First Day

I woke up at 1:30am the mornings schedule racing through my head. At 4:45 I forced myself back to bed, only to be woken up at 5:45. L, however, had no issues getting up out of bed. He showered, got dressed and declared he was too excited to eat breakfast...he will be so hungry by 11 o'clock, when they eat lunch.

Lil C on the other hand was not nearly as excited about the first day of school. He got dressed, ate his Pop Tarts and put on is new shoes. Then they both allowed me to take pictures of them before we loaded into the car.

L in his new class. Ready to start the day.

Monday, August 24, 2009

The Teachers Survival Kit

L and I made his new teacher a 1st Grade Survival Kit. :)

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Meet the Teacher

This afternoon we had the privilege to attend L's new schools' Meet The Teacher event. They had music and refreshments, sign-up sheets for parents to get involved with the school and T-Shirts and Car Decals (which of course I bought! Being the proud parent I am)

Here is a very excited L with his new teacher Mrs. B. (Of course I managed to take a horrible photo, she is actually very pretty)

to make up for the bad picture, here is her picture from the school. :) Doesn't she look like a fun teacher? She was actually chosen Teacher of the year last year in our town. I specifically requested her, but before she was awarded that honor. I actually read all the teachers bios and she really seemed to be a good fit for L. We are SOOOO excited that L is in her class and are looking forward to the new school year!

L located his new desk! On his desk was a letter written from a student who was in the class last year welcoming to Mrs. B's class and giving him a heads up of some of the fun things they would be learning and doing this year. :)

Taking a seat at his new desk.

new school, new year, new class, new Word Wall.

Look at all the books! L is very excited to get started reading again. He spent the summer reading for the Library Summer Reading Club and did really well. He earned 54 raffle tickets for prizes. Each raffle ticket was awarded for 15 minutes of reading.

Mrs. B is all about the beach. Can you tell from the decor around her desk? She had the Beach Boys playing in the class when we went in there.

Here is L with his friend from Pre-K, whose mom works at the school....

she's the Reading teacher and I had to snap a photo of her little reading area. I LOVE it! What fun!!!

Lil C was not happy confined to the stroller, but with so many kids running around he was stuck in there the entire time. See that poor, sad face? ;) Don't worry, he got a cookie.

L sporting his new school T-shirt

This is a nice sized school. Big C walking down the main hallway. The school is new, only 2 years old.

L had to check out the Gym before we left.

L outside film studio at the school. Morning announcements, the Pledge of Allegiance and words from the Principal are all done via the TV. This is the room where the TV/Film class gets to record it all. L can't wait to do this when he is a little older.

L and his new school Principal, Mrs. A.

Friday, August 21, 2009

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for ICE CREAM!!!

I organized a tour of the Baskin Robbins ice cream parlor in our town for my 'moms' group. We enjoyed seeing where they keep their ice cream cold, how they make waffle cones and of course eating a yummy sundae.

the freezer...L said it felt like Austria.
showing the kids how they make the waffle cones

waiting to test out the frozen yogurt machine

taste-testing the frozen yogurt

at the end everyone got a sundae, L & Lil C's consisted of vanilla ice cream with multi-colored sprinkles

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hanging out with Mommy

Lil C's new thing is climbing up on tables. I am constantly watching him for fear of him falling off, but this child has NO Fear! As I was working online the other day he decided that he wanted to sit on my desk and watch me type and look at different sites.
L peeking in on me...notice Lil C in the background, climbing up on the dining table.
YEP! Sitting on the dining table and looking in at me because he knows he isn't supposed to up there.



the aquarium...

The Dallas Aquarium located in the Fair Park area has to be one of the biggest disappointments of all time. So, we took my grandmother to the Dallas World Aquarium in Dallas' West End. Although pricey, this is the aquarium to visit if you ever are in the area. L did not overly enjoy it because he said we just saw some of the same animals at the zoo a couple of weeks ago, but they had a tunnel there you could walk through and the sharks and stingrays were swimming all around. If he could have it his way he'd have gladly sat in this tunnel for the entire hour and some that we were there.



Wednesday, August 12, 2009