And, We Survived Another First Day of Kindergarten Drop Off!
Grace and I had a nice first morning of Kindergarten - woo hoo! I think she was ready. We've been talking about it all summer and Gavin has been giving her "tips" for the past two weeks. We picked out her outfit yesterday. She wanted to wear a dress and two ponytails....
What a Difference a Year Makes: Starting First Grade
This time last year, we sent Gavin off to Kindergarten and we were all nervous. This week, we sent him off to First Grade, and we were all excited. To put it in blog terms, I wrote four blogs about the two-day week that started Kindergarten. This year, I am writing...
Never Thought Losing Teeth Would Be Related to Living in Oregon
I got a message from the mom of one of Gavin’s friends this week. Her son and Gavin were horsing around in the back seat of the mini-van on the way to camp, and ...wait for it...wait for it...you got it: Gavin lost a tooth. If you're guessing this wasn't a mere...
Burping Out Loud (It Makes Girls Laugh)
Gavin and I were in Target and he burped out loud in the aisle. Sigh. I told him that was impolite, especially in front of the pretty girl at the end of the aisle. (I don't know why that matters - haha. I am trying to work some angles to raise a gentleman here, and...
Lessons from Kindergarten
It seems like only yesterday that Gavin started Kindergarten. This year flew. Flew. I sent him off on the bus this morning; he was happily giggling with his buddies from the neighborhood and had a stomach full of last day of school celebratory Voo Doo doughnuts thanks...
“I am sorry.”
When Gavin started Kindergarten earlier this year, I likened it to putting my heart on a bus. This was especially true after I watched his little crying face drive away from me off to the new, unknown world of elementary school for the first two weeks. He was a little...