Thursday, September 11, 2008
A Funny...
Alex was trying to show me something yesterday when I was busy doing something else. I stopped what I was doing and looked at the book he was showing me. He said, "Mom, look! Stop the cameras!" Oh does he make me laugh.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Back to School
Harrison started back to school last week and is in first grade! It's hard to believe that I have a first grader now. His teacher's name is Mrs. Rothrock and she's been teaching for a few years in Florida, but it new to Austin. She's very sweet and organized and seems like a good fit for Harrison. Grammy and Pappy were here to walk with us on the first day of school, and Harrison got settled in quickly. The funny thing is that the only kid in his class from last year is this little girl, Sarah. They sat next to each other all year and this year they're sitting next to each other again! This doesn't sound like too much of a big deal except for the fact that there are TEN first grade classes! He was happy about it, and said she was his funniest girl friend.
Daddy had to get to work early, so we said goodbye before we left.
Shoving his backpack into his locker.
I love Harrison's face in this one. He gets so embarrassed!
On the second morning of school, I went upstairs to get Alex out of bed before taking Harrison to school and Ian went into my room to brush his teeth, which he does a thousand times a day. "Teeth!" he'll yell. When I came back downstairs, I found him still at the sink and not only had he brushed his teeth, he had also done his hair 'ala Harrison. The hair gel was out and he was rubbing it and water into his hair. He used A LOT of gel, too.
The guilty evidence. And, yes, he had a bag of chips at 7 am.
He's a week into school now and still doing well. Today marked his first day riding his bike home by himself! He met up with a few neighbors at the bike rack and they made their way home. It's really not that far and he's certainly done it enough, but I was a little nervous. What I realized was that I could see him from Kevin's office window! I saw him ride his bike from the back of the school, through the playground and down the little path. He did great! Don't even think I need to spy on him tomorrow. He also read us a really long book tonight and was getting words like "tumbling" right. He's so big now!
Check back later this week for updates on Alex and Ian's first days of school which are tomorrow!
Daddy had to get to work early, so we said goodbye before we left.
Shoving his backpack into his locker.
I love Harrison's face in this one. He gets so embarrassed!
On the second morning of school, I went upstairs to get Alex out of bed before taking Harrison to school and Ian went into my room to brush his teeth, which he does a thousand times a day. "Teeth!" he'll yell. When I came back downstairs, I found him still at the sink and not only had he brushed his teeth, he had also done his hair 'ala Harrison. The hair gel was out and he was rubbing it and water into his hair. He used A LOT of gel, too.
The guilty evidence. And, yes, he had a bag of chips at 7 am.
He's a week into school now and still doing well. Today marked his first day riding his bike home by himself! He met up with a few neighbors at the bike rack and they made their way home. It's really not that far and he's certainly done it enough, but I was a little nervous. What I realized was that I could see him from Kevin's office window! I saw him ride his bike from the back of the school, through the playground and down the little path. He did great! Don't even think I need to spy on him tomorrow. He also read us a really long book tonight and was getting words like "tumbling" right. He's so big now!
Check back later this week for updates on Alex and Ian's first days of school which are tomorrow!
New Adventures in Grossness
I was having a nice mother-son moment with Harrison in my lap telling me something that was I'm sure extremely important, when I noticed something foreign in his hair. As I pushed him to the floor and screamed, "LICE!!!""...no, just kidding. Not about the lice, but the reaction. Yes, we had to deal with head lice. I have no idea where the kids got it, but it was disgusting! Harrison had it really bad (I'll spare you the details of how many bugs I found). So, after about 3 hours of hair care and probably 10 loads of laundry, I think we're a nit-free house. Harrison and Alex were absolute angels while I was washing and combing out there hair. Here are the pictures to prove it.
It's Hard Work Being Three
Alex had a hard day at the office and took a little siesta on the couch...
The craziness resumed shortly after...
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