Hannah is 14 1/2 months old, and I can FINALLY say she's taken her first steps! Last night she took a few, and tonight I got her to do some more. We have to bribe her to try...otherwise she'd rather crawl. Even tonight she had much more confidence and balance than last night, so maybe in a few days she'll get the hang of this walking thing!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Off to 1st grade
Yesterday Aaron started 1st grade. It just sounds so weird to say I have a first grader! I actually remember many things from 1st grade.
(My teacher at Thames Elementary in Hattiesburg was Mrs. Anderson, and there was a girl named Carrie in my class who always copied off of me, but Mrs. Anderson would always tell me to just cover my paper! That drove me nuts!! I also vividly remember field day, and doing the three-legged race and getting a wooden nickel "medal". Fun times!)
Anyway, Aaron was very excited to go. He is using an individual desk this year, instead of shared tables they used in Kindergarten. He is in class with one boy from last year, Ethan, and he was very excited about that. (I remember that his K teacher told me that Ethan and Aaron were the top readers in her class, so I expected to see Ethan placed in the advanced class as well.) He sat next to Ethan at lunch on the first day, and he said Ethan sits directly behind him. Aaron told me he can earn "Armadillo dollars" for good behavior, and one of the things they can buy with their dollars is a new desk, so he is already planning to save up $40 Armadillo dollars to move to the desk next to Ethan! It thrills me to see him making a friend!! Back in the spring when I chaperoned the K field trip to the zoo, Ethan and Aaron were in my group so we toured the zoo as a trio. I liked Ethan, and I think he and Aaron could be good friends.
Here is Aaron with his sweet little sister, on the first morning of school.
This picture just cracks me up! Claire is striking her little sassy pose, and Aaron is making a goofy smile. So typical of these little best friends.
We went as a family to walk Aaron to school on the first day. Here he is going into his classroom!
And sitting at his big kid desk!
And giving his sister bye-kisses. I'm guessing this is the last year for that!
Of course when Aaron got home he was a squirmy worm, bouncing all over the couch while telling me what he could remember about his day. He LOVES rules so the first days of school where that is all they go over are very fun for him! After we talked for a bit, he retreated to his room and played quietly with his Legos for a while!
(My teacher at Thames Elementary in Hattiesburg was Mrs. Anderson, and there was a girl named Carrie in my class who always copied off of me, but Mrs. Anderson would always tell me to just cover my paper! That drove me nuts!! I also vividly remember field day, and doing the three-legged race and getting a wooden nickel "medal". Fun times!)
Anyway, Aaron was very excited to go. He is using an individual desk this year, instead of shared tables they used in Kindergarten. He is in class with one boy from last year, Ethan, and he was very excited about that. (I remember that his K teacher told me that Ethan and Aaron were the top readers in her class, so I expected to see Ethan placed in the advanced class as well.) He sat next to Ethan at lunch on the first day, and he said Ethan sits directly behind him. Aaron told me he can earn "Armadillo dollars" for good behavior, and one of the things they can buy with their dollars is a new desk, so he is already planning to save up $40 Armadillo dollars to move to the desk next to Ethan! It thrills me to see him making a friend!! Back in the spring when I chaperoned the K field trip to the zoo, Ethan and Aaron were in my group so we toured the zoo as a trio. I liked Ethan, and I think he and Aaron could be good friends.
Here is Aaron with his sweet little sister, on the first morning of school.
This picture just cracks me up! Claire is striking her little sassy pose, and Aaron is making a goofy smile. So typical of these little best friends.
We went as a family to walk Aaron to school on the first day. Here he is going into his classroom!
And sitting at his big kid desk!
And giving his sister bye-kisses. I'm guessing this is the last year for that!
Of course when Aaron got home he was a squirmy worm, bouncing all over the couch while telling me what he could remember about his day. He LOVES rules so the first days of school where that is all they go over are very fun for him! After we talked for a bit, he retreated to his room and played quietly with his Legos for a while!
The newest obsession--Legos!
Aaron has been obsessed with garbage trucks since he was about 18 months old. He knows alot about them, has all kinds of books about them, and has numerous toy ones. He aspires to be a garbage man (we say "sanitation engineer") when he grows up.
He still loves garbage trucks, but he has moved on to a new obsession. LEGOS. Oh my, the boy can't get enough! He inherited a nice collection that belonged to my brother and I, and he has gradually doubled that collection, I do believe. A while back I signed him up for a Lego Club Jr magazine, which was free, and they mailed him a Lego catalog. The catalog is in shreds now because he reads it all the time!! He loves to go on the Lego website and play the games, but also look at the products and see how much they cost. (Internet shopping at age 6!!) Recently he saved his allowance and birthday money and was able to buy a $40 set he had been salivating for. He owns almost the entire fire truck collection in the Lego City line.
A few weeks ago he saw a contest in the Lego Club Jr magazine challenging kids to build a sports related creation. Aaron wanted to build a soccer coach, and we worked to come up with the design in the picture above. I didn't build it myself, although I helped him. He has a very good grasp of "Lego design" and was able to conceptualize even the big "6" on the shirt of the coach. He's really hoping he wins (I think we'll hear later this month if we did), because the prize is a $100 Lego gift card. He already knows what he will buy with it. He wants me to drive him to Birmingham, which is the nearest Lego store. That would be like heaven for him!!
I'm glad my boy is so focused. He takes something he likes and gets really good at it, which is a very good quality. He's much like his Dad in that way. He is very mechanical and I see a future for him as a mechanical engineer. Maybe he can design the next generation of garbage trucks.
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