Lucy started 1st grade today and I have really struggled with that. Kindergarten was half day so it wasn't a huge deal to have her gone 3 hours every morning. But sending her off today, eating lunch at home without her, and not having our time together while the boys nap is weird and strange and hopefully will get easier! We feel confident that sending her to public school right now is the right decision but it is still hard on this mama.
Natey is still the comic relief in the house. We are always laughing at the silly things he says and does. He is so eager to be older and "wear his backpack to school" but he will have to wait, thankfully. He got to attend VBS for the first time this year and loved it. He asks every time we go to church now if it is time for Bible School again. He will be doing AWANA this year so hopefully, that will sustain him for a while.
Cole really blossomed this summer. We are seeing huge improvements through both speech & occupational therapy. He talks all the time now and has such a cute sing-song/Disney-ish voice. His favorite words that he says right when he wakes up are "Eat!" and "Snack!". He loves fruit and is now okay with chicken nuggets (no other meat, though!). He loves to say "Hi" and "Bye" to anyone and everyone and is way more interactive with strangers. He rode in his own seat on the airplane for the first time (silly 2-year old rule) and did quite well!
Here are some pics from the rest of our summer:
Friends Holly and Allee, daughters of my college roomie, Jennifer!
At the zoo
Getting rained on at The Muny, St. Louis' outdoor theater. We saw The Sound of Music.
Nate going to VBS Egypt
Cousin Fun: Nate with Ford
Cousin Fun: Cole with Claire
Cousin Fun: Lucy with Gracyn
Cole checking out the baby ducks
Nate's version of the first day of school photo
3 comments:
I so agree! We had a fabulous summer also and compared to the craziness of last summer it feels so much easier! Glad to see how well Cole is doing! Good luck with back to school, we start next week and I dread it!
It is such a big change to have one of your kids away all day! She looks thrilled to bits to be a "big" girl, but it is such an adjustment for the other kids and the mamas, too.
Cole looks just wonderful, and I'm glad to hear about all the progress he's making. You made me think of my friend Kim's son, who would only eat bananas, chicken nuggets, and cheese. For every meal! :o)
Nancy
Yea! We made the blog! I didn't realize Lucy's Kinder was only 1/2 day (or I've forgotten!). I bet that is a transition. Holly's will be full-time and even last year was full-tme for 3 days. We're good and ready! ;)
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