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School Days

November 21, 2016

One of my favorite days of the year – school picture day!! I just love comparing all the years. Starting with Maxwell…

2011…

2011

2012…

2012

2013…

2013

2014…

2014 school photo

2015 (this one was a winner!)…

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and this year!

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They only get one pose for the pictures at MBE but you can choose from some fancy background options…

mob school photos

mob school picture

haha! Think we’ll stick to the traditional blue.

On to Spencer…

He started off strong in 2013….

2012 school photo

Then we didn’t get one from 2014 because he wouldn’t sit for the photographer. Yep, his teacher said he just wouldn’t do it. Oh well.

2015 brought this lovely gem (I’m almost wishing he had pulled a 2014 stunt again! ha!)…

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But this year showed major improvement! Look at this little smile!

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We also got a belly laughing Spencer…

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and a fake smile Spencer!

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I’ll take it! And please note he’s wearing the same shirt as Maxwell. Not planned but Spence just happened to pick that shirt that day so it made me happy! 🙂

Now, Samantha’s first school picture!!

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school pic

I could just die she’s so cute.

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And could she and Spencer look any more alike?! Love these kiddos.

How’s that for a good way to start the week?! Happy Monday!

One of the big fundraisers at Maxwell’s elementary school is boosterthon. The kids get people to sponsor them a $1 or $2 for each lap they run. It’s quite a big deal and the kids earn prizes for how many sponsors they get…not sure I totally agree with all of it but, it is what it is. The school goes all out for the weeks leading up to it. One of the things they have is a door decorating contest. Parents are supposed to decorate the classroom door in the Boosterthon theme (which was something to do with movies this year) in advance of the run. Well, our class didn’t learn about this until 8:30 pm the night before it was supposed to be done. Since I’m assistant room mom and we live so close, I pulled some stuff together and got over there at 6:30am to decorate that door! Thank goodness for a good printer, a nice wrapping paper stash, and plenty of tape!

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It wasn’t what I would have done with more time, but it turned out ok considering I put it together the night before!

The day of the Boosterthon was fun for the kids. It was a glow run which they loved.

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Maxwell ran his little heart out!

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After the run they all got to go outside and have popsicles.

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Mrs. Solai’s class!

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According to Maxwell’s bracelets, he ran 57 laps. But, they only charged us for 35. I think that was the max they said kids would run and, considering it was a really small lap, I’m sure they just average it out. A big thank you to all of Maxwell’s sponsors – GJ, Daddo, Susu, Lulu, Granddaddy, and Susan!

Guess we better get used to Boosterthon – we’ll be doing it for many more years!

School mornings

September 20, 2016

So, I know it’s silly and I know I won’t do it all year (maybe) but I just love to snap Maxwell’s picture before he leaves for school. To me, the pictures of the little parts of daily life are the most fun and what I want to look back on them and think “oh yea, he used to let us walk him to school every morning and he always wore those pants and that was his favorite shirt and he was the cutest kindergarten ever.” Or, something like that! 🙂 So, school morning pics…

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He obviously tolerates it some days better than others. Both boys were happy to take a photo on Friday though because it was GREEN day for Spencer and PJ day for Maxwell!

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But you know what happened after that? Maxwell walked himself to school. Sniff sniff. He wanted to try it by himself and he did it just fine…I think my days of walking him to school are over. My big boy…

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At least I still get to walk over and pick him up in the afternoon!…for now!

School update

September 15, 2016

First, happy birthday Keath!! Do you know how to play “happy birthday” on the cello yet?! Hope it’s a great one!

Second, Spencer and Maxwell have easily transitioned into the school routine. No problems at all!

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Samantha hasn’t transitioned quite as easily. Let’s recap…

First day (Monday) she cried at drop off but got happy fairly quickly and really had a great day! Hooray!

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Second day (Wednesday) she sure looked cute in her red shoes…

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but she cried at drop off and, sadly, never really got happy. When I went to pick her up that day, the teacher just said she didn’t have a good day. She wouldn’t let Mrs. Laura put her down, she didn’t want to play on the playground, and she didn’t even eat her lunch. 🙁 They were honestly concerned she was sick. When I picked her up, she wasn’t even happy to see me – she actually started crying as if she was just so overwhelmed with it all and relieved I was there. My heart basically broke at that point.

We then had a full week off because of Labor Day so we went back on the following Wednesday after our Disney trip.

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I told the teacher to please call me if she had a bad day again. 11:00 – I got the call. Mrs. Laura said that she wouldn’t let her put her down. She wasn’t crying but she wasn’t having fun. She didn’t say I had to pick her up early, but I did. No sense in leaving her up there if she’s not happy and taking too much of the teacher’s time away from the other kids.

I was pretty sad at this point. But, the only way to get to the other side was to go through it, so back to school we went on Monday of this week.

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Despite that pouty face, she had a GREAT day! Hooray! I got a text from Mrs. Laura around 11:00 with these pics…

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Look, Tootie has a friend! 🙂

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She said she only cried for a few minutes at drop off and then got happy and played all day! We did take a paci for her and I think that helped even if she only used it a bit in the morning. I sure was happy to pick her up that day!

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Wednesday of this week was even better.

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Robert actually took her to school and there were NO TEARS!! and she didn’t even need her paci at all! Oh, my heart could just burst I was so happy for my sweet girl! Mrs. Laura sent me this picture…

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I love that little girl. When I went to get her I snuck a picture before going in…

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and when she saw me she came running up to give me the BIGGEST hug. Favorite part of my day right there! We then walked over to get Spencer and I think that’s Samantha’s favorite part of her day! When she sees Spencer she starts waving her little hand at him!

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Now, I’m not expecting no tears at drop off again, but at least I know she can get happy and have fun at school. My sweet girl just needed a little time to adjust but she’s moving in the right direction! Hooray! Here’s to a great school year ahead!