC school with 100 other Kindergartners!  He had a great first few days.  We heard him tell Mumsie that he basically thinks it is a joke so far. LOL.  That "all we do is play games and read stories...no hard work!"  Just you wait, buddy.  Just you wait.  And on the 3rd day (last Friday), he was already ready for us to drop him off in the carpool lane...and walk up the long sidewalk, through the building...and to his class room.  I didn't get very emotional walking him to his class...but just dropping him off and watching him walk on his way caught me a little off guard! Up until this point...we had always walked him to his destination.  Now we don't even have to get out of the car.  My little guy is growing up!  Jeff and I went to the Back to School night last Monday night and got to chat with his teacher.  We were ready...and we knew he was ready.

Tuesday night...we put some special "Ready Confetti" under his pillow.  He woke up once in the middle of the night and was up super early...I think he was a little anxious and excited!


Lunch packed and ready to go!

Picture Time!

Not amused with little sister stealing some of the show.  LOL


The school is K-8...so you can imagine how crazy the parking situation was on the very first day.  Picture 600-700 students and ALL their parents trying to park and walk their kids to class on their first day.  We had to park quite a ways away int he residential area.


"Please, Mom.  This is embarrassing."

He settled right in with his crayons and we left him with a kiss.  He had a great first day.

Every day he gets to rotate between PE, Music, Library, Latin, and Art.  He loves it!

Bye, bye buddy!

JR completed another Lego set from his "Netflix of Legos" membership.

After dinner walk--piling in the stroller.  Silly kids!

Brought him his first completed piece of school work...not quite what he is used to at the Montessori school...but they will get there!

Molly supervising some Lego work..

On Saturday, I took the kids to Gayleen's baby shower at their beautiful new home in Black Forrest. The kids ran around and screamed like crazy people while the adults *tried* to visit.  Ha!

Sunday morning movie time! We went to see Shaun the Sheep. It was super cute!

On Sunday afternoon...we met up with the McCrate family who was visiting from Texas. They had just got done with a week long trip through New Mexico and Colorado.  So...by the time they hit us they were pretty beat!  We met for pizza and wine at Poor Richard's downtown. The kids had a good time playing together while the adults got to catch up.
Grayson and JR:

Alex and Caroline playing in the water puddles after a good rain...

They stayed the night with us at our house, and left super early the next morning to head back home.  We were going to try and spend the day at the North Pole...but they had to get back.  Next time!

Alex...LOL.




We are off to another great week...falling into a new routine nicely with two drop-offs.  If we leave on time...the carpool lane goes rather smooth.  But, if you are off by just 5 minutes...it makes all the difference in the crazy traffic.  Not sure what the weekend plans are yet...but we might head to the NICU reunion at the hospital on Saturday.