Schoo Year 2010-2011 (4th/5th grade)

Well, we somewhat started school this past Monday. I am not making him do much for school. We are just gradually wadding into school instead of jumping feet first into the deep end. I think this may go well. I am going to try to incorporate more You Tube videos and more fun into this school year.

Zachary will be in 4th grade this year. His Science, Social Studies (Texas History), Health, Art, Latin and PE are all 4th grade. He is 50% finished with Spelling, Literature, and Language Arts (except for Grammar he will finish it in a week). After he finishes up the last half of Spelling, Literature and Language Arts he will begin 5th grade. He will be starting 5th grade math and it will be interesting because it seems most of it is online and I'm not really needed. I am only needed if he needs help.

Brooke's first day of Preschool / Drawing

Yesterday, Brooke started Preschool at Kindlelight. She is in the 3 year old classroom even through she is only 2.5 year old. She is as tall or if not taller than most in her classroom The teacher said she did very well. That she was the most outgoing of all the kids. She would go play in all the centers where the other kids would just stand and be still.

Brooke drew a picture of a little girl today.

Sunday School Summer Swim Party

Yesterday was our annual Sunday School Summer Swim Party. There were so many kids but atleast no one was pregnant this year. The pool was so nice and the kids really did enjoy it, even the bigger boys (men) who decided after dinner to have a diving, distance, and cannon ball contest. Mark and Zachary went out on the boat first and did the tube. Zachary did the tube by himself, I'm so proud of him. Then they switched and took the wave runner back into shore.

Brooke and I hung out at the pool but then we decided to get onto the boat. I've been going to these parties for 4 years now and this was the first time I went on the boat. She then said she wanted to do the tube. So, we both hopped into it and off we went. After we got out she said "That was a blast". Yes, this is coming from my 2.5 year old lil girl. She is the dare devil in our family and the one to give me gray hairs.

The food was good there were hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, desserts.

All in all in was a great day with great friends. Can't wait for next year.

First Sleep Over

Well, Zachary had his first sleep over. A good friend of his came to our house. They were playing, laughing, making tents, and having a blast. Then around 10:00pm the other boy started crying. He didn't bring something from home and he just wanted to go home. So, we called the boys mother and she came and picked him up. Zachary was so sadden by the boy going home we had both boys crying at one point.

We have told Zachary that we will try later in the future and that for right now we will have playdates during the day at our house. However, Zachary has no problems spending the night at someone else's house so he could go over to his friends house.