Kyle's Pool Party 2017

Erica had all the Kindergarten boys and boys' twins over for a pool party on Sunday. So fun!

Back row: James, Michael B, Nicholas, Miranda, Caris, and Darin

Front: Aiden, Michael B, Kyle

Another try at getting them all to smile

Bounce house and train slide

Erica distributing balloons

Restock!!

Aiden's sneak attack on Michael B

Lunch

James and Caris having happy times in the pretzel

Swimming mom

J & M in Super Soccer Stars 2017

My friend Erica and I took our kids to Super Soccer Stars at the library on Thursday. There was a little kids class for Miranda and her little Kacy at 11, and then there was a soccer class for the big kids James and Kyle at 12. We also had James's and Kyle's friend Nick with us, and Kyle's cousin Gabe and they got a chance to play too. Fun times!

Selfie of everyone

 

Miranda playing soccer

Kids taking a snack break outside

 

Big kids playing soccer

 

Miranda, James, Kyle, Nick, Gabe, and Kyle (busy right now)

Taking these well-behaved kiddos for ice cream

Last Days of Kindergarten 2017

James is done with Kindergarten! He's so little and basically perfect right now that I would totally stop time if I could (except that Miranda is a threenager so I definitely wouldn't stop time). The Kindergarten Move-Up Ceremony was Monday, and they split the class into two to minimize the craziness, so we really only saw half the class "moving up." They mostly sang a bunch of really funny pop song covers but with new lyrics about entering first grade.

Entering the cafetorium

The principal greeting us

Everybody is ready to sing; James is chatting with some girl he just met.

All the Kindergarteners

Afterward, we went back to the classroom to give Mr. J a gift from the class. It included a big art project from the kids and gift cards to every conceivable thing in our town.

Mr. J seeing his gift

Handprints from all the kids.

Me with my little graduate and little photo bomb

Tuesday, we had some early summer relaxing with his friends Kyle and Nicholas.

Swimming at Kyle's

Snack time!

Thursday was the real last day- a half day. We out him on the bus in the morning, and picked him in the afternoon to leave for Cape Cod.

First and Last Day of Kindergarten

Goodbye kiss from Miranda

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Last Kindergarten bus ride

I asked him about his Kindergarten classes, to get a sense of what his little life was like. The things I knew were that he got on the bus every morning at 8:54 a.m., and school started 9:45. He also had a snack every day at 10:30 and his lunch at 1:30, followed by a brief recess. He got on the bus at 3:15, and after a long time waiting to get on the bus at the end of the day, he'd get home at 4:20-4:30 p.m.

He told me that: "Mondays is music in the morning, Tuesdays is art in the afternoon, Wednesday is gym in the morning, Thursday is computer class in the morning and library in the afternoon, Friday is gym in the morning, and on the bus you could sit in the back even if you aren't a 1st grader yet.

My favorite thing is gym because I get to run around a lot. Computer was my second favorite, my third favorite was art, and my last favorite was music."

Class of 2029! (Adult size shirt to wear when he's 18.)

Kyle's 6th Birthday 2017

James's friend Kyle invited him to his awesome laser tag birthday party. Happy 6th birthday, Kyle!

Aiden, Michael D, Nolan, Kyle, Kyle's cousins, and James

Face painting!

Ready for war

Getting their guns

Shooting everything, including their own teammates.

Oh, hi.

Pizza time!

Mom, Erica, hosting.

Yum yum yum.

Happy birthday, Kyle!

Diary of a Kindergartener 2016

James finished his first three weeks of real school. He had been assigned to the Frog table with Darin, Harper, Nicholas and Arielle. Today he announced that the tables had already been reshuffled and he's now at the Tiger table with Caris, Nicholas, and Emma.

Week 1- September 6-9

I asked him about his new friends after the first day. He told me, "Darin. I call him Dare-dare." And about another kid at his table, "Oh, I remember someone's name now, Harper. She's shy, shy like Cora." (A girl he went to preschool with.)

The second day, I asked him about gym class which is held in a multi-functional room auditorium/gym/cafeteria. "We had to stay on the lines because we might bump into the walls. I could smell pancakes."

Week 2- September 12-16

"Kindergarten was phenomenal today." - James, Thursday, 9/15

 

Week 3- September 19-23

He has music, art, gym, and library class, and he comes home singing songs he insists he learned in gym class not music class (I believe him). He seems to have a little crew of friends he plays with: Darin, Caris, Harper, Nicholas, and Kyle- who like him plays video games on a Kindle or iPad.

PS. Lost his second tooth at school on Friday, possibly on the bus coming home.