Kindergarten Recess

All day long, Hunter has been talking about his Kindergarten 'recess' (aka assessment). After running errands this morning and eating lunch, we were off to the school for his big test. As I stood in the hallway, listening to my little tiny boy interact with his new teacher,  my heart swelled. She would ask him addition and subtraction questions, and he would respond with the most confident, wrong answers. It was the most amusing thing I have seen in a very long time.

Teacher: 'Hunter, if we have 8 and add 1, how many do we have?'
Hunter: thinking, thinking, '6!'
Teacher: 'Okay.' ...as she writes down something on her paper.
Hunter: swinging his arms in the air...'Oh yeah!'

After he finished, I praised him on the awesome job he did. He said to me, 'All you have to do is believe in yourself and you can do it!' I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What an amazing and special little boy I have been blessed with.

With an attitude like that, I am sure he will do an exceptional job in school this year!

Guess What We Got Today?

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL? The kids fought all day long over who would play it. Hunter has already started composing his own songs! Even I tried my hands at a few pieces...but Ellie had to sit in my lap while I played making it a little difficult.

We love it and can't wait to check out all the incredible features...like the USB port!!!

Today was her BIG day!

Well, today was Baby Bear's big day! She got to go to nursery for the first time. Can I tell you how excited I was? REALLY, REALLY, REALLY excited!

With a hectic summer and being out of town, I didn't get a chance to prepare Ellie for nursery. So before today, she hadn't stepped foot inside the nursery. I was kind of worried about how she would react, after all, the child is pretty much attached to my hip...not that I'm complaining. After finding the right nursery (we have 3), we walked into the classroom, I told them her name, put her down to look around, and walked out. I then proceeded to hover like a lost little puppy!

Ellie was hilarious, she stood in place forever, then slowly moved herself over to the wall, leaned against it, and began watching the happenings. While standing there, she began yawning, like she was experiencing the most boring moments of her life! I was out in the hall laughing my fanny off.

To keep the kids from getting bored, the kids rotate through the 3 nursery classrooms. After GD, I went to find Baby Bear and check to see how she was doing. There sits my 18 month old baby, slouched in a chair like a punk teenager, looking at the teacher like she was a nut case. Seriously, you should have seen her face! Sister Ivers (who watched over my little angel today) had a bell in Ellie's hand and was shaking it. Besides the incredulous look, Ellie had no expression, movement, or emotion.

At the end of church, I went to get Ellie. When she saw me, she jumped from her chair and came running, half crying, half laughing. Sister Ivers told me she refused to have a snack (which is so surprising...she eats all day at home), but didn't cry at all. As we left, Ellie said 'bye-bye' and blew a kiss to Sister Ivers. I am so blessed to be the mommy of such a sweet little baby girl...and to have all my children in Primary! WoooHooo!