Maddox and Ryder Start Preschool!!! (a month ago)

Wow!!!!  I took a very unintended Blogging break. 

Now I have so much to catch up on! 

So I may as well start with where I left off…..the boys started Preschool!!

Orientation was on August 25th.  I took Maddox with me and Chris stayed at home with Ryder while he napped.  Maddox is in a new classroom this year.  His seat was across from his best buddy Isaac!  They were thrilled!!

They gave them this book at orientation so of course we had to read it that night!  So cute!

After orientation me and Maddox went to see the movie Planes.  We both loved it and I loved having the one on one time with my big boy!

So Monday morning was the big day!!! August 26th 2013…..Maddox’s last first day of preschool….wow!!  I think I did get a little emotional thinking about that!

Waiting excitedly in the drop off line!!

Little bro waiting to pick him up!!

That evening the boys had well checks.  They both checked out well and had to get their shots.  Ryder cried 2 seconds and Maddox cried…..um…well,  a really long time….I had to take him to Target and get a toy so that he would quit crying.  He didn’t handle the shots so well……bless!  Ryder is in the 70 and 80 percentile for weight and height and Maddox was 97 and 99 percentile for weight and height!  I don’t have a pic of Ryder…..the days of taking lots of pics at the Dr office with these 2 by myself are non existent right now….Ryder was WILD!!  Love him!

Ryder started preschool Thursday of that week.  August 29th 2013.  He had absolutely no problem.  I had been putting him in MMO one day a week last school year so he was use to the school and the routine…so no tears from this big boy!!!

He insisted on wearing the band aid….even though there was no boo boo!  Just part of his outfit!!

I’m really not sure where the last 2 years have gone….how did he get so big??

So they are both a month in and LOVE preschool!!

Maddox Goes to Preschool!

We have had another milestone today!

I can’t believe he is in preschool.  I remember when he was born thinking…oh we have a long time before we have to start worrying about looking for a preschool or even thinking about it.  Well, the day came very quickly.  I know you are wondering…did I cry?  Believe it or not…I didn’t, but my sweet little Maddox did!  That tore me up inside but I knew that he would be ok once he got settled in.  If I didn’t know that preschool will benefit him …I would have felt like a bad Mommy!

I can’t believe I actually had time to take a picture BEFORE we left!!!

His new back pack!

Gotta start em off with some new kicks!!  I’m sure those white shoe strings will be brown in a few weeks!!

Waiting in line to drop him off.  They didn’t want the parents walking them in…makes sense considering all the tears shed!!

I actually had some special time with this cutie!!  I think that is one of the very few times all summer I have had only Ryder!  The house was VERY quiet!!

Maddox had a great time after his rough start!  He says he wants to go back tomorrow! I know it wore him out because he took a 3 hour nap this afternoon!! He will go only on Thursdays and Fridays from 8:30 – 11:30 . Once I start back to work, I will take him and my Mom will pick him up!

Let the 2 year old preschool days begin!!

Pool, Photography, Friends and LAUNDRY!

That is what we have been up to!! 

 

Jordan and Breanna (our neighbors) went to the pool with us last Friday!! Maddox was in heaven having Jordan, Breanna, Caine and Tori all at the pool with him!!

My little man is getting brave!!  He is only holding on to a noodle in the deep end!!  He has come a long way from the death grip he usually has on me!!

OH to be young again!!  How fun does this look!!  I remember the days of playing in the pool like this…chicken fights, pyramids and lots of pool games!

After we left the pool, we went home and got ready for the football game!!  I took Tori, Breanna and Maddox to the game with me. I think it would be an understatement to say that I was frazzled by the end of the game!  It is HARD work trying to keep a 2 year old content at a packed out (hardly even room to sit) football game.  I guess the game was good…I wouldn’t know…I don’t think I even got to watch one play!  Anyway, the Wolves won!!!

On Saturday, I took my photography class!!!  It was a basic DSLR class.  I did learn a few things!!  I would definitely like to take more classes! Here are a few pics I took at the class.

Saturday evening we got to hang out with our friends Krista and Matthew!

I don’t know why….but I love this pic!

Maddox and Elan…getting ready to go for a ride!

Off they go!

They made it out of the driveway and the battery died!! Bummer!

Ryder after church…because there is NEVER a photo op before church.  We are always running around like chickens with our head cut off trying to get out the door and then we are still running late!  Is anybody else’s Sunday morning like that?  Growing up, my Mom got 3 girls ready and dinner started and we always made it to Sunday School on time…How did she?

Sunday evening we had orientation at Maddox’s preschool.  He starts Thursday!!  Holy cow! My baby is starting preschool!!

Can you guess what I did on Monday!!  Add a few more loads to this and that sums up most of my day!! 

Love this pic!!  Love the freckle on his lip!

How sweet is this pottery bowl!  A client gave it as a baby gift for Maddox…I can usually get him to eat better when I put his food in it b/c he is into tractor’s right now!!

Have I ever mentioned how sweet Ryder is!!

He has been sleeping all night…Whoop Whoop!  I usually have to get up once and put his passy in but that is it.  He recently has bumped up to 5 oz.  He is starting to chunk up quickly.

My little Ryder Bear!! 

Hope everyone is having a great week!!