Beginning of the Year

We've had a great start to the school year.  Chase and Owen transitioned very easily into their new preschool and have stories to tell every day.  When I drop them off we have a routine.  I alternate who I let out first each day.  Then the first boy out waits for the second and they take off running up the ramp leading up to the school.  They we go into the school and they tear off again running down the ramp leading to their classroom yelling and making noise. NO matter what I do they will not be quiet or slow down.  We then go to their lockers, they put all their stuff inside and we go in and say hi to their teachers.  Then we wash hands and Owen typically pulls me over to show me something new.  Then we do about 10 kisses and hugs, which I love.  Then I leave and the boys look out the window and wave at me when I walk out the building and drive off in the car.

When I pick them up they are typically outside and run over screaming "Mommy!!"  And give me huge hugs.  They have something to show me or tell me or a friend they want me to meet.  I love it when Chase says to his friend in a very cute voice, "This is my Mommy." 

Their speech and language has just exploded and I'm amazed at their vocabulary and the sentences they say. Just tonight Owen told me an entire story he made up which was complex, with sequence words, such as "then" and "the end".

They love to hear stories about when we were little, especially stories from Jeff.  They also love to hear "pooky" (Spooky) stories.

They just love love love school.  They are able to tell me bible stories better than I know them and are able to say new prayers at dinner and sing new songs.  This has been the best change ever and I praise God for providing it for us.  They love Monday because they get to go to the library and pick out 2 books.  They bring them into the house after school and immtediately read them on the couch.  It's great.

The other day Chase hurt his ear and said, "Now I can't listen!"  Nice try buddy!

They love to roll and crawl in the wood chips around the playground at Preschool.  I got sick of picking wood chips out of their coats, hats and mittens.  So, two days ago we spent 10 minutes sitting in the foyer picking woodchips from our coats.  They haven't crawled in the chips since!