Summer ended for Nathan last week, but he was so excited to start the First Grade! He mentioned being bummed that he couldn't play at home all day with his toys, but that he was ready for school to start.
He asked for cinnamon rolls for breakfast on the first day of school.
He wanted to wear his new school shirt and the sticker he got from his teacher at Meet the Teacher night. He said he saved it, so he could wear it on the first day of school.
Brother and Sister wanted to be in the pictures too. They sure miss him when he's not at home.
Nathan jumped for joy when he walked into his class and saw his buddy Joey. They were friends in Pre-K and I remember being so sad last year that they weren't in the same class. We were all so excited that this year they get to be together.
And Nathan has SO many friends from Kindergarten in his class this year. All these boys were together last year, and they were all Nathan's good friends in his class. He's going to have a great year!
Dropping him off at First Grade was so much easier than Kindergarten. No tears from me (and I'm pregnant, so that's saying something, ha!). The boys didn't help when all morning Nathan kept saying, "Samuel next year you get to go to school with me."
We made some cookies for a special after school snack for our First Grader.
Nathan came home so excited about his day. He said a couple of times, "I really like school." He was ready to go back on Friday.
I caught this sweet moment between the boys walking to school on Friday. They were talking about how long Nathan would be gone and that they'd miss each other but that Nathan got to stay home all day on Saturday. Then Nathan told Samuel not to mess with his Legos while he was at school. Brothers! Ha!
We're excited for a great year. I already miss our lazy mornings watching all three kids play together, but I'm also looking forward to a more structured schedule and everything Nathan will learn in the first grade.
I did a little back to school survey with him last year and decided to do it again
How old are you?
6
What is your favorite color?
Orange
What is your favorite food?
Pizza
What is your favorite TV show
YouTube
What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas
What is your favorite thing to do with Mom?
Eat a Snow Cone
What is your favorite thing to do with Dad?
Play Legos
What is your favorite thing to do with Samuel?
Play with his construction Legos
What is your favorite thing to do with Elisabeth?
Build with her
What are you most excited about this year in school?
Christmas Party
What are you most nervous about this year in school?
August has been full of lots of fun as summer started to wind down.
We've made several stops at the library this summer. The kids loved doing the summer reading program.
Legos, legos, legos. All summer. The most common phrase in our house this summer has been, "Mommy, can you help me find a piece?"
I got to spend a special day with my almost Pre-K boy, and I soaked it up. We went to Hobby Lobby and picked out a car that he got to assemble and paint.
He did a great job and was so proud of it!
And we built with Duplos of course.
We also went to lunch. It was a great day.
We spent a great evening with friends too soaking up the summer nights.
The kids got to ride in the back of the truck to the pool. They were thrilled!
Brooke and I let the dads take over pool duty and we sat in lawn chairs and visited. We laughed that it was almost like we were on a cruise again. almost.
Then we came back and rode bikes and ate dessert.
It's SO hard to separate the kids when it's time to leave. They have so much fun together. It was the perfect summer night. We love our friends!
Nathan participated in a music camp at our church the first week of August. He went every morning for a week and then had a big performance Sunday night. He loved it so much, and I was so impressed with their singing. He's already ready for next year.
He was especially impressed with the root beer floats after the performance, ha!
I love this sweet note from my boy. I feel the same way, Buddy!
Sister has been working very hard on learning to obey the first time. She finally earned enough beads for obeying the first time that she got her surprise. She was proud!
We squeezed in some end of summer play dates with our favorite friends.
The morning the kids and I visited Emma and Grant (and Baby Luke), Brett was home and offered to take all five kids to the park/splash pad while Michelle and I stayed back in the air conditioning. We were so thankful. The kids had a blast with their best friends, and Michelle and I got to sit and visit uninterrupted for a couple of hours. So fun! And Brett even sent pictures to us.
Samuel and Elisabeth started gymnastics again. They get to be in the same class this year, which is super convenient.
And I get some one on one time with this kid while they're in their class. We played Go Fish and read books.
The end of summer will always mean celebrating a birthday girl in our family. She was so excited to be THREE!
We had church plans the night of her birthday, so we celebrated with a lunch at Chick Fil A.
And we had her favorite dinner, of course. We had spaghetti and meatballs and popsicles for dessert.
She loved being the center of attention all day and getting special
treatment (no chores, always getting to choose what we did for the day).
She had a rude awakening the next morning when it wasn't her birthday
anymore. There were tears, ha!
This boy graduated out of the preschool ministry at our church this month. This was his last Sunday downstairs. He's pumped. I'm a little weepy but excited for all he'll learn in the Kids Ministry.
We had a few more jammy days to close out summer. These three had so many great moments of playing together this summer.
Nathan had his first official sleepover with Wyatt right before school started. They were so excited and felt so big! They had the best night. I heard giggling way past their bedtime.
We can't wait to do it again (and the Little Brothers are set on joining in this time too!)
This girl always wants to put on a show!
Elisabeth gets to do ballet again this Fall and she is thrilled to have one of her favorite friends in her class. She told me, "I had so much fun with Audrey in my ballet class." She shines in ballet. I love it!
We had an awesome summer. I'm sad it's over, but we have a pretty exciting Fall to look forward to :)
