Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Time to mow
One of Ryder's presents for his birthday was a lawn mower. It has been one of his favorite outside toys to play with. Brandon was mowing the other weekend and once Ryder saw him he wanted to get in on the action.
He was so cute and tried so hard to keep up with Brandon. I love how he thinks mowing is so fun. Little does he know what a chore it becomes later in life.
The boys first day of school
Well, I'm only about a week late posting. Oh well, I am a working mom again after all. The Friday before school started the boys school had meet the teacher. Its a new school (since we moved again this summer) and that means starting over again with new faces.
Carter is starting 4th grade this year and has Mrs. Haack. She was very nice and Carter really seems to like her. He rotates class this year so he also has Ms. Gregory (math, science and social studies). He is pumped about getting to rotate. Its very grown up. They even have lockers. Plus Carter will still be in SAGE class this year which he loves!
Carter was surprised on the first day of school to find a familiar face in his class. A boy from his homeroom last year at our old school is in his homeroom this year. Its a good feeling when your kids come home happy from school and feel like they have a friend.
Parker is a 1st grader this year. His teacher is Mrs. Shaw. You can tell she loves kids. Parker really likes her.
He too has some familiar faces. Our neighbor and a boy from his flag football team last season are both in first grade. They have different teachers but they can still hang at recess.
I think we are really going to like Nebbie Williams. You can tell it is a school where the teachers and parents put a lot of energy into making it great!
Carter is starting 4th grade this year and has Mrs. Haack. She was very nice and Carter really seems to like her. He rotates class this year so he also has Ms. Gregory (math, science and social studies). He is pumped about getting to rotate. Its very grown up. They even have lockers. Plus Carter will still be in SAGE class this year which he loves!
Carter was surprised on the first day of school to find a familiar face in his class. A boy from his homeroom last year at our old school is in his homeroom this year. Its a good feeling when your kids come home happy from school and feel like they have a friend.
Parker is a 1st grader this year. His teacher is Mrs. Shaw. You can tell she loves kids. Parker really likes her.
He too has some familiar faces. Our neighbor and a boy from his flag football team last season are both in first grade. They have different teachers but they can still hang at recess.
I think we are really going to like Nebbie Williams. You can tell it is a school where the teachers and parents put a lot of energy into making it great!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Ryder's first day of school
Today was Ryder's first day of school. We thought it would be a good idea to give him a trial run this week, going 3 days. It also gives me a chance to adjust to not being with my baby all day. He and I have spent just about every day together since he was 10 mo and we moved back home to Dallas. Deep down I know he needs to play with kids his age and learn to socialize. He was very excited to go to school. He even wanted to carry the back pack with his blanket in it.
Once we got to school he seemed really eager to get going. I think he thought it was gonna be like going into Chick Fil A and running for the playground. Once he saw all the kids gathered in the big room he turned to me and said " mom, hold" Talking about crushing your heart. The little kids had already been taken to a new room, so we found them sitting on the floor playing with lego blocks. I walked in and sat on the rug with him and the other kids. He is never one to be shy or quiet, but he definitly didn't know what to think. He came over and sat on his knees and picked up a few legos to stack. The teacher then came over and sat and played with him. I saw that as my chance to sneek away without him noticing. I don't think I would have been able to leave him if he saw me and started to cry. Later that afternoon I went back and picked him up. His teacher said he had a good day and she bragged about how independent and smart he is. Its nice to know other people think the same we do;)
The rest of the week went good until Friday morning. He didn't want to have anything to do with school. I tried comforting him and tried to get him interested in toys but he just wasn't having it. finally, the teaching had to help pry him off. By this point both he and I were in tears. It breaks my heart to see him sad. Next week will be interesting once I officially start back to work and the grind begins. Hopefully he gets accustom to it and drop off gets easier. I don't know if I can take many more days like that. Thank goodness for video monitoring. I will be checking on him frequently throughout the day!
Once we got to school he seemed really eager to get going. I think he thought it was gonna be like going into Chick Fil A and running for the playground. Once he saw all the kids gathered in the big room he turned to me and said " mom, hold" Talking about crushing your heart. The little kids had already been taken to a new room, so we found them sitting on the floor playing with lego blocks. I walked in and sat on the rug with him and the other kids. He is never one to be shy or quiet, but he definitly didn't know what to think. He came over and sat on his knees and picked up a few legos to stack. The teacher then came over and sat and played with him. I saw that as my chance to sneek away without him noticing. I don't think I would have been able to leave him if he saw me and started to cry. Later that afternoon I went back and picked him up. His teacher said he had a good day and she bragged about how independent and smart he is. Its nice to know other people think the same we do;)
The rest of the week went good until Friday morning. He didn't want to have anything to do with school. I tried comforting him and tried to get him interested in toys but he just wasn't having it. finally, the teaching had to help pry him off. By this point both he and I were in tears. It breaks my heart to see him sad. Next week will be interesting once I officially start back to work and the grind begins. Hopefully he gets accustom to it and drop off gets easier. I don't know if I can take many more days like that. Thank goodness for video monitoring. I will be checking on him frequently throughout the day!
Happy Birthday Ryder
Yes, my baby is 2! I really can't believe how fast it is all flying by. It doesn't seem that long ago that I was giving my self injections each day just to have this little miracle and now he's gone and grown up on me. It really makes me sad to think that my "baby" days with him are coming to an end.
Instead of having a party we decided to take a family vacation that would be fun for everyone and special for Ry's birthday. On Saturday we headed down to Galveston for the beach. Fun in the Sun!!
This was Ryder's first beach experience. He LOVED it!! Two days of beach fun and no nap for the little man. He was a true trooper!
We ended our first night with a yummy dinner at Landry's Seafood. Then it was to the hotel for some much needed rest after a long drive and busy day at the beach. I'm just gonna say this about the hotel...We will not be staying there again.
We finally managed to get to sleep and woke up ready for another great day. After all it was Ryder's birthday!
Have I mentioned how much I love him and how sad it makes me that he's growing up?!
We spent so much time in swim suits that both Parker and Ryder were chapped on the inside of their legs from wet swim suits rubbing them. So the second day I brought the desitin to the beach with us just to put a barrier between Ry and the water. I used it myself a few times on my face to help with my heat rash I got the first day. We even ripped the linning of the suit out and let him go without a swim diaper just to keep him comfortable. And yes if your wondering he did drop a duece at the beach but we were right on top of it and scooped it up with the sand and deposited it in the trash quickly. After a lot of time on the sand we decided to go back to the hotel, rinse all the sand off, and take a swim in the pool.
That night we had a fun birthday dinner planned at Rainforest Cafe. And since Kimberly is living in Galveston while she finishes here PA degree we were able to meet up with her.
After dinner we had the waiter bring out their special flaming volcano dessert. I gave the waiter two candles to put on top before hand. We sang our little man happy birthday and he blew out his candles, sort of. He did need a little help. Then, a little boy sitting at the table behind us came over with a stuffed duck that he won playing a game there at RFC and asked us if it was ok for him to give it to Ryder. What a sweet gesture. Ryder loved it. He immediately started talking to it and hugging it :) It stayed with him the rest of the night.
Early the next morning we got up and headed back home. It was two quick days, but well worth it. I think next year we will try to do something similiar. It was a great way to spend a few summer days and made for one special birthday.
Instead of having a party we decided to take a family vacation that would be fun for everyone and special for Ry's birthday. On Saturday we headed down to Galveston for the beach. Fun in the Sun!!
This was Ryder's first beach experience. He LOVED it!! Two days of beach fun and no nap for the little man. He was a true trooper!
We ended our first night with a yummy dinner at Landry's Seafood. Then it was to the hotel for some much needed rest after a long drive and busy day at the beach. I'm just gonna say this about the hotel...We will not be staying there again.
We finally managed to get to sleep and woke up ready for another great day. After all it was Ryder's birthday!
Have I mentioned how much I love him and how sad it makes me that he's growing up?!
We spent so much time in swim suits that both Parker and Ryder were chapped on the inside of their legs from wet swim suits rubbing them. So the second day I brought the desitin to the beach with us just to put a barrier between Ry and the water. I used it myself a few times on my face to help with my heat rash I got the first day. We even ripped the linning of the suit out and let him go without a swim diaper just to keep him comfortable. And yes if your wondering he did drop a duece at the beach but we were right on top of it and scooped it up with the sand and deposited it in the trash quickly. After a lot of time on the sand we decided to go back to the hotel, rinse all the sand off, and take a swim in the pool.
That night we had a fun birthday dinner planned at Rainforest Cafe. And since Kimberly is living in Galveston while she finishes here PA degree we were able to meet up with her.
After dinner we had the waiter bring out their special flaming volcano dessert. I gave the waiter two candles to put on top before hand. We sang our little man happy birthday and he blew out his candles, sort of. He did need a little help. Then, a little boy sitting at the table behind us came over with a stuffed duck that he won playing a game there at RFC and asked us if it was ok for him to give it to Ryder. What a sweet gesture. Ryder loved it. He immediately started talking to it and hugging it :) It stayed with him the rest of the night.
Early the next morning we got up and headed back home. It was two quick days, but well worth it. I think next year we will try to do something similiar. It was a great way to spend a few summer days and made for one special birthday.
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