I decided since we're less than two weeks from Halloween, I'd better post about the kids' first days of school so I'm not as far behind.
This year, Simon started first grade. He loves his teacher, Miss Pollack and still loves his school. We are so thankful he gets to go to a great school. That's something I have remind myself often when we're driving across town at 7:30 a.m. in a blizzard rather than putting him on a bus at 8:20 a.m. to go one mile to the neighborhood school. It's worth it... it's worth it... it's worth it.
Simon continues to love piano and is now a green belt in karate. WAHOO! I feel much safer knowing this kid has my back.
This year was momentous as my baby started preschool. I can't believe she's old enough for school, even if it is only 5 hours a week. She loves it and had no problem saying good-bye on the first day. In fact, I took her to the school for orientation the night before school began and after she said, "Alright Mom. See you tomorrow morning!" She was very upset when I told her she had to come home with me and she'd come back the next morning.
Lucy also started ballet with her BFF, Scarlette. She loves to dance so this is perfect for her. We even got to go to her first recital last week.
Even with all the school, piano, karate and ballet, we still try to make time to have fun together as a family. We decided to make it a yearly tradition to go to a Rockies game around the time school starts. Since the Rockies are terrible, it's usually pretty easy to get tickets without spending a lot of money. And since the kids don't care how badly the Rockies play as long as they get candy and to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," we always have a good time. This year, the Friday after school started was "Star Wars Night with the Rockies." No wasn't even an option. We all dressed up (kids, remember that if I ever need a kidney), marched across the ball field (which was really awesome) and ate until we were sick. That's the basic recipe for a perfect night.
