School Days

Blake on his first day of preschool.

Ethan on his first day of 2nd grade. This picture is great because it not only has his favorite thing behind him (the green garbage can), but it also shows one of his other favorite things, the bus.

Summer is over and it's time to get back into the routine of school. Ethan started 2nd grade this year and is loving his new teacher, Mrs. Dutson. This year they are trying something a little different for him. Instead of his aid sitting next to him helping him, they decided to pull her away and see if he can keep up with everything on his own. As far as I know, he is doing really well. He seems to be understanding the homework he brings home, so I guess that's a good sign. I love the fact that he LOVES school and is EXCTED to go every day. Blake, however, misses his brother. On the first day, about 5 minutes after the bus picked Ethan up, Blake was saying, "I miss Ethan. When he gonna be home?"
Blake also started preschool this year. He gets to go twice a week for a couple hours. He loves his teacher, Katie, and loves to feel like a "big boy." He is always singing songs that he has learned and repeating stories that are told there. On his first day of preschool he got to be the "special helper" and got to bring treats to share and his Transformer for Show n' Tell. He thought that was the coolest thing ever.