SCHOOL'S COOL

The kids have been back in school for a month now and they are really loving it. Olivia is adjusting to her very early start time of 7:25am.....nearly an hour and a half earlier than last year! She is doing really well with all the new responsibilities of middle school and the homework that goes with it. She loves her friends and lunch. She just got back from a three day outdoor education trip that the entire 6th grade class attends at Snow Mountain Ranch. It was her first time away from home and she had a blast!

  Nick is loving third grade, too. He is in one of two all-boy classes this year so that has been a little different for him but he likes it. (He just likes the ladies, too....) His teacher is absolutely amazing and has "her guys" as she calls them doing all kinds of really cool projects. They play "Reading Bingo" each week and the boys fill in a bingo card as they read in different places. In the photo above, he had to read in a bathtub with socks on in order to fill in his bingo spot for the day.

Kindergarten is treating this little fella well....look at that smile! He is ready to go with his handprint name tag on every single day. He is very serious about school and most days, reports back to me what he worked on in very good detail. He his learning quickly and loves homework. This picture was taken the morning before "Crazy Hair and Sock Day" when nothing but a mohawk would do.

While the big kids are in school, this little girl and I are buddies. I love it. She is so fun to haul around to the gym, grocery store and where ever else we need to go. She is happy and chatty and says hello to everyone she sees. On the days when we are at home, she just wanders around in her jammies, looking for snacks and things to get in to. Lola Pig and Charlie are her best friends.