On The First Day of Kindergarten

Daddy and I gave K a special present today.

 

 

 

Granted he is five, and was disappointed that it wasn't a tablet.

 

We read it tonight, the night before his first day of Kindergarten.

 

We love you honey, and hope you have an amazing first day of Kindergarten

tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

Movie Night

We decided to go to the movies last night. It's been a few months since we've been. K picked the movie. He chose, The Secret Life of Pets. It was very cute.

 

Fun night.

 

Sneak - A - Peek for Kindergarten

I took the day off of work yesterday to take K to his Kindergarten Sneak - A - Peek. His school does a sneak a peek so the student can go meet his/her teacher, and see where his/her classroom is before the first day of school.

K walked in and found his name on his cubby. He found a folder with his name on it, which had Mama's parking pass in it and forms that Mama needs to complete before the first day of school. It also had 2 lists that included the supplies he will need for class, and a list of items we can donate that the class will need for the school year.

His teacher was excited to meet him, she allowed him to pick out a colored lei. Then she wrote his name on the white board under the color that he selected. He picked a green lei. So, he will be in the green group doing school projects.

Mrs. Schirmer

 

After leaving her classroom, we checked out the rest of the campus. We found the bathrooms. There are 2 playgrounds ! K even ran into a couple of his buddies from preschool :)

 

I can't believe he starts Kindergarten next week!!!!

My heart can't take it!!! Awe.....

 

Several items checked off the supply list.

Still missing medium size paper clips and head phones.

 

 

 



Parent Orientation at the New School

Today I went to K's Parent Orientation at his new school. I was very happy with everything I heard. They had all of the Kindergarten teachers present, so you could meet all of them.
The parents filled the multi purpose room, and listen to the teachers explain  the schedules, rules, and processes that the school follows. The teachers seemed very up beat, positive, excited, and encouraging. They answered our questions. I got to see K's Kindergarten teacher. I'm so excited for him! I started tearing up when they started explaining how they expect the first day to go. They asked us not to cry if we could help it. Lol, I know they are thinking about the child's best interest and feelings....but are you kidding me! I know that they are right, but if I can make it through his first day with out crying I will be shocked! I left the orientation excited about K starting his education. I'm happy with this school and I'm so glad that we made the choice to move here, so he could attend this school. I walked out of the orientation feeling excited, happy, and confident that my little man is going to get the education he deserves! It felt GREAT!!

Jug or Chug

Last night K and I were sitting in my bed watching  TV when he said:

K : Look Mom! I can Jug!
Me: ( Look over at K drinking his orange juice quickly) You can Jug?
K: Yeah, Jug,Jug, Jug.....
Me: Lol,  Do you mean Chug chug chug....like you are drinking a lot of fluid fast?
K: Yeah Mom, watch me jug ( as he drinks his juice quickly again).
Me: Try saying chug.
K: CHUGGGG
Me: There you go.

The next day:
K : Look Mom, watch me jug!
Me: Lol, it's chug! Watch me CHUG!
K: No Mom, watch me JUG!
Me: Lol

Mom, you have to ask God.

Tonight I was helping K dry off after getting out of the shower when I thought....pretty soon he is not going to need my help getting out of the shower. Every night after his shower, I put the towel around him, dry his hair so the water doesn't run into his eyes, and pull him close to hug him and tell him how much I love him. Tonight, I told him he was growing too fast and asked him not to grow anymore.....

He told me I need to ask God because that wasn't up to him.

My love, God answered me when he gave me you.

What does your mom do for work?

This morning while I was driving K to school :


K: Yesterday my teacher asked me if you are a teacher.
Me: She did, did you tell her no?
K: Yep, then she asked me what you do for work.
Me: Oh yeah, what did you tell her?
K: I told her you buy apps to put on my phone.
Me: Lol, your teacher thinks I buy apps all day?
K: Yep.
Me: Okay, lol!

First Day at Elementary School

Today was K's first day at Elementary School!
I didn't sleep last night. I was nervous & anxious enough for both of us.
Would he know anyone?
Would he be able to open all the items in his lunch?
Would he like his teachers?
Would he make friends fast?
Would he feel uncomfortable in a new place?
Would he want to go back?
Ugh.....my mind was going crazy.....

K was cool as cool could be.
He wasn't nervous, he was excited.
He couldn't wait to get there in the morning.

We walked in the front door and the teacher remembered K from the walk through/tour of the school.
He walked right in and started asking her questions.
The first 2 kids walked through the front door and K knew both of them!
They had both gone to his preschool, and K played flag football with the older brother!
Then the teacher told K that 2 of his teachers from his preschool would be coming to help this entire week! I asked the teacher if she was sure she had my phone number....
She laughed at me, and said YES! I have a full file on K that was transferred from his old school.
Ugh.....I didn't want to leave him.
I could tell he wanted me to leave...he was ready...I wasn't.
I made myself leave.
I told him to have fun, and I would pick him up after work.

When I picked him up he told me he knew some of the kids from preschool.
He was smiling and happy.
He played dodge ball.
He made 3 new friends.
He played on the school playground.
He ate all of his lunch, which his teachers helped him open!
His teachers from his preschool came to help....so he new some of the teachers.
He signed up for using the computer, he told me he has to sign up to use any of the electronics. Lol!
I think he liked it! Ahhhh......... It was a good day!

4th of July

We had an awesome 4th of July!
We spent most of the three day weekend in the pool!

Here are a couple action shots:

We invited K's cousin, Aunt , and Uncle to go see the fireworks with us!
We had a blast!

 

There were jumpy houses, rock climbing, music, and food vendors.

K wanted to try the rock climbing for the first time.

He made it all the way to the top the first time!

We went home afterwards and let the boys do the sparklers!

They loved it!

We went to the fireworks Saturday night.

So, we spent the 4th in the pool and barbequing!

We pretty much spent the entire 3 day weekend in the pool!

Little Andy....poor little guy is learning how to swim.

BBQ chicken and corn! It was delicious!

Good Bye to Preschool Friends

K made several good buddies while at preschool. I have his best buddies contact info, and hope to keep in contact with them in the future. Since transferring to a different school can be difficult, I wanted him to have something to remember all his buddies. So, we tried a special project:

We got a white T-shirt from the craft store and a new pack of fabric pens.

I wrote " I survived 2 years of preschool" on the front of his shirt.

I sent him to school wearing this shirt and told him his friends could sign his shirt with the new pens.

This is what the shirt looked like at the end of the day when I picked him up.

The back of the shirt.

I saw this and instantly new who wrote it.

K has a girl in his class named Nahlonie.

She draws pictures of hearts almost every day and leaves them in his cubby.

She also leaves him love notes. Most of the time they say Nahlonie loves K.

It's so cute!

 

I hope to turn the shirt into a pillow, so he can always have it around.

Good bye Preschool!

Last Day of Preschool June 30, 2016

K had his last day of Preschool. It was harder on Mama. K is so excited to transition into Elementary school. We are so proud of him.

Last day of Preschool

 

First Day of Preschool -September 2014

 

So proud of you sweetheart!