Singing Time!

My great friend, Marcia, singing with Laura. Our favorite part is when the little one blurts out "ITSY BITSY FIDER!"

First Day of School!

I insisted on wearing his old Transformers shirt to school -- that was not a battle I care enough about (though his button-up was sure cute before he took it off!) but even he noticed it was getting small. He's growing so tall! What a cute boy, ready to start 1st grade.






Jared with his cousin, Sam. We're rockin' a carpool this year! As my friend, Marcia, said, "That looks like double trouble!"

Claire's First Day

Before:

After:

Still smiling and she says she wants to go again tomorrow so we'll call this first day of school a success!

The Post-school interview: (Claire's answers are in bold)

Did you meet your teacher? And I introduced myself, Claire Skippy Thiel.

Claire Elizabeth. No, Claire Skippy Thiel. I want to be Skippy.

How was school today? very well

What did you do: I couldn't find my gluesticks.

What did you do then: I walked home without my gluesticks. We went to the earth and outer space.

So you flew into space? Yeah, and Taylor had a birthday and he turned 5. And then he turned 6.

Yes, Next year he'll turn six. I had cupcakes and chocolate milk.

Did you eat at your table? Uh-uh, pretty good. And I didn't scream or yell.

Did other kids scream or yell? No.

Did you read a book? No I played. I saw a turtle on the board. The white board.

(Daryn: the orange board!) No, the white board

(Daryn: the blue board!) No, the white board and there was a little bit of blue on it and my teacher wrote on it.

What did you see on the white board? I saw a turtle called frankl on the white board and he didn't fight or scream.

What did frankl do? He went to school.

What did you play with outside? The slides and swings, but not the slides. But my teacher said don't play over there, only play right here bcause we like it.

Do dyou ride the school buses? No. But my schoolmates do.

Do you have any friends. Mom I have lots of friends. Lots and lots and lots of friends.

My Babies are Growing Up!

Claire left for her first (half)day of Preschool today, and baby Elise just cut her first teeth this week. Sniff. They're just growing up too fast.

Yeah I know, Elise is 11 months old so it's about time. But all the same I'm going to miss the toothless smile and she won't look like a baby anymore. So here's a fun video of Elise at home without her "game face". She really DOES smile in real life.