first day favorites.

alright, so like i mentioned in my previous post, we started school this year on september 1st. bright, but not-so-early. one of the perks of homeschool- we get going any ol’ time we feel like. er, more like we get going once jonah’s down for his morning nap. then it’s high-intensity to get it all done before little dude wakes up again. some days successful, some days not so much.

anywho, the first order of business on the first day was to get pictures of each of the kiddos. i’ve usually always taken them outside our front door, never minding that the particular front door has changed every year.

the other differences this year? no backpacks! and no rushing out the door to get to school on time! and no need for new school uniforms! and NO HOMEWORK!!!

oh and immediately after taking our first day of school pictures, instead of hustling off to school, we all turned around and went right back inside to begin our very first year of homeschool.

and i’m happy to report, so far so good. 🙂

first grade favorites:

color: blue
food: trader joe’s 3-cheese pizza
book: pokemon
activity: building with legos
sport: football
toy: still his faithful old bear
tv show: voltron
movie: star wars the clone wars

kindergarten favorites:

color: pink
food: spaghetti
book: angelina ballerina
activity: coloring/drawing
sport: ballet
toy: still her blankie
tv show: [still deciding]

preschool favorites:

color: pink

food: meat

book: curious george

activity: snuggling with mommy in the mornings

toy: her memory foam pillow

tv show: go, diego, go

baby favorites:

person (besides mommy and daddy): mikey

food: milk aka still waiting for mommy to get her act together and get going on feeding me solids

book: whatever is being read to the other kids

activity: sucking my thumb

toy: anything i can get my small-yet-surprisingly-strong-grip on, be it mommy’s shirt, allie’s hair, or

mikey’s face.

accomplishments: just turned 6 months old, weighing in at 14 lbs 1 oz (though that is pretty inaccurate because i was wailing and wiggling and putting up a pretty good fight to get off that scale and the doctor was impressed by my strength and agility), rolling all over the place, getting up on all fours trying to figure out this crawling thing, flipping one leg forward and propping up to a sitting position, splashing like crazy in the bath, having very strong stranger anxiety which started at 4 months (and i’m told is just like my big brother when he was a baby), and tiring myself out with all these antics so i take two naps a day which last between 1.5-2 hours, and sleep 11 hours at night.

5 Comments

joyceandnorm

September 22, 2011 at 12:07 am Reply

Way to go! We started school before you and I still have posted anything about school. haha And no "official" first day pics either. Oops!
Kate Avedissian

September 22, 2011 at 3:12 pm Reply

love the post as usual, good luck on the home schooling thing, but since you actually went to school to teach, it should come natural. I would be a fish out of water and everyone would be in tears…including myself. ;D
Sarah Lorence Johnson

September 22, 2011 at 3:14 pm Reply

I look forward to reading about your adventures in homeschooling…and I'm wondering when you are going to rock the stereotypical denim jumper outfit? JUST KIDDING! The pictures are adorable!
michelle

September 22, 2011 at 3:21 pm Reply

Sarah- ha ha! I looked into ordering some denim jumpers on amazon but unfortunately they are out of stock and don't know when or if they'll be available again. Sadly, my Laura Ashley floral print dresses will have to do for now.
Anonymous

July 21, 2012 at 11:49 pm Reply

Stella Lee
my kids love voltron and pokemon, too. 🙂 great start to a new year of school mama!
September 22, 2011 at 3:20pm

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