It is that time again... the kids are heading back to school.
Ben is a 5th grader. He is so excited! He loves to read, loves to play sports (right now it is football), loves to do anything with Dewey, hunting, hiking, throwing the ball, cleaning the guns, mowing the grass (ok so maybe not mowing...), and loves to invent games to play with his siblings. If he goes this whole year without and absence or a tardy, he will be awarded with a new mountain bike!
Willard is in 3rd grade. He is playing flag football and doing piano. He loves to draw and write stories and read. He loves to build things with legos and he also loves to play the computer or wii. He is really strong too, he can do lots of pullups and situps. He loves to run really fast. He also LOVES to sing. It doesn't matter where we are, he will usually start singing a tune, sometimes made up, sometimes movie themes, and sometimes hymns. He can also play the piano by ear. It is amazing how many songs he figures out how to play just by sound.
Joselyn in also in 3rd grade. Willard and Joselyn are in the same class at school!! Joselyn is a smily girl. She always has a smile on her face, unless I ask her to do her chores, then she rolls her eyes with a smile! She loves to write her own stories and read them to us. She likes to read, but she loves to be read to. She is starting to love doing hair. She will braid and do Ruby's hair. She loves to brush and braid my hair. She really enjoys sports and riding her bike. She is also having piano lessons, and she loves to play the themes from the Disney movies!
Ephraim started Kindergarten. I told him that maybe he should stay home one more year instead. He didn't think it sounded like a good idea. He wanted to go to school. His first full day he loved, but came home and took a two hour nap! He loved meeting new people and playing at recess. He loves to play soccer and catch with dad. He loves being dad's buddy. He loves getting to walk to school. He loves to read by himself.
Ruby is three. She wants to go to school with the kids too. She doesn't like it when they get all ready and out the door. In fact, she usually cries when they head out to school. She sits by the window and watches them go. However, since she is home by herself, she loves doing things with just mom or just dad. She got to have a daddy daughter day yesterday and she loved it. She loves to sing to herself. She loves to look through all our books, especially Dumbo and any princess book. She loves elephants. She doesn't like to take naps, even when she desperately needs one. She likes piggyback rides and snuggling in your lap.
Here are all my school kids. I cannot believe how time has flown. I love the summer time when I get to spend time with them and go on adventures. I love school time too, back to a routine, and learning and reading and writing, and seeing all the different ways they grow and mature. I am not ready for them to move on though. They are still my little babies!
Here are some family photos we took before school started.
