it gets better

So not only was Mason's first week of school great, we found out on Friday that he is this week's "Star Student"!! What does this super special title entail, you ask? Well, his picture and a poster about him are posted in the hall near his classroom. He also got to bring in some of his toys to share with his class. And most importantly, he is line leader for the week!

They also talked about his name today--how to spell it, how it is different from the other names, and each student drew a picture of him and his teacher put the drawings all together for him in a book. It was soooo cute!!

Big news for Reese, too!! He was also chosen as "Star Student" for his class for the month of August!! I don't think there are quite as many plans/celebrations for the title in his class, though he'll have a poster with his picture on the wall of his classroom.

How proud is this momma??!?!

On another note...if you have a little one learning letter sounds, you must check out Leap Frog Letter Factory!! I got this for Reese (after reading about it on Nikki's blog) at Target and he wants to watch it all the time. I was pleasantly surprised an educational video got such high marks from him!! He sings the little songs ("A says ah, A says ah, all the letters make a sound...{you get the idea}) which are pretty catchy. Even Mason (who knows the letter & sounds) likes to watch. I wish I had known about this years ago!

pure sunshine

success!!

So we've completed one week of kindergarten and the verdict is in: Mason LOVES it!! He really took a liking to his teacher during open house the week before and couldn't wait to start. He seemed completely comfortable in the classroom from the minute he walked in on the first day.

The second day he even told me I didn't have to walk him into his room and that he would be okay walking from the drop off lane to his class alone. AHhhhh!!! Mom was not quite ready for that, but I'm glad he is feeling so independent! He just looks so little (he is pretty little) carrying that big backpack walking into that huge brick building. *sigh* My baby is growing up.

Reese, however, is not adjusting to Kindergarten. He was NOT comfortable with Mason walking to his class by himself, and practically cried the whole ride to school. The following day, he was beside himself because he didn't get to say goodbye to Mason (only because he chose not to). And the following day, the four "good-byes", two hugs, one wave and a kiss were most certainly not enough to satisfy his good-bye needs. He "just wants his brudder."

it's about time...

I changed the name of my blog. Any suggestions? I've gotta get my girl in there somehow!

momentous

It's a big weekend at our house...a big Monday, more accurately. Tomorrow Mason starts Kindergarten and Lana will be six months old!! Time is flying by!!

Lana is growing like an adorable little weed! She now has two teeth...
Today we started baby food (sweet potatoes) and she loved them!

(We did things a little differently this time around. First, we waited until she was about 6 months to start (instead of 4) and two, I skipped the rice cereal. My babies haven't really liked it anyway, and I don't think (from what I've read) it really makes a difference if you start with that or fruits/veggies. So far, so good!)

She is also sitting up by herself for short periods of time...

whoa!! (don't worry, Daddy was right there


she is such a happy, smiley girl :)

I'll leave you with a picture of Lana and Granny, from Granny's visit last weekend...

I will try to post again tomorrow with our first-day-of-Kindergarten news! yay!