Off to Kindergarten

Off to school for Owen. He was so excited on his first day and I cried happy tears thinking about all the fun he is going to have! His teacher, Mrs. Skaug is wonderful, so sweet, but firm and great structure. One of the words she frequently uses is 'connection' to help the kids understand how what she is teaching them is related. Owen will be playing and suddenly say, "Connection, Mom!" and then tell me about something he has been thinking about that he just realized was related. It's pretty fun.

Summer Fun

We packed so much fun into this summer! To Grammie's house to play with cousins, swimming lessons, scooters, scooters, and more scooters, and tons of hilarious comments from Owen and Emmy. Favorites this month - Emmy talking to her her movie characters, particularly Tangled and telling Rapunzel, 'no Punzel, don't do it!' when she goes to leaver her castle, saying 'Kitty Hello, Mom', to ask for her Hello Kitty shirt or stuffed animal, Owen's use of the word 'incredible' ("I drank my water without stopping, isn't that incredible!!" "Mom, I need some you and me time - how about Legos and watching Wild Kratts, doesn't that sound incredible?")