first week of school

Our family on Ethan's first day of school ... see Hudson's little legs hiding behind Bert?

Our little man started kindergarten and he just loves it! The bus and all the new adventures school brings are all very exciting to him. He is awake 30 minutes before the alarm each day dressed and ready! I think I may need to get him his own alarm clock that shows him what time to get up so, that we can all sleep a little bit more ;)

Ethan's godfather Steve came by before work to watch Ethan get on the bus!

The rest of the crew seeing Ethan off; cousin Harrison, Ethan, Nannie and Hudson

There he goes ...

Wow! The first week of school has flown by. His teacher Miss Baker is very nice and sends home a weekly newsletter to let us parents know what he's up to. So far they have enjoyed reading 2 books by Laura Joffe Numeroff, If You Give a Moose a Muffin and If You Give a Pig a Pancake and completing art projects after. Both of these receive 4 stars on goodreads.com and lots of great comments. They are practicing letter writing, using zoo phonics to remember there sounds (Ally Alligator says A) and working in "centers" (small groups that practice sharing and working with other children with play dough, block, housekeeping, books and making pictures.

Here are some pictures Ethan has drawn this week.

It's amazing how his drawing abilities have grown!

We had the pleasure of receiving a lovely comment today about Ethan. Bert went to the bus stop with him, as he does every morning and another parent said "Your son brightens my day every morning. He is so happy to be alive." How cool is that? We are so blessed for that boy. His zest for life and new experiences is so uplifting. Ethan just loves school and it shows.