Circus field trip

Yesterday was Owen's Kindergarten field trip. I rode the bus with them and went along. Owen loved it all and says his favorite part was the clowns. I liked the elephants and this motorcycle show. There were 7 motorcycles riding around this ball. Amazing.




Here's Owen on the bus on the way. On the left is Nathan, his best friend. On the right is Drew, who threw up beside me on the way home. But we won't talk about that.



The best buddies at the circus:



Owen waiting for the show to start. We were to pack our lunch to eat at intermission, or have the school cafeteria pack a lunch. The poor kids held those lunches on their laps and wanted to eat so badly.



Most of the kids from our group watched most of the circus looking like this. They watched so closely.



I didn't get very good pictures but here's a few more.

If you give a mouse some money

Last week in Kindergarten, Owen's class studied the letter M. They read the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book (which we've always loved), and they made a mouse book of their own. They colored the pictures and finished the sentences (the teacher wrote what they said).

Owen's was, If You Give a Mouse:

... some mittens, he will put them on.
...a map, he will read it.
... a mask, he will play with it.
... a muffin, he will eat it.
... some money, he will get the Republic Gunship.

Guess what Owen is dying for?? The Republic Gunship (a lego toy, of course, that happens to cost $120).

First day of Kindergarten!!

Today my baby boy started Kindergarten. He did fine. Me, not so much. I cried and prayed off and on all day. Phoebe and I stayed busy and I got my hair cut.I was so glad to see him when he got home. He jumped off the bus and said "School was great!". He loved it (he actually said "I love school real good"). He had a note from the teacher that was a positive behavior form that said he had a great day. Some of the things he said he did was; played Legos (he said there were even purple ones), sang the Hokey Pokey, played a naked bear game (where you dress the bear he said), sat on a bright blue rug that had crayons on it, drew a picture of himself, and had a tasty lunch. He talks about a mean guy (he refers to the boys as guys) in his class that apparently did not get a positive behavior form sent home. He doesn't remember his name though, and I'm dying to see who it is because by the sounds of it, he is quite the guy. When I asked if anyone cried today he said only the mean guy when he couldn't get in the prize box. Owen got some pink fangs from the prize box. It was Owen's first bus ride and he says the bus goes real fast. He was disappointed when I told him he doesn't go to school tomorrow. He made the sweetest painting of his handprints with a poem about the first day of school. I am so thankful he had a good day.



Notice the name tag he's wearing. The teacher gave it to him to wear when she came for her home visit. When I took it off this evening, it had made two big holes in his new shirt! I hate pins.







Here he is with the fangs he got from the prize box. He makes this mean face when he wears them.

Our brave boy

Today Owen had his check up for Kindergarten and his shots. He needed four. He didn't cry one bit. Not even a tear. He didn't have to be held down. He laid on the table and took it like such a big boy. I could've cried for him. He was so brave and good for the whole thing. We were very proud of him. Afterward we took him to Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone. He was 39 pounds and 42 inches, 50% for both. His leg is hurting some tonight but I gave him some Tylenol and an ice pack. He's running around and playing so it is okay.




Phoebe had her 18 month check up while we were at the dr. She is a healthy girl and doing well. She is in the 75% for both her height and weight. She was almost 27 pounds and 32 inches. She was worried about Owen when they were giving him shots. So, we had a successful trip to the doctor, and I am glad it's over!