It's what's for dinner........

Sushi, that is. My kids love sushi as much as I do! Problem is, they love it so much and eat so much of it, it's an expensive meal for the three of us. You can't tell but Theo totally has a whole roll in his mouth. He just plops them in and goes to town :)

In other news, guess who is parking in her garage again. Ding ding ding!!! Me :)

Tea with the Queen

My Mom's club had a morning out for tea at the English Tea Room and it was truly great! I hadn't been there in years so it was a real treat to enjoy lunch without interruption :) Here we are with Queen Elizabeth, who kindly joined us for a picture :)

Theo's 1st day at Cedarwood!

Theo had a half day at school today and I'm already in love with his little friends :) He's got a diverse group (which I LOVE- growing up in Houston, that's what I'm used to) and an equal mix of boys and girls. He slept in late this morning and I actually sent Jack to wake him up at 7:45!! I let him open his cards (Mimi and Papa gave him $5 too!!) and then we got ready to go pretty soon after that. He was still waking up a bit and was giving me grief about something but then I gave him his backpack and he was all smiles again. I had a friend monogram this and look how darling it turned out :)

There are 10 kids in his class this year with Ms. Angerdina (Jack's old 3 year old teacher). He went right in and started playing with no hesitation. I came in at lunch time and got to see him feeding himself jambalaya, green beans and pears. He took his plate and put it in the trash when he was finished and then drank his milk. I love how Cedarwood really teaches the kids responsibility. He also sat on the potty but nothing happened today. Maybe the routine of it all will make something click..... until then, we're rocking pull ups.

I also got to go in to Jack's classroom today and volunteered with center time. I helped the kids put paper strips over a gingerbread man and then put on eyes, a nose and buttons. His class is not diverse at all but is equally split between boys and girls. All of the kids were so cute and sweet (to me)but boy do I give his teacher MAJOR props for handling 18 five year olds all by herself. I do look forward to volunteering in both classrooms this year :)

Jacque

I have to beg and plead to spike Jack's hair. He says it's boring to do that (???) and I say it's the opposite; it's fun hair! He just looked so handsome when he came down in his uniform that I had to spike his hair. And then I just had to take a picture of this debonaire little boy..... and he flashed his dimples. I get to go volunteer in his classroom tomorrow! Theo has a half day at Cedarwood (he starts there with Jack's teacher from the 3 year old class!) and that will give me time to be present at Jack's school. I also plan on being present at Theo's school too. Freedom is a wonderful thing :)

Kindergarten!

Jack woke up this morning and got himself dressed for school. He informed me that he put on Thomas the Train underwear :) I fixed him some oatmeal and he opened cards from us and Mimi and Papa. They included $5, which made him ecstatic!! We did not but he still liked our card ;) Ha ha. We all headed out to the bus stop a little after 8 am and I felt like such the Kindergarten mother with my giant camera around my neck :) He was sooooo excited and I could barely get him to turn around on the bus for a picture. He went to the middle and took a seat, beaming ear to ear. Dave and I were stoic and just happy that he was so excited.

We talked a lot about what to expect today last night at bedtime and I was getting a little misty eyed as Jack asked me lots of questions in a "small" voice..... I hope I set his mind at ease. Guess I did by how excited he was today! We practiced going saying "Hi, my name is Jack. Do you want to come play with me over here?" and I also told him that some kids may cry today and that just means that they are scared and to be extra nice to them.

I also braced his teacher for millions of questions. Jack sure is inquisitive!!!

Girl power

Jen posted these pictures from back in May when I came to visit and help with baby Parker. We took big sister Corinne out for a mani/pedi at a local salon that had a chair just for little girls! It was so much fun and Corinne LOVED it. I did too :)

Hours of fun

I got the boys Hungry Hippo today and we all had fun playing before bed. I tired of it after several games but they went on to extend the fun for close to an hour. Priceless!