Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Update on Lance's 1st day of School

So I met with Lance's teacher today to review his test results and talk about what area's he needs help in. While I was there I got to tell her the things that he said they did "on the 1st day of school." None of which were true. They did dance and read stories but mostly they colored and play get to know you games. I guess in his mind they did the things he thought you ought to do on the 1st day of school.
He did test well, however he needs to work on identifying and writing letters above 10. For the sake of preserving the details of life, they look for an average score of about 80, he scored 140. This is not something he gets from his mom. I can't even put the right shoes on my daughter.

Reese picked out her shoe this day and wore them all day. She walked lopsided all day cause one has a slight heal on it and the other is flat.

Monday, August 31, 2009

1st Day of School 08/31/2009

Lance, so excited for school that he is literally running to the car.
He started off the day eating "Cinnamon Toast Crunch" cereal and a piece of cinnamon toast with his Dad (something special cause his dad is usually gone before breakfast).
Lance striking a pose in front of the school doors. Claire was so excited for him to start school today too.
Lance with his teacher Miss Knutzen.
(She and I use to work together at ZCMI way back when I first got married)
Lance with his good friends, Ben and Christian.
Ben and he have the same teacher but Christian is in another class.
Lance and Ben in their Bus hats they made.


The much anticipated day has finally arrived. Lance started kindergarten today. I think that he has been talking about and thinking about this day since he was 3. I hope that it was everything he imagined. When I asked what they did this is what information I could gleam from him. They played on the playground (his favorite part), they danced, sat on carpets, learned about how an X-ray machine works, how a video camera works, learned a little math (4+2=44), and some science. (If you add green science stuff to pink science stuff then you get freezing cold green lava.) They read a book called "Alphabet letters in the park" and made bus hats they got to cut out themselves. Sounds like fun to me. While Lance was at school, Claire stuck beads up her nose, which freaked me out. It took forever to calm her down enough to plug one side of her nose and have her blow the beads out. Reese, mean while go into the Midol that I was in the process of taking, luckily I caught her mid chew and had her spit it out. Quite the morning around here.

Going to School Party 08/30/2009



In honor of Lance's starting school we had a starting school party last night. Lance got to pick the menu (meatball sandwiches of course) and we invited Claire, Reese, Dad, and Grandma and Grandpa Gifford (they were traveling through). We ate dinner, cut up the pencil cake, and then Zack gave Lance a father's blessing. Much to my surprise Lance fell asleep pretty fast last night, I thought he would be much to excited to sleep. Any way I hope we made so memories for the boy.

The Girls new Love



So Clarie and Reese have a new love in their life. Her name is Madison Faith Jensen, and she is a little bitty thing, but so adorable. I have to admit that mom is a bit smitten herself.