Big Kids!

That bittersweet moment. The first day of school. Great to get them out of the house, but it also means they're growing up fast. Amberlyn is officially a 3rd grader! 3rd grade. Really? I don't know what it is, but there's something majorly different about 2nd grade to 3rd grade.

Then there's Denver, in first grade now. All day. No more 1/2 day Kindergarten. He was so excited to ride the big bus in the morning with Amberlyn! I feel like I couldn't give him enough instruction on what to do. He's my baby. (Well, at least for the next day or so, until this next little one arrives. But Denver will always be my baby.)

Daddy woke them up this morning before he left for work. They'd laid out their clothes last night, and were very excited to get dressed. Denver donned a shirt that says "Don't Bug Me" with a big bug on it, while Amberlyn had selected a twirly cotton dress. We got shoes on, beds made, got hair done, fixed oatmeal for breakfast, brushed teeth, packed lunches & backpacks, did chores and said prayers. Then it was outside for picture time!

(sorry my lense was smudged)

Amberlyn has a new Lala Loopsy backpack, and Denver has the same Cars backpack from last year. They had their bags of school supplies to hand in to their teachers, and smiles on their faces!

Grandma and I walked them to the bus stop and waited for the bus to arrive. When it pulled up, kisses and hugs were given and they got on the bus.

The bus driver will assign seats tomorrow, and I made sure to have them sit together. We blew kisses as they drove off! We'll see them in 7 hours!

So Impatient! (But a smarty!)

I took Denver shopping for some new school clothes. We got 8 shirts, and only 1 pair of shorts, (Kohl's was lacking in the shorts department, we'll have to try somewhere else for that.) Denver has wanted to wear a new shirt ever since we got them, and it's been less than 24 hours! I told him to get dressed this morning, and of course he wanted to pick one of his new shirts. I told him they were to be saved for school. He protested and I said again that they were school shirts and we would put them in the closet until school starts in 10 days. "Umm.. mom...? what if we make some of these shirts not school shirts." - In other words, if it's a non-school shirt I can wear it right now, right? Cute boy!

I giggled, and Matt told him he sure was smart, which either embarrassed him, or upset him, because he put himself in the corner after that. He sulked for a minute, until Matt brought him over, and being the sucker that I am, I gave in to that sweet little boy. I told him he could pick just one to wear, and the rest would go in the closet. He can wear the shirt whenever he wants to for the next week, but he can't ask me for anymore of his school clothes.

He was so happy. How could anyone resist that?

We agree to disagree

We have a name picked out if the baby is a girl, but have quite a list of boy names we're working on. I asked Matt if he liked the name Hudson. He said, "Doc Hudson!" (from the movie Cars) He said we could decorate the room in purple cars!

Me: "Purple?"
Matt: "Ya, Doc Hudson is purple."
Me: "No he's not, he's blue."
Matt: "No he's purple."
Me: "He's not purple, he's totally blue."
Matt: "I think he's purple."
Me: "Then you're color blind, he's blue."

pause......

Both of us call in unison: "Dennnverrrr!!!!"

(I won. He's totally blue.)