School Days

Nathan announced Thursday afternoon that he likes school! This makes it so much easier for me. The first day, I had to push Nathan up the bus steps but having Thomas with him has been a huge help. They are so tired when they get home. They are sleeping in the afternoon at least an hour if not two. Getting how their school day was out of them has been tough. Matt made a declaration at the dinner table that they will tell him something they learned...this has helped. I'm learning what to ask though...like what was your job for the day and who did you play with? Thomas repeatedly tells me that he played with Amanda while Nathan plays repeatedly with Evan. There are three sets of twins in their class! Evan is another twin. Nathan got all dressed by himself this morning for school....little did he know it was Sunday!

Rose of Sharon bushes

Our yearly rose of Sharon pictures! Last December, we had some trees taken down, causing us to move three of our four trees. What a good move it was! The original location was too shady which meant no blooms. The bush in the last three pictures has double blooms. The first picture is the tree we have previously taken pictures by...it was loaded with blooms, but the season has almost passed and only a few flowers remain. The boys took turns taking pictures...as you can tell...love the angle! Hey, it's centered and my head is not chopped off, I would say, not bad!

This was the morning of their kindergarten screening. The teachers took the boys for about an hour down to their classroom. I gather that they drew a picture of themself, counted, recognized shapes, did some rhyming and wrote their name. The next day was more of an orientation where the boys played for a little bit in their classroom and then took a bus ride with their teachers and principal to learn bus safety. There are 13 students in their half-day class. There is one other kindergarten class about the same size but it's full-day. The boys beginning Tuesday. The bus should come shortly before 8AM and they are dropped off again around noon. They are so excited! It makes me happy for them. I hope to volunteer in their classroom...I saw several other moms signed up also. This will begin in October. They actually had homework already. We had to make a list of four things and then draw pictures of what they did to get ready for kindergarten. We also had to fill out a little sheet on their favorites. Nathan was all business and has since gotten it out several times to "do" his homework. Thomas, not so interested until he saw his brother almost done.

Summer Fun

The first picture shows Thomas playing in our backyard. The picture including me with the flashlight was a special story time at our library where the boys brought a teddy and were able to use the town nurse's tools to check-up their bears. The next series of pictures was our tenting week at Scusset State Park which is on the Massachusetts mainland but right next to the Cape Cod canal. Wanted to show the tent-site...must be something flying over or maybe I'm checking the weather. We could easily bike along the canal, literally a stone's throw from our site. We biked a few times, this one is the first night with a picture of that sunset. Nathan is sitting on my nephew, John's lap at our tent site. I'm always amazed at the love between cousins, though far apart in distance and age. One of the very nice things in life. The boys had a sand sculpting contest....here is a lobster in the sand. There's Nathan's little hand holding the star fish and sanddollar. I have several pictures of them holding the wildlife...one of the things we love about that beach. On our last day (what a grand finale) we went sailing out of Plymouth Harbor. There the boys are manning the helm.