Andi- First day of school and (August & September 2016)

                                                       

Can you believe that my little girl is in the first grade?!  How did that happen!  I know she is ready for the first grade and beyond.  Andi is one smart cookie!  A few memorable things that I want to remember from these months:

8/20: "Mom, can I go read Eastman books for nap time?"  (Eastman said, "Yeah. Can Andi read to me because I don't know how to read yet?")  What a sweet sister.  Not only does she want to go upstairs and read, but she wants to read to her little brother.

8/22: First day of school.  Frist grade.  I was asking Andi at the end of the day how it was.  At first she did not have a lot to say and then she said. "Actually, my teacher did have to brag on me three times."  (I am not surprised at all my little love.

Andi with her first grade teacher, Mrs. Bessinger


"Hello First Grade"

8/24: "It's Wednesday!  My favorite day because I have art!"  This girl loves all things art and adores her art teacher, Mr. R.

A few other pics from August:

Zoey's birthday party

Sweet Pickle.  Andi sure does love this kitty.

Andi and Maddy

Reading to Pickle.  I tell friends, if you want your child to learn to read and want to read, get her a kitten.  Andi will spend hours just reading aloud to Pickle in her bed.

Lovejoy's first game (played at Allen stadium).
Eastman, Lydia, Andi, Carter, and Hudson

Andi and Hudson.

September pics

Andi got to go to work with me.  She worked some, played some, and watched a movie on my laptop.

Andi and Lydia.  Silly on the softball field.

Watching the boys play teeball.  Lydia and Andi.  Lisa, Mika, and myself.

My little artist.

 Ice cream social.

 Andi with Harrison, Christian, and Hudson.

 Andi and Christian.

 Bella and Andi at the football game.

 Soccer Saturday.  Mrs Hervey and Andi.

Taking a break at practice.  Silly girls.

Saturday game day.  Go Coyotes!  Go Little Leopards!  Carter, Eastman, Andi, and Lydia.

Eastman- July, August, and September 2016

Isn't he the cutest little ball player you ever did see?!

Here is an update on Eastman: some things from the end of summer that he said or did that was cute.

7/1: Date night.  Well these do not happen quite as often as I would like, but I am thankful that the kids seem to equally enjoy them as much as Dave and I do.  :)  Sometimes they will ask when we are going to have another date night.  Addie and Meg were babysitting the kids.  We were talking with Addie and Meg and Eastman looked up at me and said, "Mom, can you leave now?!"  I am thankful that they have fun when we are away (and I am sure they miss us a little...right?)

August and September

8/27: Eastman starting playing teeball.  Oh how he loves it!  He was born to play ball!  He is a natural.  He really focuses on the game (which is saying a lot for a three year old).  When the ball comes to him, he scoops it up and throws the ball to first base.  He wants to ball to come to him.  When batting, he rips the ball and runs to first base.  So fun to watch him get excited about a spot that he loves.

Eastman is loving his new school.  Yay!  That makes this momma so happy!


9/14: Eastman is really learning a lot.  His teacher is great!  Eastman knows the first letter of each of his friends' names.  When he sees a letter, he will say, "M for Michael."  Or "E for Eastman and Emily."  Pretty impressive for a three year old.

I was unsure of sending him to the new school at first because we were so familiar with where we had been attending for so long and because these days are longer and five days a week.  But Eastman seems to love it.  He said to me, "Mom, can you bring me here another time?"

It is pretty neat that I get to take Eastman to school every morning and we get to spend lots of time in the car together.  Lately he has been asking me, everyday, when we can go to a hotel again.  He really wants to go to the "blue hotel" again.  (The one in Daytona.)

More pics from August:

And September: