Spencer Goes to Preschool

Spencer went to his first day of preschool today. He was so, so excited! They didn't have room for him at the preschool at Daddy's school, so he goes to the preschool at J.R. Smith Elementary. His teacher is Miss Martin. He said he got to have a snack, play with toys, and his teachers(there are 3 including Miss Martin) drew a picture of him the 'whole size' of his body. They then colored in the pictures. He was wearing a Batman shirt today, and his teacher even drew a Batman on his shirt. There are 8 students in his class. He goes Monday through Thursday. Monday is 12:45pm to 2:30pm. Tuesday through Thursday is 12:45pm to 3:30pm. Ben sobbed when we had to leave Spencer at school. He wanted to stay. He also said,"My don't want to play with you Mommy! My want to play with Spencer!". I told him we would go home and clean the playroom and play "Mommy Preschool". He eventually gave in to that.

Blog Barfing

I did it. I blog barfed. I published 4 new posts tonight. So, for those of you who follow our blog you may want to check out the past posts to see all the happening stuff.

Summer/Winter Wear

I am very lucky to have such sweet, yet hard-headed children. Spencer is no different. It's 90 degrees outside so he wears shorts. He tells me he is wearing the sweatshirt just in case it suddenly gets cold. He even goes so far as to pull the hood up over his monster-sized bike helmet.

Boots go with...well....everything!

At least according to Ben and Spencer, boots go with everything. Ben has not been letting me help him in the getting dressed department. When I try to help he screams,"NO! My do it myself!" As you can see the red shorts are paired with the orange and blue pajama shirt. Add a bike helmet. Then, to top it all off - boots! Boots make a great carrier for your phone. You can just see his little phone sticking out of the top of his boot. Such an independent little soul.

Pinewood Derby 2009

Carter was our only Pinewood Derby entrant this year. Ty is now a New Scout and is too old to participate. Carter wanted to make a "flat car". So his car looks like a green arrow. It seemed just like his kind of car. It also seemed like he had a lot of fun. He didn't win any races, but having fun won out. We were very proud of him and his good sportsmanship. Carter is such a caring kid. We are very glad he is part of our family!

First Day of School

The kids all went back to school on September 1st. They were very excited! Lauren is in 2nd grade. Her teacher is Mrs. Smith. I asked her how her first day of school was, her answer was,"It was awesome!". Carter is in 4th grade. His teacher is Mrs. Crook. We are very lucky to have her. She loves Carter and he loves her. Tyler has moved out of Elementary school. He is now in 6th grade. He goes to school on the other side of town at Timpanogos Intermediate School. His teacher is Mrs. Fausett. He says they are currently talking about single cell organizisms, and he thinks that's pretty cool. Life is starting to get back into a normal rhythm since school has been in for 2 weeks. The weather is starting to get cooler and so it's fun to spend the days outside. Spencer starts preschool on September 14th. He is super excited! The deadline for kindergarten was Sept. 1st, and he turns 5 on Sept. 16th. So, he will get to wait until next year to start kindergarten. Ben and I will have to adjust to just the two of us all afternoon.