It's time for the obligatory back to school post.
Mason, the first grader.
So far Mason is loving first grade. He is thrilled to be in Mrs. Nelson's class since "she is the nicest first grade teacher". The things he was looking forward to the most about going to first grade all day were eating lunch at school and having three recesses. It's been a big adjustment for all of us having Mason gone all day, but it is fun to see all that he is learning while he's gone.
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| Sporting his Lego Chima backpack. |
Brynn, the 2nd year preschooler.
The two weeks between when Mason started school and Brynn started preschool were the most painful weeks of Brynn's life. She missed Mason so much and just couldn't wait to get back to Mrs. Young's class. The day finally arrived and she was so excited!
With Mason gone all day Brynn has promoted Miles from nuisance to playmate. He follows her around all day doing and saying anything she tells him to. He loves getting all of her attention and she loves bossing him around so it works out perfectly.
Brynn, Miles, and I were able to sneak in a little outing to the splash pad one day, but I had to give Brynn strict instructions not to tell Mason about it because just that morning he had informed us we weren't allowed to go do fun things while he was at school because that wouldn't be fair. Sorry dude!
These two had so much fun running around playing together. I kept having flashbacks to two years ago when it was just Mason, Brynn, and me going on fun outings every day.
Ellie started her own kind of school last week. She started occupational therapy with Kids on the Move. One of the first things we are working on is her clenched hands. She now gets to sport these super cool braces on her hands to help bring her thumbs out. It's fun to see how much more she is opening and using her hands already.
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| A side by side comparison to show how the braces help her thumbs. |
It should be a great school year!!
