The South Family Est.2001

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Preschool

Thursday was Cole's official first day of preschool. On the first day parents stay and it's about an hour and a half. His first solo day will be Tuesday. He did SO great. It was pretty easy for him because he had his best bud Tyler by his side. They are in the same class this year and are so excited about it. It was so sweet watching them walk in together and sit at the blocks to play like it was just another day. They are going to have so much fun. Cole was completely comfortable doing what Mrs. Roland and Mrs. ferris asked him to do. He should becomfortbale though because Samantha had these teachers for two year! So they've knwon Cole for a while:)
Here's to a fun year watching Cole grow. We love you Cole Train!

Aquarium

Last week Mary and I took the boys to the aquarium. This was the first time we've been and it was pretty cool. Waaaay over priced for how small it is, but what is there is very cool. Cole loved it. Everything he saw he got excited about. "A fish!" "A shark!" "A stingray!" "A seahorse!" This is what I heard walking through. We'll definately be going back.

Cole loves maps.

Love this one.

Sand shark.

In the tunnel.

Kindergarten

It's official, we have a Kindergartener! Samantha has now been in Kindergarten for TWO weeks! Can't believe it. She has been so excited all summer long and the night before, she couldn't sleep because she was so excited and nervous. I don't know who was more anxious, her or me! Here's how the night went:
7:15 "Goodnight."
7:25 "I can't sleep, I am too too excited!"
7:40 "Will there be teachers on the playground when I go out to play?"
7:55 "Mommy, what if I don't like Kindergarten?"
I thought it was sweet that it went from sheer excitement, to nerves, to fear. That's kind of the normal way we react to something new.
Well, when I got up in the morning I found her sitting on her bed, dressed for school, reading "Countdown to Kindergarten", a cute book her preschool teachers from last year gave her. It was a sweet moment.
The first day went great. I walked her in and said goodbye. She definately had a deer in the headlights look but didnt' get upset. And I didn't lsoe it either! Although the night before I did get a little choked up thinking back throughout all of the fun she and I have had together for the last five years. Now she's going to have a different kind of fun. When I picked her up the first day she was a little chatterbox telling me EVERY detail about her first day. She liked it all, except lunch. She didn't know that her teacher also went to HER lunch at that time and left them. Day two was easier though. She told me on the car ride to school that morning, "Mommy, now that I know Miss. Klein eats her lunch while we're at lunch I think I'll be ok."
The last two weeks have been great. She loves her teacher, as do I. It's so fun to hear about her days, all of her adventures, her new friends and on and on.
It is so wonderful watching her grow and learn. We're SO proud of you Sammer Jammer!!!

Ready for the first day!

A girl and her lil bro.

Her self portrait. So adorable.

By Thursday she was toast.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Aunt Katie + Uncle Adam

I realize this is a little late, but here's more from our trip back east:)

Our first stop on our trip back east was Katie and Adam's house. This was my second visit and Peter and the kids' first. Samantha brought her key that Aunt Katie mailed her and let us in and that's when the fun began! Samantha and Cole were both really enamored with their pets; Julius the cat, Mia the cat and Nona the dog. They really didn't need tv, toys or activities. All they wanted to do was pet the animals and play angry birds on Adam's IPad. We had such a great time!

Nana's

We loved getting to spend time with Nana and Grandpa Francis on our trip back east. We always have a good time when we're together.
Here are a few highlights....
Thanks Nana and Gpa for your generosity, hospitality, and love. We love you!