Aug 5, 2008

KINDERGARTEN!!!

Kips first day of Kindergarten is finally here. I don't know who was more nervous....him or me? He has been so excited for months now to start. After two years of preschool it was finally time. He felt prepared, and was excited to meet his teacher, Mrs. Winegar, yesterday. It made me feel confident for him because he knows his letters, numbers, and a few words. It's great when we ask him how to spell things like "Mark" he will spell it "MRK". That's just how it sounds!!! He is a pretty smart kid, who...for the time being, likes to learn and asks a lot of questions. I feel really bad, because he is finally getting to the point where he has homework...BLAH!!! I was never good at it when I was in school, poor kid, hopefully he'll enjoy school and realize how important it is to get a good education. I LOVE YOU KIP!!!

Parker, Gage,One of Parker's neighbors, Kip
Kip wanted an Iron Man backpack soooo bad. When we went shopping to get a backpack I asked him where he wanted to go, and he said..."Mom, lets go to Target so I can find the coolest Iron Man backpack!!" I didn't know how to reply...my mind was going wild with ideas how not to let him get one...I know..."What's the harm?" your all thinking- right? Well, you see, If I let him get an Iron Man backpack, then it's Ninja Turtle shoes, Power Ranger shirts, Star Wars shorts...etc, etc.... So I just coolly replied "Kip, lets stop at Ross and see what kind of backpacks they have there, okay?" And that was it. We went in the store, and for $6.99 we found the COOLEST backpack with dragons and flames on it! All the other moms were jealous!
We are all so excited for Kip to start Kindergarten, we made a family event out of it. Kip was so excited to have Mark there with us..... We love him so much, and want him to know that all of his family loves him.
Sier was excited to take Kip to school. Now he can't wait to start school with "MissMiss Amy" I wonder what I'll do with my time when they're both gone....wait, I've already signed up to be a helper in Kips class!! Do I really want a baby???....I'm having trouble really deciding.
Jeri and I really didn't expect Kip and Parker to share EVERY event in there life, poor kids. They are only 3 weeks apart and they have been "best buds" since day one. It is nice to know they have each other. When they want a friend to play with, and neither Jeri or I are in the mood to watch some body's kid we tell them, "Call Parker" or "call Kip". Hopefully their friendship continues to grow!!
Casey on his first day of Kindergarten!!! Our nephew Casey started Kindergarten today too. He isn't in Kips class, but they will have recess together and share the same school. He was really excited when I found him! He was really nervous, because he didn't quite know what to do when the bell rang, just like all the other kids. I'm glad we found him to give him a warm goodbye before he had to walk through those big school doors with his class!!

Fun Pictures