First Day of Kindergarten - In the Room

As soon as we got into the room, all the kids had to put their folders in a bin, their lunches on a table, their cups by the sink, and their backpacks in their lockers. Luckily we went to "Meet the Teacher Night" so he knew where his locker was, and all his supplies were already at his desk.

After we dropped him off, Andy went home, so he could leave for work, and I went to the mom's breakfast. I guess I was suppose to be emotional about Drew starting life in the big bad world... but I wasn't. He was ready for it, and I was too. It hasn't been all smooth sailing, but after a bit of a rocky start, and a few trips to the doctor, we have settled in great. He loves school, loves to learn, and has made a good impression on his teacher.

First Day of Kindergarten - The Walk

We are lucky enough to be able to walk Drew to school, most of the time. I sure was glad when the weather cooled off, it made the trip much nicer. However, the start of allergy season has kind of put a damper on the walking. I just haven't been up to it the last week or so.

I have been amazed that Drew actually has carried his own backpack every time we have walked. He never even asked us to do it.

I had to take a picture by this school zone sign because he looked so small next to it.

It was so nice that Daddy could join us on the walk for the first day.

About to turn the corner to his classroom... here we go.

First Day of Kindergarten - Getting Ready to Go.

I am so far behind on blogging that Drew just finished his first 6 weeks of school and I am just now blogging about the first day. Whew, life gets busy when kindergarten starts. Better late than never right.

Drew has been so excited about his first day of school. I was a little surprised that he was able to sleep the night before. We set his alarm for him, laid out his clothes, and made a list of things he needed to to before he came downstairs (potty, brush, get dressed). He has to all these things every morning before he comes down stairs. He has done a great job of it, unless I forget to the clothes out. I am going to pick out his clothes as long as he lets me.

Here are just a few pictures we snapped before leaving this house.

Silly pictures in his new clothes

Waffles for breakfast... his choice.

Being sweet with his brother before he left.

Picture on the porch before school.

Puzzle time

For the past 2 days Cooper's nap time has become Drew's puzzle time. He knows that trying to work a floor puzzle while Cooper is awake is pretty pointless, so he gets this one out to work while Cooper is napping. Yesterday was the first time Drew did the whole puzzle by himself. He made sure to tell me not to help him, and not to get Cooper out of bed before he was finished. He did a great job working it all by himself, and decided to try it again today. I hope he will do as well when he starts having homework to do for school.

Party Crasher

Lately we have discovered the greatness of the nighttime swim. After we put Cooper down we sometimes take Drew swimming. It is some great time spent with Drew, and we don't have to spend every second hoping Cooper doesn't drown himself. We get to relax a little bit. Tonight after just such a relaxing swim, we were drying off, getting ready to go inside and Andy (who was headed to the door) jumped, very startled. I look over to the window next to the door and see just a little bit of this lovely snake peeking around the corner of the window seal. We both tried to get Drew inside, but he didn't want to walk pass the snake (who can blame him.) We finally got Drew inside, and I grabbed my camera and snapped a few pictures. The flash from my camera must have irritated him because he was gone a few minutes later. I guess there are a few downsides to the nighttime swim. I am not sure if Drew is ever going to want to do it again.

The Snake.

Drew's sad, sad face once we got inside.

Sea World - Part 3 - The Magic Time Machine

One of the highlights of our trip was dinner at The Magic Time Machine. When I was in the 5th grade my class took a trip to San Antonio, and we at at this same Magic Time Machine. It was so cool to take my kids back there. Of course all the characters have changed, but it was still a blast.

Sheriff Woody from Toy Story was our waiter (so perfect for Drew). He was great, and kept reminding us to go see his new movie "Toy Story 3" on June 18th. Like we needed a reminder! Drew has been counting down the days. He even told Drew that if he ate enough dinner he had a special treat for him... Woody Pez Dispensers.

Sheriff Woody

Special potion" made by Harry Potter. Drew had to ask Woody if Ron and Hermione helped Harry make it. Of course they did!

Drew loved his, and of course it had to be green

Cooper liked the special potion, but he LOVED his peaches from the salad bar.

Cooper really had a great time at dinner. He was such a trooper the whole trip.

For dessert we got the Banana Split Monstrosity! It was so awesome just to see Drew's face light up when he saw it.

Closeup of the Monstrosity... Can yo see the smoke?

Drew took this picture of Andy and me. I thought it was a pretty great shot!

This was a great way to end a fantastic day. The boys had a good time, we had a good time, and laughed a lot. If you are ever looking for a place to take the kids for a special dinner... The Magic Time Machine is a great place, and there is one in Dallas.

Sea World - Part 2 - The Park

On Thursday we loaded up and headed to Sea World for the day. It was fairly hot, but a nice breeze and some shade kept it from being unbearable. There were several school groups there, but we managed to either stay away from them, or in front of them most of the time, so it really wasn't too crowded. We were able to walk right onto most rides, sit wherever we wanted in the shows, and do what ever we wanted to do.

Waiting to go inside the park.

Family Photo

The boys watching the sea lions before the show.

This little guy must have thought we had food, because he kept coming over to "talk" to us.

Us with Shamu before that show.

We didn't sit in the splash zone because we didn't think Cooper would like that too much.

Cooper spent most of his time in the stroller, and he was such a trooper. He was having fun just taking it all in.

We had a great day on Thursday at the park. Our kids were awesome, the weather wasn't to bad, the crowd was almost non existent, and we had a ball. We returned to the park on Friday... along with the rest of San Antonio! We got to do a few things that day that we missed out on Thursday, but it wasn't as good of a time. It was crowded, we were more tired, and it was much warmer. I am so thankful for the great day we got to have on Thursday!