I have a 2nd Grader in my House

Noah, a 2nd Grader

Sofia posing with her 2nd grade brother

Today was the first day of School,  it feels random that it started on a tuesday.  I was grateful for that extra monday with my boy at home.  Last night while I was tuckin  Noah into bed,  I told him that I would miss having him home all day.  And that I thought we needed a secret signal that no one else would know.  It would mean that "I love you, I need a hug and I am thinkin about you."  He jumped at the idea and came up with the signal right away.  He woke up showing me that sign.  I kept exclaiming how I just could not believe that I had a 2nd grader.  Because 2nd grade was a really fun year for me.

On the way to school he asked me if it is okay to marry friends.  (lately at our house we have had to explain to Sofia that you cannot marry your brother when you grow up).  I said that you for sure can, and that daddy and I were friends way before he held my hand or kissed me.  He piped up with "oh, good then I can marry Bailey".  That made me laugh

YOu could tell he was nervous, excited and a little scared.  He has a couple of friends in his class he was pretty excited about.  His favorite friend Thomas was not in his class,  he said that he could at least play with him at recess.

Walking into his classroom

Everyone got "Cool" sunglasses to wear on the first day, so here he is walking into class.  He gave me the secret signal.  Also he kissed my hand from the kissing hand (they read that in kindergarten) and I got a big hug and a kiss.  I will take all the love that I can while I can get it.

Noah with his teacher Miss Allen

After school,  I asked him how his day went.  He said really good.  He showed me his desk and he is right by the chalkboard at table 1.  As we walked I asked if he liked his teacher and he said "oh, Yes,  she is like a World of Happiness.  She calls us all friends and is so so happy to be teaching.  Just so happy.    So I say it was a successful first day.  He was NOT so happy about having to do a bit of homework tonight though.

A Bit of Summer

 We miss you Ginny

So glad we got to see you a bit in june and july.

I love this pic of Sofia and Oma Christel

 Swimming lessons.

Joy for Flamingo

Last Friday, Noah was off school.  So we went on an adventure to the dollar movies and saw Gnomeo and Juliet.  It was  a little bit of heaven sitting in the theatre between my two children, munching on popcorn and laughing so hard we almost peed our pants.  I love hearing their gasps, ooohs and ahhs during the show. 

At the end of the movie as we were walking out,  I asked each kid what their favorite part was.  Sofia promptly chimed in "All of it".   Noah on the other hand kept talking about the Flamingo "Featherstone", in the movie you discover that he used to have a wife and when their owners split up, they were seperated.  And in his wisdom he says "I know what it is like to have a love torn apart by other peoples choices,  Don't let that happen to you."  At the end of the movie, one of the gnomes learns how to use the internet and finds the wife and they are reunited.  Noah said that his favorite part was when the flamingo was reunited with his wife.  He asked me if that was my favorite too.  I of course agreed.  He kept talking about how happy it made him that they were together again.

As we got into the car,  he says "Mom,  I think I am going to cry.  I am so happy."  I turn to look at him and he has tears streaming down his face.  And he keeps saying "I am just so happy for the flamingo."  I rubbed his leg and told him that he was going to be an amazing man and father someday because he has such a tender heart.  "Mom,  I already Know that." 
Sofia was worried that Noah was so sad and kept telling him it was okay.  He tried to tell her that they were "Tears of Joy" for the flamingo.  This is something she totally can not grasp.  I told her that I cried tears of joy because I was so happy when I had my two kids. 

Noah's prompt response  "Yeah, I cried too when I had all 41 of my kids."
That explanation is a whole other post for another day.
I just love this boy.  He just gets more and more fun.

GOT MILK?

 We Sure Do

And it sure does a body good!

Easter 2011

My beautiful children in their Easter outfits.

Willie the Rabbit, our personal Easter bunny,

was very good to us this year.

Noah got a Agent P or Perry the Platapus 

and Sofia got a Maximus stuffed animal.

We were very happy

I still can't believe he is seven.

She is one gorgeous babe.

Mark and Virginia's Wedding

My favorite pic of Ginny that I took

What a stud, my Noah is

So beautiful

Cutest kids on the planet. Sofia loved her basket.  She was the flower girl

With her purple cape

What a glorious day!

We sure miss her though.  

Noah turns Seven

He chose Donuts this year for his cake.. at the party with Kersten's fam.

Dragons were the theme.  This is Green Spark Fire "Sparky" for short

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In a Viking helmet with his tough guy face

donuts again at his small friend gathering

Making shields swords and crowns to train their dragons

Looking pretty tough if you ask me.

leading the song at the party with my family.

He sure had a big week. 

A Party with Kersten's fam on Sunday

He was star of the week at school

His actual bday was on wed.

I had him invite 3 friends to a small party.

Al's grandkids were in town so they celebrated with us.

and the next sunday a party with my fam.

Legos seemed to be a huge hit this year.

His new pet dragon

and he got Star Wars Lego III from. us.

And lots of lots of books.  

He was super super happy.