A New School Year Begins . . . .
and our summer routine ends. . .
Gone are the days of staying up late at night and sleeping in and waking up by our internal alarm clocks. Here are the days of cool mornings and sultry afternoons, buzzing cicadas. and that thing called school. We come to the end of summer and we need to give a big salute to Grandma's swimming pool, picnics, park adventures, cave adventures, Okiboji vacation, fishing, violin lessons, guitar lessons, bike rides, and baseball season. We've kept busy and made many memories.
Olivia's favorite memory: Tubing with cousin Jackie in Okiboji
Connor's favorite memory: His birthday sleepover with friends
This past week, we had open house at school. A time for the kids to see their friends again, meet their teachers, see who is in their class for the year, and get acquainted with their new classrooms. It's also nice to chat it up with other parents.
Olivia is going to be a first grader this year. She has Mrs. Alexander just like Connor did and we absolutely LOVE her! She is so passionate about learning AND the kids! Olivia was excited to meet the classroom pets: Carmel the Guinea Pig and Burp & Chirp the two new red-bellied frogs. Mrs. Alexander also has fish and other fantastic nature items to discover.
Looking like such a big girl at her very own desk.
(If her desk looks like her room we are in t-r-o-u-b-l-e!)
I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and trust that she'll keep it tidy! Olivia has homework for her first day of school, but it's a fun activity and she's already completed it: draw a picture of your favorite summer memory and cut out 10-12 words that you know from a magazine.
Here's Mrs. Alexander with Olivia.
Connor gave Mrs. Alexander a hug and if she didn't have her heels on, he would see her eye to eye! I told Mrs. Alexander that Olivia is quieter than Connor and this brought up memories of when Connor would come to school singing Bon Jovi songs!
Olivia has already eyed some new potential friends in her classroom, she's always thinking about her social life!
Connor will be in Fifth Grade this year and has Mrs. Enderton. He got to choose who he was going to sit with, we'll see how long that will last without him getting told to be quiet and listen! I suppose he gets that freedom, now that he's a big-wig of the elementary school.
Connor with Mrs. Enderton
We'll have to see how much he grows this year and if he'll surpass her by the end of the year! He's been filling out and I'm anticipating him to shoot up a few inches!
Connor has been busy with football practice (4x a week) and will be playing full-on tackle. (God willing he won't get hurt, he's already had one concussion in his childhood).
Here are the days of a more rigid schedule, homework, social activities, and taxiing around the kids from here to there and everywhere! We say hello to that autumn season that is just around the corner. Cooler weather, sweatshirts, jeans, and crunchy fall leaves underfoot.
