Nathaniel and Dogs: August 2015

Monday, August 24, 2015

First Day of Kindergarten

I can't believe it's here! What happened to summer? It flew by. We spent the weekend before school resting (as much as possible) and getting stuff ready. Last night Nathaniel and I made homemade pizza for dinner. Then we got everyone ready for bed early. Will had to run into work for some space station stuff. But all the boys went to bed and did great. Nathaniel was excited but finally asleep by 8. The little boys had their best night ever! Seth got up once, and Joel twice. I was so happy. At 6 am, Will and I got up. Will got ready for work, and I got ready, then got Nathaniel up and oatmeal made. I went to wake him up, and he sat up and said "Is it time for school already?" And I told him it was. He was so excited, he popped up and got dressed. We went to eat breakfast, then got the little boys ready. Finally it was time, Will and I said a prayer for Nathaniel then we all went outside to take pictures and wait for the bus. Oh, and we had a small mishap when Will was doing Nathaniel's haircut Saturday night. He used the wrong guard. So it was shorter than planned, but Nathaniel still loved it. Thankfully.

Waiting for the bus with friends!

The bus is here!

Will and I put him on the bus, then the little boys and I went to his school to see him in his classroom. His face when I walked in was so precious. His eyes lit up and he said hello. He was so happy to be playing with play-doh. He said the bus ride was great. I told him that the little boys and I would be waiting for him at the bus stop this afternoon. What a great first morning. Although I did have to park a long ways away from the school and load Seth and Joel in the stroller and walk. And talk about hot and humid . . .but it was so worth it and Seth and Joel were troopers. I've never seen so many parents and kids out for the first day of school. I don't think I'll ever forget today.

Yes, my eyes teared up as the bus pulled away and my sweet boy was waving. Will said I did much better than he thought I would. :)

Here are a few shots from Meet the Teacher last week.

Nathaniel and Mrs. R! Know they will have a great year.

The Little Boys

The little boys are at such a fun age. They are starting to show more of their personalities. Seth loves to drive this walker. ALL over. He likes to explore and climb. Joel doesn't like this jeep walker very much. Joel likes to sit on the floor with a car or something that has wheels and push it around. Joel crawls the traditional way, and Seth can as well, but Seth loves to drop down to his belly and slither or army crawl. He's almost faster that way. He LOVES to slither around on the wood floor especially. The top 2 pictures are Seth in the jeep walker.

Seth right

Joel

Seth

Seth right

Joel

Seth - it was hard to get pictures. They kept crawling to me to see the camera.

Joel left

Joel still on the left. The LOVE the laundry basket. I have no idea why.

They were playing so well the other day, I had to take some pictures. I think they'll keep me busy while Nathaniel is at school.

Pops and the Boys

Pops came to visit the weekend before last. We really enjoyed having him here, and I'm glad we got a shot of him with all 3 boys!

Last Few Days of Summer

We are trying to soak up the last few days/weeks of summer. I can't believe my baby is going to Kindergarten. The little boys are starting to look more like toddlers. They are feeding themselves graham crackers, Town House crackers and occasionally shredded cheese. Seth is eating in the first picture. Nathaniel and I have been doing puzzles and art and reading together while the little boys nap. I want to soak up every minute with him before school starts!

At Target. What was I thinking? this cart was like 7 feet long and hard to push.

Nathaniel loves his stuffed animals. He is so sweet and tender. He will still sleep with each animal. If he hasn't used one in a while, he'll decide to sleep with that one. Of course he has favorites too. I hope he still loves his animals when he starts Kindergarten!