Lots of Firsts

My tiny men are off to start another year of school. It's is very bittersweet for me. Noah will be starting his FIRST day of FIRST grade and his FIRST day of all day school. Kyle will will be starting his FIRST day of third grade and both both boys start their FIRST day at their new school. 

Both of them were pretty nervous and Kyle said his stomach felt funny (Mine too, Son. Mine too.).

I pray everyday that they make friends and are happy at school. I love these two angel boys so much and nothing makes me happier than to see them enjoying themselves and feeling confident. 

Good luck, boys!

Last day of School (and Orchard Elementary)

First Day of 2nd Grade

   

Last Day of 2nd grade

Look at how much my big guy grew.
Kyle did very well in school this year.  Ms. Barber could not say enough good about him.  HE had a bit of a rough time enjoying school though.  I felt he wasn't challenged enough. I'm praying next year he will get a teacher that can engage his smart little mind.





When the bell rang at the end of school many of the kids were cheering and clapping. Not my Kyky. He was long faced and melancholy about leaving his school of three years.

 First day of Kindergarten

Last day of Kindergarten

Noah not only grew physically this year but he grew a lot academically.  His ABC's are stronger and he is reading some.  His teacher always said Noah is a sweet boy that likes to daydream.  Adam says that Noah reminds him of himself.

Noah too was sad to leave Orchard Elementary. He just kept saying how much he was going to miss his friends.

The kiddergarten did an end of year program which I always enjoy.  They did a slide show asking the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up. Noah's answer? A Lego designer. Pretty good considering some of friends wanted to be dog walkers and waiters. :)

Noah's 6th Birthday

Noah was a very lucky boy. This is what Noah got to do on his birthday this year. 

(Megan's first dance recital.)

 But before you feel too sorry for this non-girly birthday boy, this is also what he did for his birthday...

We went to the park and had McDonald's and opened presents.

He got Batman2 Wii, a few Skylanders (don't ask me their names) and a Razor scooter.  He was very thrilled and overjoyed with it all.  He could not stop exclaiming how happy he was. Sweet boy.

A week after his birthday we had a Magic party at Noah's request. (We won't talk about how he changed his mind and really wanted a Skylander party that I refused to do.

 I loved the Magician party idea too much to give it up.)

Little magicians

back row l-r: Dillon, Hayden, Kyle, James

front row l-r: Ava, Ivy, Carter, Coleman, Noah, Noah P.

(There were a few others at the party that were not pictured here:

 Meggie Kate, Ethan, Stuart, Mikayla and Allisyn

We had a real live magician come to the party.

 He was great, the kids loved him and he did all the work. :)

Yessss.

Noah got to be up front and help with the magic tricks the entire time.

He loved it until...

This happened...

He remained fairly calm but kept saying "get it off me. Ow...get it of me."

Noah's guests enjoying his discomfort.

I think everyone had a great time. 

(Especially Megan who laughed loud and long through out the entire show.)

I love my Noah.  He is truly a sweet, funny child.

 He definitely marches to the beat of his own drummer.

He loves his family and proclaim it on a regular basis (but almost idolizes his brother). He doesn't like reading or doing school work. Still loves his teddy bear blanket but seems a little less attached. Chilled out.

Birthday Questionnaire

How old are you? 5...oh yeah, six

What makes you happy? Going hiking and also my brother playing Legos with me

Favorite animal: Wolf

What is your favorite thing to eat? Pizza and hot dogs, Mommy's tomato soup

What is your least favorite thing to eat? tomatoes, mushrooms...I HATE mushrooms

What is your favorite thing to do? Play Legos...and Skylanders...and play with my family

Favorite TV show? Lego design video clips

What are you really good at? Cleaning (making) my bed, milking a cow (Well, some milk fell on my face when I milked that cow...)

Favorite movie? Spy Kids

Favorite color? green

Favorite song: Dynomite by Taio Cruz (Noah loves music and has many favorites)

Who is your best friend? Coleman, 

What is your favorite sport? basketball (Noah doesn't seem to care too much for them yet.)

Where is your favorite place to go? Disneyland and Legoland, Clark Planetarium

Favorite book? Dr. Seuss books

What do you want to be when you grow up? a gold miner, a scientist and a Lego designer

Things I love about today...

Kyle reads the newspaper. I don't read the newspaper. (It helps that it
was an article about Legos. But still!)

Megan running to the bathroom and telling me she's "not going to freak out" (as she is wont to do).

Megan insisting on using my bathroom to wash her hands because the "boys bathroom stinks!"

Noah telling me if he had three wishes they would be -to be rich with money and gold -to be a ninja "wif" swords and 

-to have robot armour. That's not asking too much, is it?

Ella getting excited about getting the tub. I loved her quick breaths and feet and twirling. 

Noah Love {Old Draft}

Original date 8/3/09

Noah is a major talker.

Noah loves to sing and we get a big kick out of that especially since Kyle didn't sing until he was about three. Noah's been training his vocal chords since he was 18 months old. When we put him to bed at night, rather than Mommy or Daddy singing him songs it ends up being a sing-a-long. He insists on singing with us. He is also very good at hearing a song 2 or 3 times before he can sing it by himself. He frequently surprises us with new songs he's learned.

He loves Tommy. He is always proudly saying "Tommy da big dog."

Another favorite quote is "C'mon wace (race) car!" This is used when trying to get something, anything, to go i.e. car, DVD player, toy, etc.

We are in love with Noah's big, gappy, squinty-eyed smile. It melts the heart.

Noah uses please and thank you without prompt and makes his Mommy and Daddy very proud.

Indoor Soccer

The boys just completed their indoor soccer season. I am proud to report that there was no crying from Kyle this time. ;)  And Noah finally got to play this time.  They enjoyed it but didn't seem to LOVE it.  They played twice a week plus Kyle had one practice.  I'm glad its done but glad for the experience.

Noah reminds me so much of Adam in this picture.

Kyle's team is missing probably 4 kids and that's not even his coach. Lame. 

But I love this picture of Kyle.

What is it about Sepia...

{Old draft May 2008}

...or black and white for that matter? I think I am permanently going to switch my camera to take pics in either of these color modes. Normal pictures look more creative. Baby boys look impossibly more precious. Acne breakouts are hidden, wrinkles look less...wrinkley (Okay so maybe these are the real reasons but still! :) )

{Oh my lands, I can hardly stand how sweet my boys are/were. Look at Noah's cheeks!}

It's Noah's turn to lose it...

Noah lost his first tooth already with another one on its way out. 

We were surprised since Kyle didn't lose one until at least half way through Kindergarten.

Noah even let Daddy pull it out. 

Brave boy.

Noah's First Day of Kindergarten

Oh my. I have had so much anxiety about my littlest man starting school.  I took him out of pre-school in Feb. because I didn't think it was doing him much good AND I didn't want to fork over $65/month for something I wasn't happy with. He just wasn't that into it socially or academically and I felt like his teacher wasn't into it. So leading up to Kindergarten I was a bit of nervous that he still wouldn't like it.  Noah could barely write his name and was still working on learning to identify letters. On top of this, he didn't really seem very keen to go to school.  It didn't help my anxiety being so pregnant during the start of it all.  

Well, I'm happy to report that as school approached, I actually started looking forward to his starting school and all the great opportunities it would afford him. It helped that Noah was starting to look forward to it as well.  

Since he began there have been no complaints from him at all and he really seems to be enjoying it.  He is in morning Kindergarten and has Mrs. Hedin.  I worried about putting him in A.M. because the kid is a sleeper but again he does done really well. (I know. I'm a worry wart...)

Noah is doing well in school and seems to have stepped up to the challenge.  In the two weeks since he started I've already seen improvements in his handwriting and other abilities.  His teacher says he is a very good boy. No surprise here.  I love my Noah and hate that he is growing up but I love watching him grow...I know. It makes no sense. Anyone that has ever sent a Kindergartner to school knows exactly what I'm saying.