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Back to School!
A little late with this post, I know. But the (big) boys went back to school on Wednesday and had a GREAT day! They love their teachers and were so excited about seeing their friends again. They are really looking forward to this year a lot, especially learning to write in cursive. That seems to be a very big deal and the first thing Patrick told me about on his way out of school yesterday. And my favorite thing so far is that both boys have agenda books where they write in their homework assignments and any other notes- it’s a CALENDAR!!! So they have a list and a calendar too, just like their crazy obsessive Mommy! I don’t think they are quite as excited about that as I am, but that’s okay. I’m probably excited enough for both of them.
I only snapped a few pictures on the way to school and out front. I didn’t want to annoy them any more than absolutely necessary on their first day. But tonight is the first soccer practice and tommorrow the first soccer game so I will get my chance then for more.
So I sent them with ALL their supplies on the first day of school this year (instead of spreading them out over the first week like in the past) and man, those boxes were HEAVY. But they managed and their desks are all set up at school now.
I think Timmy is really missing them during the day, but soon his extremely busy schedule will start so he won’t be as lonley without "his boys".
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End of summer
and I am so sad about that. Well, mostly sad. The big boys definitely need some structure back in their days and so do I. A little school is probably good now after them being home with me all day every day this summer. But, I will REALLY miss the getting up whenever, not having to rush to be anywhere at a particular time, eating whenever, going to be really late. And the not preparing. During the school year, I felt like I spent all my time PREPARING. Preparing breakfast, preparing the backpacks and lunches, preparing for them coming home from school, preparing dinner, preparing for afterschool activities-making sure they have their homework done and materials ready for the activity, preparing for bed, preparing their clothes for the next day. Just always PREPARING for the next thing. Not being in the moment. Just moving on to the next thing. There was no preparing this summer and it was great. The beach was particularly nice this summer (no seaweedy days, no jellyfish days) and we really sucked the life out of the last few days there. Staying really late, eating a delicious dinner Nelson brought down for us, eating at the Osprey Deck and watching the sun set the last night there. Fantastic.
Timmy thoroughly enjoyed his summer (although he kept asking "I go Timmy’s school?" almost everyday) and made it over some significant hurdles this summer…like being afraid of falling thru the half-inch cracks between the boards on the boardwalk, like going in the ocean a little and not being afraid, and swimming all alone in the big pool (with the swimmy vest) and going underwater. Big stuff. And the big boys got a little more freedom this summer…walking to the rocks alone, going to the pool with their friends, going up for hourlong baseball games. It was all good. For all of us. I miss it already.
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Lost!
Jack FINALLY lost that top front tooth. That thing has been hanging on by a thread for the last week or so. It had been pretty loose before, but then after an unfortunate boogie boarding mishap it became REALLY loose. John tried his dental floss trick to get it out, but that didn’t do it. I really wanted it out before the first day of school just in case it was bloody (which would totally freak Jack out and possibly cause tears during the first day) and messy. So after me wiggling the hell out of it all day at the beach and "hocking" Jack all day that we should just pull it out, I ended up discussing it with Uncle Joe A. As it happens, Uncle Joe is apparently an expert tooth remover- in addition to being a better lifeguard than the real lifeguards at the beach, a master plumber (that’s his real life job), a gormet chef, a fireman, and Malibu Barbie Joe- so after much convincing, Jack allowed Joe to pull it. Jack was standing there just waiting for the pain and as he was bracing himself, Joe was already showing Jack his tooth! Easy peasy.
So here he is with his big hole where there should be a tooth. The other front one is pretty loose too. I am just hoping he has John’s nice straight teeth, instead of mine. We’ll just wait and see…
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and some pictures for Maureen
A little impromptu shoot. I think her boys are VERY over me and my camera. But look boys, you only have to deal with me once a year. Just think of your poor friends who have to deal with me EVERYDAY!
Maureen, I’ll send you the rest on Kodak. Love and miss you already!
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A great visit (with a sleepover!)
Just dropped off the boys (the ones that are not mine) this morning back at Maureen’s parents house. We had such a fun, fun visit with everyone. My boys were SO happy to see Connor and Spencer (aka Finster), and Katie too. It’s hard when your BFF lives in Michigan and our visits have become a once a year thing. I was thrilled to see my friend too. The nice thing is we just pick up where we left off. All of us. Timmy and Katie got along much better this year and Katie says Timmy is not a baby anymore. He’s graduated to "big boy" status-at least to someone!Their visit to New York is a short one (4 days) this year because Connor had hockey commitments at home. However, due to a Zamboni explosion (not even kidding) and then a tornado which cut the power to the rink, which in turn caused the rink to become a puddle…there is no hockey right now, so they could have come for a much longer visit. Hindsight and all. Anyway, we were lucky that we got one whole day with them. Headed to the beach with all the troops yesterday for the day. They were in the ocean for 2hrs straight.
(click on any of the pictures to see them bigger)Connor and his very WHITE skin got a little burned on his face, but other than that it was a great day. We came back home here for pizza for the kids, sushi for Maureen and I, and cake to celebrate the older boys birthdays (Spencer in July, J&P in August, and Connor in September).
The boys ended up sleeping over here Thursday night which they all loved. Of course, there was not a lot of sleeping during the sleepover, but once a year, I can let it slide a little, right?There was much sadness on all sides saying goodbye today. But hopefully we can work something out before next summer. Maybe meet somewhere inbetween for a baseball trip…
Oh, and my favorite picture from the day today that my son Patrick took…
