will you be mine?

these kiddos were treated quite well this holiday, and had a ton of fun getting valentines:

#1:  mail for each of them, and a $2 bill in each card!

 

#2:  a package in the mail, filled with all kinds of goodies and noisemakers

 

#3:  cards for each of them, with *more* money inside

 

pre-k party this morning, with ice cream sundaes and candy galore

 

and a special treat for mama when she opened the car door.  #mamalovesurprises

 

since the day is still going strong, i wonder what more fun we'll find...  #mamaknowsthesecrets

school is going well!

the first few days of school were the hardest, partly because the teacher wanted him to be walked into the classroom.  he wanted to stay and learn, but he wanted me to stay and learn with him.  one day when he was fairly upset about staying without me, i left him crying with his teacher and took his crying sister to the car.  he was crying to leave, and she was crying to stay.  ugh.

 

however, things have been going much better since we can now drive thru the line and do our "see-ya-later" business as he gets out of the car.  he's doing super, and hops right out like a big kid.

at pick-up time, the kiddos all come out and sit in a line while the teachers walk each one to his/her car.  it's pretty amazing to see all the 4-yr-olds line up and then sit so well!

pretty proud of his "super star sticker" that he got the first time he didn't cry for mama.  love that smiling face!

 

he's learning all kinds of things, and it's so fun to hear about them.  of course, i always ask about his day when i pick him up and the answer's always that they didn't do anything that day.  but, he loves to sing the songs he's learned and tell his sister all about it.  :)  some cute things coming from the backseat have been:

 

days of the week - sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, sevenday, eightday, nineday

 

i love mr h and mr b (both are ladies) at my 'kool

first day of pre-k

both kiddos seemed to understand that they'd be separating for a few hours, and neither was very thrilled about it.  thing 2 asked several times during the morning where her brother was, and would then answer herself that he was at school.

 

kinda excited, kinda goofy, and kinda unsure

 

outside the school - more excited now, and ready to go on in.

 

in his classroom - they have carpet time and books to read while everyone comes in and puts their bags in the lockers.  he was excited to find his favorite book (the little engine that could) on the top of the stack.

 

the first day went really well, but his comment when i took him in the second day was "i did this yesterday.  i don't need to do it again."  haha, little fella.

thanksgiving - at school

i got to spend some special time with just thing 1 at his school for a thanksgiving dinner. 

the lil guy made my day by asking me to come sit by him at the kid table instead of on the chairs for the parents. 

then he made my week by asking for another scoop of the "[sweet] potatoes with sugar on top," especially since he didn't know i was the one who brought that.

this was a goofy laugh...  he caught a little of the infectious excitement of an abnormal school day  :)

first day of school, ever!

our excited little fella:

our first experience with school went well!  he seemed to have a great time, and was in no hurry to leave when i went to pick him up...  guess that's a good sign, and here's to hoping it's that way each time. 

the day's work was to start on a continent project. looked pretty fun... i wonder if i should join him next week...