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the First day...
Today, Belle began her first day in the Tiger's Class....
...complete with a hand me down Tiger back pack which she was thrilled with! Belle's report on her first day? "Mom, I had an awesome day!"
(Oooh, she also had her first ballet lesson which she just loved!)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, ...
I will never forget King Arthur's face when he returned from his morning ride, came around the door and saw this sign - his face lit up and he beamed...from ear to ear. I'm so pleased I followed through with the inkling I had, because it seemed almost a silly thing to do...but it's those small things, the things we can so easily brush aside that speak loudest to our kids, and even those around us. Somehow, this little sign and taking the photo affirmed them and boosted their whole day (they were so eager to show Dad when he came home too). Aragorn? That boy has been excited for weeks, and his enthusiasm was at an all time high the whole day!
Our day went well. Strike that. The first hour and a half of our day went swimmingly. Braveheart has kindly agreed to take Belle to school on the way to work, which has transformed my mornings. Now without me leaving the house in the mornings we gain so much time. Morning chores were done by 0730, and school started at 8. We got so much done....
Then I decided we would take a break and go off and get our puncture fixed. Well, the day went downhill from there. Let's just say, a Toyota Verso's wheels confound my local fitment centre; it took longer than expected; Braveheart still had my debit card; my new credit card didn't work and then after yet ANOTHER walk to the mall, it failed to work altogether. My day was HIJACKED. By admin. Grr. I had a good cry and a blow out, and said goodbye to the two and half hours of stress, spent the rest of the afternoon doing co-curricular lifting, and then finally got home to make our traditional "Back to School" cake (ahem, this was disastrous, just to top off the day)!
Anyhow. So here I am. Holiday? What holiday?! I know that today will pass, that tomorrow is another day, but seriously, what a way to start the term!
The only thing that keeps reverberating in my mind is (for all your Friday Night Lights fans)
And I may just have to print that out very big and stick it in front of my desk!
Hope your start of school has gone well!
...complete with a hand me down Tiger back pack which she was thrilled with! Belle's report on her first day? "Mom, I had an awesome day!"
(Oooh, she also had her first ballet lesson which she just loved!)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, ...
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| (I actually took this :)) |
I will never forget King Arthur's face when he returned from his morning ride, came around the door and saw this sign - his face lit up and he beamed...from ear to ear. I'm so pleased I followed through with the inkling I had, because it seemed almost a silly thing to do...but it's those small things, the things we can so easily brush aside that speak loudest to our kids, and even those around us. Somehow, this little sign and taking the photo affirmed them and boosted their whole day (they were so eager to show Dad when he came home too). Aragorn? That boy has been excited for weeks, and his enthusiasm was at an all time high the whole day!
Our day went well. Strike that. The first hour and a half of our day went swimmingly. Braveheart has kindly agreed to take Belle to school on the way to work, which has transformed my mornings. Now without me leaving the house in the mornings we gain so much time. Morning chores were done by 0730, and school started at 8. We got so much done....
Then I decided we would take a break and go off and get our puncture fixed. Well, the day went downhill from there. Let's just say, a Toyota Verso's wheels confound my local fitment centre; it took longer than expected; Braveheart still had my debit card; my new credit card didn't work and then after yet ANOTHER walk to the mall, it failed to work altogether. My day was HIJACKED. By admin. Grr. I had a good cry and a blow out, and said goodbye to the two and half hours of stress, spent the rest of the afternoon doing co-curricular lifting, and then finally got home to make our traditional "Back to School" cake (ahem, this was disastrous, just to top off the day)!
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| The kids love sticking their toys on a Back to School cake! |
The only thing that keeps reverberating in my mind is (for all your Friday Night Lights fans)
Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose!
And I may just have to print that out very big and stick it in front of my desk!
Hope your start of school has gone well!
Weekly Wrap-Up: Jan 15, 2012
It's Sunday evening, and I want to blog, truly I do....but where the brain is willing the body is reluctant! So here's a photo catch up of our first week of 'school' this term!
I do hope your first week back has been fun and good...this Clan is loving 2012!
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| Aragorn's enjoying his extended holiday from school, and we're loving having him start this journey with us too... |
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| and Science experiments are high on his list of what he enjoys the most! Here, he's examining the properties of magnets on the rabbits fence... |
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| King Arthur testing his magnets... |
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| Aragorn, as pleased as punch that he made a word from these letter cards - love watching him learn! |
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| King Arthur was chuffed with these Jungle Beat book covers (aren't they cool?!) Aragorn and Belle also decided they needed books! |
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| doing some Maths... |
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| we're making Art a high priority this year... |
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| Aragorn designing matching fish for the magnet game - I'm also ensuring there's a real balance of straight learning, and learning through fun this year... |
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| playing the game... |
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| Can you see by this umbrella there was NO wind on Saturday?! Blissful beach weather! |
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| Glen Cairn tidal pool - all to ourselves! It's a hidden treasure I tell you! |
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| I love these boys, they warm my heart! |
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| SWIMMING! |
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| And these boys - no, not laying in the golden sand, but in the SOIL nearby! Had to just smile! Think they found it warmer! |
Start of School: Day One, 2012
Today dawned, hot and windless - a typical start to the school term! I always feel sorry for kids who return to school on a perfect weather day!
Our start was lovely...it started with this "back to school" celebration cake (please note all the figurines on the cake were added per Aragorn's request: he was the only one in on the surprise as he just LOVES baking!)
This lovely multi-colored cake idea was inspired by a friend who truly made a rainbow cake (think it was 7 layers?) for her daughter's first birthday. Neat idea hey?
And after a breakfast of pancakes (a treat during the week in our household!), we took Belle to her first day at her new nursery school. She is such a confident young girl, so relaxed and sure of herself - I'm looking forward to watching her blossom here this year!
And then the boys and I returned and began our day. I think we got through about a third of what I had planned, but I loved how calm our day was, and how much they appeared to enjoy it. I structured it so that one boy could work independently on something whilst I worked one on one with the other one, and I loved how they flowed with the structure. During their "highs and lows" at the dinner table they both shared school was one of their highs - love that they can say that of their first day!
And this afternoon we spent at a "Back to School/ Not back to School" party on the common - I was so busy talking and meeting new moms and catching up with old moms that I didn't take a single photo! It was lovely to see the common full of kids though!
I hope your return to term (if you have one) has gone well!
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