We finished up day 19 today, as Squirt keeps reminding me. He counts his "I was good at school today" chart he has in his classroom. He now has 19 stickers. When he get's to 20 he gets a prize out of the treasure box. He is taking this very seriously and proudly announces each day while walking out the classroom door: "I got my sticker today! That's 19!" He is loving school. We do homework everyday while Ladybug takes a nap and it's his "mommy & me" quiet time. He usually has some type of coloring sheet or writing practice sheet. He puts 110% into each sheet, usually coloring any extra detail that might be on the page. Up until this point in life, he HATED to color, so I think it's neat that he really wants to do well for his teacher. Last week his teacher brought in a poodle and that's all he's talked about since.
Little Man is having a little bit of a different experience. He's really had to step it up this year... 3rd grade is a little bit more of a challenge, and he's not quite used to putting in the effort. After 2 weeks of having 1-2 hours of homework a night (because he didn't finish his work in class) he's finally figured out that if he works hard in class he doesn't have to at night. I am very grateful that this realization finally dawned on him! He came home the other day with an "F-" on a math paper. It was a new concept and he just didn't get it. I really thought that the "minus" part of the grade was a little harsh. Isn't an 'F' an 'F' any way you look at it? With a little extra explanation from me he got the concept. I think he's too busy making noises in class to pay attention, that and the fact that he's got a class of 30 - 8 year olds, it's a wonder how the teacher is able to teach anything at all.
Me & Ladybug are having a good time. I've had to get down and play with her more, something I realized I didn't ever really do. She always had one or both brothers to play with her. She's also had to make some new friends.
She loves to color and loves to read books, and I found her in her room the other day putting one of her dolls in it's bed, in the doll house. She's just being a little mommy. She runs to give Squirt a hug everyday at his classroom door at 10:45, and she screams with excitement when she see's Little Man walking towards the car at 3:00.I snapped these pictures the other day. Everyone doing their "homework!"
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How fun! That brings back alot of memories.
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