Waiting for the bus....

Just some pictures from this week while we waited for the school bus. The kids are much too cute together and have too much fun waiting. :)

Crafting and coloring

Sam has been very busy crafting and coloring. He loves it. So be ready you might be recieving a piece of Sam's art this Christmas :)

Roses in December and other thoughts

Took this picture on Tuesday. Yes it's a rose in bloom and it's December. Guess it's not too cold after all.

Sam started school on Tuesday which has given me a little more time and energy. I'm spending lots of time with Sophia and still able to get things done around the house while she is able to get a proper nap in.

I've gone back to writing a grocrey list and meals list and have been sticking with it. It's a lot easier to plan for meals when you don't have a toddler screaming at you they are hungry only an hour after breakfast and you haven't had time to even figure out what to make. We've only been doing a schedule for meals for a week and already I feel better about how I'm feeding my kids.

Since Sophia gets to actually nap now for about an hour I'm getting things done --like making an appointment for the kids to finally get their flu shots, cleaning the bath tub, and blogging :)

In the evenings after Sam gets home I've been trying to do a craft time with them. It's been fun for the most part and we've got a couple of different projects going on at the moment. More about that in another blog later.

Christmas music is on all the time at home. I love Christmas and have been enjoying the musical selection that is played on the Dish Christmas channel on our tv. The kids are enjoying it too and love dancing around to it and looking at our christmas tree and pointing to the oranaments.

This year we were finally able to start our ornament tradition. The goal is for every year we will all pick out a new ornament and evenutally when the kids get older they will then be able to take their ornaments with them to use on their own trees. This year Todd picked out a music note. I got a owl. Sam picked out Spongebob Squarepants in a santa hat and Sophia picked out a pair of pink shoes. :)

Todd is working just as much as ever but yesterday he was off and we were able to spend the day doing some shopping. Don't worry we didn't break the bank or anything. We went to a couple of goodwills with Sophia and was able to get the kids some nice but gently used toys for Christmas. $20 gets you a lot of stuff if you shop like I do. :)

Sophia's fun without her brother around

Since Sam started school it's been an adjustment for us all. Sophia has adapted well though and is enjoying her new found freedom of getting to play with whatever toy she wants to play with instead of the one brother gives her to play with.

It's been fun watching her play with toys that Sam normally stays away from (and doesn't like others to play with because of the noise they make). She loves playing with the barn and also playing with her ball popper.

Most of all though she is loving this new time alone with mommy which means lots of laughing and dancing and being silly. Sophia now likes to pick up her toy cell phone and say "hello hello mommy" lol. She's also taken to carrying around her dolly and saying "ok" as she pats it's back. Most of all she's loving that she gets to go on errands with mommy that allow her to go shopping (grocrey and whatnot). I must admit I'm liking it too. I forgot how easy it was to do things when you only have one kid in hand and not two underfoot.

Sam's first day of school

Sam's backpack complete with George tag that mommy made for him so he could pick out his own bag and and wouldn't miss his George too much (since he can't take him to school with him)

Daddy is helping Sam finish getting ready for school

Sam reads his book about going to school and riding the bus that his teachers made for him and brought over to the house the day before he started classes.

He waits patiently for the bus to arrive.

Getting home from school.

On Tuesday Sam started Preschool. We were all very excited for the news that he was going to be able to go. It had been a long process of evaluations and paperwork to determine if he was eligable to go since he is younger than the normal age that the school system takes. We are blessed that he is going to the Jessamine Early Learning Village and has amazing teachers to help him develop his skills. He goes to school from Tuesday-Friday in the afternoon. He's also riding the bus and loving it.

His first day taking hime out to the bus was hard. He was excited but at the same time I think he was a little scared about riding the bus and mommy not going with him. He cried and so did I. In the end though he did great on the bus and at school and I've not gotten any phone calls or notes about how poor his behavior has been. In fact on his second day he waved goodbye to me as he got on the bus and his teacher wrote a note that he was all smiles when he got to school.

My little man is growing up. Since he started school on Tuesday his whole attitude has been different. He seems very happy and he talks non-stop about his teachers, his new friends, and the things they have been doing in school. I'm so glad to see him happy and I know it was the right decision for him to start school now. :)