Catching up

Well, it have been quite a while since I have blogged anything.  I don't know where the time goes, but it seems to be flying by.  I'll try to catch up on some highlights of the past few months.

Tyler has graduated 1st grade and is now officially a 2nd grader.  He had a great first grade year and is doing so well with all his academics.  He really likes schools, his friends and his teachers.  Tyler's teacher from 1st grade is moving up to 2nd, so he will have the same teacher again.  He is excited about this and will have many of the same friends in his class.  Tyler's school, Red Mountain Ranch Elementary was one of four schools in the Mesa district to be awarded A+ status this past school year.  I did some volunteering in Tyler's class this past school year and have also joined the PTC board for next school year.  It is a great way for me to get involved and see all that is going on with his school.

This is a picture of Tyler and Ms. Balanoff taken at their first grade play in May.  Tyler filled in for a sick student at the last minute with a speaking part.  I was so proud of him, since he had about 15 minutes to prepare before going on stage!

Sebastian has one more year of preschool.  He will be in the Pre K class at Little Light Preschool next year and then off to Kindergarten!  He has really grown this year and shot up 3 whole inches!  He hasn't put on much weight, but I'm not too worried about that, he has made up for it in height.  He has also really grown and matured this past year, although he still finds way to challenge me!

 Here is Sebastian on his last day of preschool.  It was splash day!

I worked all last year teaching Pre K at Sebastian's preschool.  It was a lot of fun, although a lot of work as well.  I will be doing this again for the next school year (although Sebastian will not be in my class).  I am planning to teach 3 days a week again and work on classes that I need to finish my Reading Endorsement.

Hats!

Sebastian recently found his winter hat in his drawer and wears it around the house constantly!  Even though it is still in the triple digits some days, he still runs around in this things until his head is sweating and I make him take it off.  I have to admit though.... he is so darn cute in it!

Playing in the Rain!

It's been a while since I've posted anything.... things have been moving pretty fast around here.  We had a nice rainy day a few weeks ago and the boys had a great time playing in the rain.  Here is a video of their fun.

Soccer Star

Sebastian just finished his first season of soccer.  This was his first experience with an organized sport and although it started off a little rocky, he quickly got the hang of it.  He was on a team with other 3 and 4 year olds, so you can imagine what kind of challenge that was for the coach.  His coach did a great job though teaching them some basic soccer skills and then they played a game for the last 30 minutes.  The games mostly consisted of the coach throwing out a ball and yelling "Go score goals".  Sebastian liked this part the best and really got in there to fight for the ball.  He might be little, but he sure is mighty!  Here is a video of today's game where Sebastian scored a goal!  He is number 5 (the little one).

What a difference!

Well, it is hard for me to believe it, but we no longer have a Kindergartener in the house.  School ended last Thursday and we now have a big 1st grader!!  I took a picture of Tyler on his first day of Kindergarten and thought it would be fun to compare it to his last day.  What a difference a year makes!  Tyler grew an inch and a half this year and matured quite a bit.  It is hard to believe this is the same kid 9 months ago (notice how much taller his head is than the door handle on the second picture).

                                                First day of Kindergarten, August 2012

                                                     Last day of Kindergarten, May 2013

Splash Day!

Today was our last day of preschool which means... Water Day!!!  Sebastian spent the morning playing in the water with his friends and yes, he did manage to completely soak mommy!  If fact, many of the kids decided to take his lead and drench me.  It was fun though and I dried quickly in the heat.  Here are some pics from our water day.

It was a great way to end a great year!

End of Kindergarten!

Well, it is really hard to believe, but the end is almost here.  It seems like just the other day we were sending Tyler off to his first day of Kindergarten and now here we are with just 3 days left!  In just a few short months we'll have a first grader in the house.  Tyler has had a great year in Kindergarten and learned so much from his fabulous teachers.  He has come so far and still amazes us each day with his new knowledge.  Here are some of the things that Tyler has mastered this year:
* Reading independently
* Addition and Subtraction math facts
* Word problems (reading them and solving them)
* Tying his shoes
* Writing simple sentences
* Retelling story elements

 Tyler's teacher, Mrs. Olivas, held a small celebration ceremony where each student received a character award.  The received the "Most Studious" award.  Here is his Kindergarten class and him receiving his award.

Tyler has also made several good friends this year and hopefully some of them will end up in his class again next year.  Here is Tyler with two of his friends, Landen & Eddy