Fall is here with it's crisp air and cooler temperatures. I need to begin organizing the hall closet and evaluating what types of hats, gloves, coats, etc. that we have available for the kids this season. I also need to pack away the summer clothes and bring out the longer pants and sweatshirts. Even so, if there is a day when the weather still feels even the slightest bit warmer, the kids take advantage of it. We are still riding bikes and doing sidewalk chalk.
I just love it when the kids work together as a team ...
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The girls have started taking dance lessons this season, which makes my momma heart so happy. This is Sophia's first year of dance and she couldn't possibly be more excited. She's enrolled in the "Baby Stars" class on Monday nights (some very basic fundamentals with tumbling and minor acrobatics mixed in). But, we learned very quickly not to refer to it by that name -- "it is NOT a baby class" -- so, we just call it her dance class or her acrobatics class!
This is Samantha's 3rd year of dance lessons, and we opted to let her take both a ballet class and a tap class this year. We are two weeks in, and she really enjoys them, not once complaining about the extended class time on Thursday nights.
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A couple of weeks ago, our road in the subdivision got a whole new layer of asphalt added to it. It was a long-overdue project and we are pleased with the results (even if it means that us residents will be paying for it out-of-pocket over the next five years). The girls were pretty intrigued by the whole process, but Jack was even more excited. That boy spent ungodly amounts of time by the windows, watching as the big trucks did their work.
I finally opened the window (even though the smell was intoxicating) for a short time so that Jack could hear the engines a little bit better ...
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Getting ready to leave for school ... The mornings are so much darker now because of the changing seasons.
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The school colors for Laingsburg are red and black (Go Wolfpack!) with some white mixed it. For the first Friday back to school, Sam was encouraged to wear red and white. I frantically searched her closet -- making a mental note that we need to get a couple of Laingsburg school spirit tee-shirts and a few more wardrobe options with red, black and white in them.
That morning, she was thrilled to be able to wear her fancy red skirt with her white shirt and a flower in her hair. My mom said it best when she commented that she looked like a "junior high cheerleader." (And of course, Sophia couldn't miss an opportunity to pose for the camera!).
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Grandpa came over for a visit on Sunday and was able to stay and watch the Tigers' baseball game with us that night. Before the girls headed upstairs for bedtime, Grandpa obliged and played three games of memory with them. Too funny: Sophia kept helping Grandpa by showing him where the matches were!
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Sophia had a great week at school last week. And then yesterday, as I was getting ready to leave her at preschool, she started crying. She kept telling me that she didn't want me to go.
We talked for quite a while, as I kept noting in my mind that she wasn't telling me that she wanted to go home; she wanted to stay at school, but she didn't want ME to leave. I suspect that it is because she still needs to make a good friend there. Mrs. Hicks took her from me and I slipped out the door knowing that she was in good hands and would settle down soon.
Later, when I picked her up from school, she was full of smiles. It turned out that she was the leader that day (it just happened that way) and the kids all got to choose one special item from the treasure chest before they went home. She chose this little pink duck:
I talked to her teacher a little bit about my theory and we're going to continue to help her make friends. It was only the 4th day of school anyway.
Sophia has a very likeable, outgoing personality. She loves to joke and she loves to smile and laugh. She just needs make more friends in the classroom and then she will excel!
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