Thoughts from today

So tonight at dinner we were discussing nicknames. Lu Lu; Lu Badoo; Balou, which Lexie does not like being called. She informs me I can call her that on her next birthday. Andrew chimed in with,

"Call me sugar."

Me: "Can I call you brown sugar?"

Andrew "yeah, I'll pull your earrings, white sugar." in a teasing tone.

It was funny we all laughed.

The other darling interaction from dinner went something like this. We were playing the game "best part of your day" and idea we got from a family in our old ward. Each family member tells an event which was the BEST from the day. We were all going around sharing, and when it was my turn I said," the best part of my day was.." and Andrew finished it for me with, "picking me up from school."

I must say he is such a delight. We had parent teacher conference today and I'm happy to report he is doing well. On his testing his teacher said he did very well. He struggles staying on task, but we are working on this. I'm grateful he has a teacher who is so good. I can tell she genuinely enjoys having him in her class and I am thankful for this. I feel so lucky his first year of school is shaping up to be a positive experience. Some of the positive things he has picked up at school are: "Happy to do it," "Yes Ma'am", and "Yes, Sir." I think this is great and if there is one thing we can take home from the Texans is their great manners, I hope to continue to incorporate this into our family. School has been so good for Andrew. He has been more obedient and he is learning lots. It has been a big adjustment, some days he comes home and crashes on the couch. The other morning when I woke him up, he said, "Mom I'm tired, Miss Pemberton won't let me take a nap." He is always starving when he gets home, today he polished off a 1 and a half tuna sandwiches (with apples and diced onions in it. I got this idea form my friend Amy and work, thank you by the way. May sound gross or maybe it doesn't, but it was the best tuna sandwich I've ever had.) We are grateful for a great kindergarten teacher, family dinners together, and fun interactions with the kiddos. It really is the little things which mean the most. Although I don't always remember this. Thank you Andrew for the darling sweet boy you are and for the sweet spirit you take with you to school each day. You are a positive influence on those around you keep up the good work!

Sick Day

Monday night Andrew said to me, "Mom, I can't go to school tomorrow, I'm sick and I'll get all the other kids sick." Tonight he said, "Mom in the morning I'll be sick so I can't go to school." I'm just wondering, isn't 5 a little young to be starting this? At least he is smart, right?

Kindergarten!

So I'm not sure what to make of the first week of school thus far. Each afternoon when I've picked Andrew up and asked what did you learn, the responses have been as follows:

Monday: "I learned about not hitting."

Tuesday: "learned about not hitting, pushing, and sharing."

Wednesday: "learned about telling the truth."

I'm wondering if this is what all the kindergartners report or just the ones who are having trouble with these concepts. I'm hoping all come home with such reports. He has all day kindergarten so it is going to be a big adjustment. I'm wondering what they do all day, how he is behaving, how much the are indoctrinating him with TEXAS, and the likes. He was super excited about the first day but a little less the following two days. When I asked him if he wanted to wait a year before starting kindergarten he still reported no. I'm hoping Mrs Pemberton is nice and patient, and that Andrew will be able to sit still for longer than 2 minutes. Life's an adventure, things are always changing and I'm not sure what to make of having a school aged child! I shed a few tears of sadness and also a few for Joy. My house been quieter, and cleaner. I hope he likes it, makes friends and learns lots. Andrew I hope you have a great year, I love you!