As per tradition, we asked the kids what they wanted to do their last week of summer break. Anna said swimming, Jack wanted Brewsters and Kara picked YoKool. Jack had actually said Point Lookout, but we had just gone a couple of weeks ago and I wasn't ready to take everyone back without Thomas. So, we made another pool trip and got our ice cream and yogurt. As a funny sidenote, while we were at Brewsters, we pulled in behind one of our neighbors and then another arrived a few minutes after us. The kids thought we had arranged a little surprise, but it was just a funny coincidence.
Overall, it was a good summer. We made lots of pool trips, a few beach excursions, trips to Six Flags and National Parks and we all enjoyed the 1.5 visits from the Koc family. That being said, I was ready for school to start again. I enjoy the more relaxed pace of summer and I hate packing lunches everyday, but I like the structure and routine school provides. The kids were also ready to go back. At least Jack and Kara were. I wish there was some sort of compromise, maybe 4 days on and 3 off year round with a random week or two off here and there. That's how I would do things :)
But, I digress. The first day came and the kids were very excited. We were pleased with the teachers they got. Kara got Mrs. Lowe, who Anna adored last year. We didn't know who to wish for for her, we have had 3 out of 4 of the 2nd grade (one used to teach Pre-K) and we thought highly of all of them, so there was really no bad outcome. We didn't know the 3rd grade teachers, but knew their previous teachers had made specific recommendations. J & A are in companion classes. They put all the twins (3 sets, I think) with these two teachers. They assign the same homework and will do field trips together. They also share a wall/supply room, so the kids get to see each other a lot during the day. It's really nice.
Now, for the plethora of pictures:
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| Kara got a haircut for her 2nd grade year! |
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| I can't believe they're in 3rd grade! Anna is in Mrs. Cieka's class. |
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| Jack and this hat have been inseparable lately. He is in Mrs. Arthur's class. |
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| I ordered everyone an extra large, but the men's extra large (Jack) is obviously much bigger than the girls. |
And, a Luke story (or three). We were at Aldi the other day and he insisted on pushing the cart. He has to stand on his tip toes and he can't see anything, but fortunately, it wasn't crowded, so I just gently kept him on course. On the second aisle, he abruptly stopped pushing and ran to grab something. He exclaimed, "Oh! I need this!" and attempted to put the item, a can of condensed milk, in the cart. That kid cracks me up! He also got several laughs from others in the store for his enthusiastic shopping. Yesterday, he said, "Mom, I have an idea!" When I asked what it was, he paused and then said, "ummmm, we can watch Umi." (His favorite show is Umi Zoomi and he would watch it all day every day if we let him.) The final note about Luke is he likes to randomly ask us, "Yes or no?" That's it. There is no question before or after, he'll just run up to us and say "mom, yes or no???" and wait for a response. Last final anecdote, we were at Chick Fil A last week and a little girl asked his name and he said, "my name is Looty." I love it! Two year old speech is priceless! I think he is learning to say R a bit better, I will be so sad when he no longer calls Kara, Kaba. Then, he'll be able to pronounce his own name and baby speech will be gone from the Wilson household forever :(
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