First Day of School

Sara had an awesome first day of school.  She was excited to connect with several friends she hadn't seen over the summer.  She was also happy to see her teacher again and get back into the routing.  Jonas had a hard first day.  He started to cry when it took so long for the Kindergarten students to go to their classroom from the gym.  Several other students were crying a lot, and this made him sad too.  He said it was tough because no one played with him.  Day 2 was better.  Day 3 was better.  I think each day he is getting more comfortable and use to the routine.  On the second day, Sara asked him how his day was and told him that she was praying for him all day.  I love it when the kids think of each other and show love in such cool ways.       

More Birthday Photos

     

Sara's 8th Birthday Party

For Sara's birthday party this year, we had a gymnastics party.  She had a lot of fun playing with her friends on all the equipment.             

Soccer

Jonas went to a soccer VBS this summer and found out that he really enjoys soccer.  He'll be playing with the Milan Soccer Club this fall.  He was really excited to get his own cleats, shin guards, and ball.
 

Gymnastics

Sara's current passions include gymnastics.  She began teaching herself and continued to love it.  She completed a gymnastics camp this summer and found out that she still loves it.  She will begin regular lessons this fall.           

4th of July

We were able to enjoy the 4th of July with family and friends.  We went to Bobba and Nine's.  Uncle Nate, Aunt Anne, Kelsey and Carson were all in town.  Our kids loved seeing them and playing with them.  We also celebrated Carson's second birthday.     

Jonas' Preschool Graduation

Jonas finished preschool this year.  He loved being in our co-op.  We had such wonderful friends.  We honored all the students that participated by talking about what we noticed they did well this past year.  Man, am I going to miss having Jonas home all day.  I am so proud of how much he loves to learn, his zest for life, his love of others, and his readiness to start something new.  I have been so blessed teaching him.  I have also been so blessed by the rich friendships and support that have come from this co-op.       

Sara's Field Day

Sara's class finished up the school year with a field day.  They played, ate food and had a water balloon toss at the end.  The whole family was able to participate.  It was fun to see all of her classmates and teachers.  We had a great time!!     

Sara's FIrst Grade Teachers

Sara was able to participate in the Multi Age Program at Paddock this past year.  She really loved being with 2nd graders and having the various experiences offered in this classroom.  Her main teacher was Ms. Sutherland (she will have her again for 2nds grade).  Grandma Sands was an assistant int he classroom.  Mrs. Jeppesen was Sara's math teacher and sometimes reading helper.  Sara loved all her teachers.  We feel so blessed taht she has had such wonderful teachers!!     

Callie learns to Swing

 

Callie absolutely loves to swing.  Whenever we went outside she would want someone to push her on the swing for thirty minutes of so.  In June, she figured out how to pump on her own.  She loves it!!  Now she says, "You start me on the swing?", and swings away on her own after the first push. 

Callie and Tobin turn 3!

          We celebrated Callie and Tobin's third birthday with family.  This was the first year that they really anticipated their birthday.  They talked about it for weeks before and every day after they wanted to know when their next birthday was going to be. It is so fun to see the joy of celebrating the life of one another.  Children really seem to get the idea of enjoying and celebrating life.

Jonas 5 Years Old

For Jonas' 5 year birthday he had a friend party.  We went with a super hero theme because he loves super heroes!!  They had fun with the batman pinata, the superhero obstacle course, pin the batsignal on the poster, and water balloon toss.  Jonas was so excited for his party.  He loved having his buddies here.