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School Shoes

August 25, 2016

New school year = new school shoes! I originally ordered Spencer a pair of Nike Air Max for an upcoming surprise trip (shhh!) because they have a thick sole and I thought they would give him an extra inch or two he needed to ride some rides…

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They did! and he loves them! He feels pretty cool with his new “tie shoes”.

I liked them so much on Spencer that I ordered Maxwell some Nike Air Max of his own…

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he really loves them!

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I don’t like how they make him look like a teenager all of a sudden but…that’s life.

I also got them each a pair of blue Sauconys just like the red ones they’ve had the past few years.

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Can’t go wrong with those.

Samantha’s a totally different story! Girls shoes are more fun – and more challenging! My sweet girl can’t just have two pair of tennis shoes and that’s it now, can she? Only problem is her chubby foot won’t fit in a lot of the shoes I tried on her! But, we ended up with some winners…

We kept the See Kai Run tennis shoes on her right foot…

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the pink Livie and Luca mary janes on her right foot…

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and then found these Cientas that are great (even if they do come with a fruity scent that I could do without! yes, the shoes smell fruity!)

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Everyone’s feet are ready for school! Spencer and Samantha start Monday – off to new adventures!

First Day!

August 12, 2016

Well, the first day of kindergarten for my first baby has come and gone…and it went great! Maxwell was so ready and excited…

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and I was too! 🙂

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Spencer, on the other hand, was not ready nor was he excited…

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first day of kindergarten

He really, really didn’t want big brother to go! 🙁 Spencer apparently threw a fit of epic proportions after Maxwell and I walked over to school…poor buddy. It’s hard to see your best friend leave for 7 hours a day. All I can say is “bless his heart”…he will adjust and it will all be ok.

Maxwell and I got to school and found some friends…

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and headed down to the cafeteria to wait with his class…

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until it was time for him to go to his room with Mrs. Solai! Off to new adventures!

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The kindergarteners get out an hour early for the first 5 days so I was ready and waiting at 2:00 to see my buddy!

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He said he had a good day (even if they didn’t get to play on the “brand new but still not finished” playground!).

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Everyone sure was glad to have him back home that afternoon! 🙂

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Here’s to a fun year of school ahead!

Graduation

May 23, 2016

Maxwell’s preschool graduation was on Thursday of last week and it was as sweet as could be! He was all dressed up for the day and looking sharp!

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He had a whole host of people there to watch him graduate – GJ, Susan, Lulu, Granddaddy, and obviously me and Robert. Samantha also got to get dressed up and go with us…

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I smartly chose to put her in the nursery for the graduation ceremony. This was my first time leaving her and apparently she didn’t like it…at all. I think she cried the entire time we were gone. Oh well! I was really glad Miss Wiggle Worm wasn’t with us in the church!

Luckily we had won reserved seats at the front of the church in the Street Party drawing so we could actually see Maxwell throughout the ceremony. What we saw was him standing perfectly still. I mean, perfectly still. He moved his lips to sing but that was about it! My little statue! I asked him later that night if he was nervous up there and he said “no” and then I asked him why he was standing so still and not moving to the music at all and he said, “We were supposed to stand still!” Well, he’s got a point! Maxwell is nothing if not a rule follower! 🙂

Here’s the link to the whole ceremony if you have lots of free time: Graduation 2015/2016

The ceremony was very sweet and the video they showed only made me tear up a few times! A great day all around. It’s so hard to believe his time at IPC is over after 5 fantastic years. Maxwell sure has had a wonderful year with Ms. Edwards…

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Now we can’t wait for the kindergarten adventures to begin!

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After the ceremony, everyone came over to our house for a quick lunch and a little celebration of the graduate!

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A special day for a special little boy!!!

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School’s Out

May 20, 2016

It’s over! Yesterday was the last day of school! Both boys had fantastic years and we love our preschool more than ever!

Spencer on the first day...

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and on the last day!

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He had a great year in Mrs. Betsy’s class. At his end of the year conference she had nothing but wonderful things to say about him. He’s funny, sweet, and definitely “all boy!” He knows how to pay attention in class and has lots of friends – especially Jairus and Sebastian!

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Front row: Sebastian, Spencer, Ella, Fielding, Sally, Will, Margaret
Back row: Ms. Anne, Jane Evelyn, Jackson, Shepp, Mrs. Betsy, Leo, Jairus, Stephen, Mary Lyda, Mrs. Judy

So thankful for Mrs. Betsy and all his sweet teachers!

Maxwell on the first day…

and on the last day! (well, actually the next to last day…he was dressed up for graduation on the last day so I thought this picture was better!)

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Mrs. Edwards just raved about Maxwell at his conference. She said he is more than ready for kindergarten! He’s a confident, smart, curious, responsible boy and she loooooves him! I do too!

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