William's 1st day of Preschool

William had his first day of preschool in September and he was EXCITED to go!  He has wanted to go to school the last few years with his sisters, so this was like a dream come true.  

 He wanted pictures with his sisters before they left for school.

 Daddy joined us at preschool to say, "Have a great first day!"

 In his classroom for the first day - he LOVED it!

His teacher and the aide are fabulous!  And, I really like that there are only 10 kids in his class which means he gets lots of attention and help with projects.

William had really grown in is first 3.5 months of preschool and I look forward to what is yet to come.  We are grateful for having found a preschool that we love and that William looks forward to going to each Tuesday and Thursday.

Fall fun!

We had a great fall, with gorgeous weather for playing outside.  William LOVED digging in the dirt.  This was a help (most of the time) when we needed to work in the garden.  When he was working outside he also liked to wear Papa's "headphones" to drown out the noise.

The kids even raked leaf piles to jump in, though most of the leaves had already 

been cleaned up, they were able to make a smile pile to play with.

Katelyn being her goofy self.  I LOVE these moments - these are the times we remember!

To the dentist he goes...

William had a dentist visit late summer/early fall and he did GREAT!  I wasn't quite sure how he would do, because he still had a bit of an aversion to people who had to go near him with "tools" after his hospital stay 2 years ago!  It took him 18 months to get a haircut without breaking down crying in fear.  

First, he was excited because he got to wear shades.  Second, he got to pick out a cartoon to watch.  Third, he got a "ride" in the chair.  It was a great check-up with no cavities!

 Full of smiles after the hygienist cleaned his teeth.

The first day of school...

In August the girls started another year of school.  This year Julianne is in 4th grade and Katelyn is in 1st grade.  They both have awesome teachers that encourage learning and challenge them.  Julianne also has a student teacher in her classroom all year and I have heard it is nice to have an extra set of hands in the classroom.  Besides their classroom teachers, they also have great "specials" teachers (art, gym, music, library and computer lab).  Finally, Julianne started orchestra this year and is playing the Cello.  She is enjoying it and and has earned her bow.  The Brandon elementary schools had their orchestra concert mid-December and it was fun to see Julianne perform.  Here are some pictures from the first day of school for the girls.