We're all keeping very busy with the fall months! Here we go...
School:
Gavin is adjusting well to Kindergarten with his teacher, Mrs. Geiger. He actually sleeps during rest time towards the end of the day! When I pick him up at 3:45pm he seems a bit groggy (they end rest time at around 3:30pm)! He definitely needs his sleep! Cailean volunteers one hour a week, I volunteer one hour a week and my dad volunteers in his class on a weekly basis. It's neat to see Gavin interact with his classmates and observe who he gravitates towards in class. He earned the Character Trait Award: Responsibility. That is quite a honor! He does not complain about doing any of his homework and takes his time doing it. He is really into writing out his first name and last name on everything!
Ian is doing just fine in 3rd grade with Mrs. Zeugner. His reading continues to improve and he prefers reading about anything related to sports. At this point, as long as he is reading, we really don't care what he is reading! If he is interested in it, then GREAT! He enjoys Social Studies and Science along with Math. He excels in Writing and really goes into detail with his stories. I had a parent/teacher conference the other day and he continues to set good examples in school, makes the right choices and doing really well with his academics. Cailean, my dad and I also volunteer in his classroom on a weekly basis.
Sports:
Ian and Gavin are loving baseball this fall as a Riverdog. Ian can be found mostly at first base and has really improved there. He continues to work hard and it is showing. Gavin loves sporting his #16 and enjoys playing pitcher and left centerfield. They have a great team and it's fun to watch the kids play together! Cailean continues to be an assistant coach and I continue to do the books and the team blog.
Church:
The boys are in full swing with Sunday School and church. We sit with Pop-pop and Mimi and hopefully Grammie will be back to joining us. Ian has attended youth group once and should be able to attend this Sunday again after baseball practice.
That's all the updates for now!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
This and That
We've definitely been keeping busy. The boys do have their down time, but sometimes that turns into them getting into trouble! Nana flew down and spent 9 days with us. She was part of our busy, but normal routine with school, baseball, work and everything else!
Gavin is doing great with Kindergarten. I think it has caught up with him as to how long the days are at school. Sometimes he has a hard time getting out of bed and there are other times when he is ready to go. He is on the go and doesn't complain about his schedule. He has bonded with a few kids in his class and he really likes his teacher. He is very good about telling us what goes on in his class each day. You can tell what they learn about because he puts it into practice. For example, I knew they were going over the five senses. Out of the blue he just tells us what they are! He asks how to spell words and he also will sound words out to try and spell them. Cailean, my dad and I volunteer in his classroom, too. Poor kid! LOL He loves it though. ;-)
Ian is enjoying third grade for the most part. He is taking a liking to Social Studies, which is shocking. Cailean and my dad have been volunteering in his classroom and I start this Friday. Third grade math has been interesting. Things are not taught how they used to be taught, so it has been challenging at times trying to understand their methods. He was pretty excited to have a new classmate and that has been a focus of discussion the last few days.
Baseball has been awesome! We can't say enough good things about the friends we've met through this team and league. Gavin tends to play pitcher and outfield. He did catch for a few innings. Ian tends to play first base and sometimes outfield. Both continue to have a blast and they keep improving. Cailean enjoys being the assistant coach and being right out there with the boys.
Ian started youth group at the Kirk called 3-4-5 Alive. It's for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders every other Sunday afternoon. They'll go on trips, do service projects, etc...just like a youth group. He went last Sunday for the first night of the season.
More than likely they'll join my coworkers on Sunday afternoons (when there is no practice or youth group) playing flag football. That should be interesting!
We're going to be celebrating my grandfather's 90th birthday this weekend at the Backyard Bistro! We'll have just a small group of family together. I'll post pictures.
Gavin is doing great with Kindergarten. I think it has caught up with him as to how long the days are at school. Sometimes he has a hard time getting out of bed and there are other times when he is ready to go. He is on the go and doesn't complain about his schedule. He has bonded with a few kids in his class and he really likes his teacher. He is very good about telling us what goes on in his class each day. You can tell what they learn about because he puts it into practice. For example, I knew they were going over the five senses. Out of the blue he just tells us what they are! He asks how to spell words and he also will sound words out to try and spell them. Cailean, my dad and I volunteer in his classroom, too. Poor kid! LOL He loves it though. ;-)
Ian is enjoying third grade for the most part. He is taking a liking to Social Studies, which is shocking. Cailean and my dad have been volunteering in his classroom and I start this Friday. Third grade math has been interesting. Things are not taught how they used to be taught, so it has been challenging at times trying to understand their methods. He was pretty excited to have a new classmate and that has been a focus of discussion the last few days.
Baseball has been awesome! We can't say enough good things about the friends we've met through this team and league. Gavin tends to play pitcher and outfield. He did catch for a few innings. Ian tends to play first base and sometimes outfield. Both continue to have a blast and they keep improving. Cailean enjoys being the assistant coach and being right out there with the boys.
Ian started youth group at the Kirk called 3-4-5 Alive. It's for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders every other Sunday afternoon. They'll go on trips, do service projects, etc...just like a youth group. He went last Sunday for the first night of the season.
More than likely they'll join my coworkers on Sunday afternoons (when there is no practice or youth group) playing flag football. That should be interesting!
We're going to be celebrating my grandfather's 90th birthday this weekend at the Backyard Bistro! We'll have just a small group of family together. I'll post pictures.
Monday, September 12, 2011
We're Back!
I'm getting back into this now since my cousin, Madeleine, is headed over to France for a bit teaching English. She commented I need to post a few times a month, so she can keep track of her second cousins! Thanks Maddy for the motivation!
I have not stopped blogging. But, I've blogged on two other websites. This summer we had the opportunity to travel around the state of North Carolina with Ian's 7U All-Star Team, so I blogged that 6-week season. Now that it's fall ball...I'm doing season #2 with the Riverdogs. Feel free to follow at http://westraleighriverdogs.blogspot.com
My dad drove down in mid-May and has been living with us as he is being treated at Duke University Hospital for a medical situation. He has neuro-endocrine cancer and the tumor is on the pancreas. He had to wait until the pancreatitis came down before the surgeon could go in and do surgery. On August 22 he had that surgery. He was able to get the majority of his work done except yank the tumor out due to the location (near the blood vessel). So, he'll have external beam radiation and will I think start that at the end of the month. He is recovering from the surgery nicely and it's great to have Grandpop around! He is part of our daily routine now and helps us out.
Ian started third grade this year and has Mrs. Zeugner. So far he is enjoying his class and the work. He has really taken a liking to Social Studies. I'll be volunteering on Friday afternoons and will start that next week. Cailean is going to volunteer during the morning on a Thursday or Friday.
Ian has grown significantly...can't get over his height for his age. He has shown huge strides in baseball and continues to go to church and Sunday School. This year he'll start the 3-4-5 Alive, which is a youth group for 3rd-5th graders. They'll do service projects, go bowling, rollerskating, etc on Sundays between 3 and 5pm. I'm sure he'll have a good time.
Gavin started Kindergarten and has Mrs. Geiger. There were NO tears for him at the start of the school year. He has been looking forward to going to the same school as Ian! I volunteered for the first time last Friday and will continue that each week. I've taken on the responsibility of the class parent for the K class.
He just started baseball this season and is doing great! This fall and spring the boys are on the same team! Hard to believe! Not sure what next fall will bring. I don't want to stick to one sport, but still haven't found the right soccer fit. The boys have shown some interest in football, so we'll see. Right now we're enjoying both boys on the field at the same time!
That's all for now...
I have not stopped blogging. But, I've blogged on two other websites. This summer we had the opportunity to travel around the state of North Carolina with Ian's 7U All-Star Team, so I blogged that 6-week season. Now that it's fall ball...I'm doing season #2 with the Riverdogs. Feel free to follow at http://westraleighriverdogs.blogspot.com
My dad drove down in mid-May and has been living with us as he is being treated at Duke University Hospital for a medical situation. He has neuro-endocrine cancer and the tumor is on the pancreas. He had to wait until the pancreatitis came down before the surgeon could go in and do surgery. On August 22 he had that surgery. He was able to get the majority of his work done except yank the tumor out due to the location (near the blood vessel). So, he'll have external beam radiation and will I think start that at the end of the month. He is recovering from the surgery nicely and it's great to have Grandpop around! He is part of our daily routine now and helps us out.
Ian started third grade this year and has Mrs. Zeugner. So far he is enjoying his class and the work. He has really taken a liking to Social Studies. I'll be volunteering on Friday afternoons and will start that next week. Cailean is going to volunteer during the morning on a Thursday or Friday.
Ian has grown significantly...can't get over his height for his age. He has shown huge strides in baseball and continues to go to church and Sunday School. This year he'll start the 3-4-5 Alive, which is a youth group for 3rd-5th graders. They'll do service projects, go bowling, rollerskating, etc on Sundays between 3 and 5pm. I'm sure he'll have a good time.
Gavin started Kindergarten and has Mrs. Geiger. There were NO tears for him at the start of the school year. He has been looking forward to going to the same school as Ian! I volunteered for the first time last Friday and will continue that each week. I've taken on the responsibility of the class parent for the K class.
He just started baseball this season and is doing great! This fall and spring the boys are on the same team! Hard to believe! Not sure what next fall will bring. I don't want to stick to one sport, but still haven't found the right soccer fit. The boys have shown some interest in football, so we'll see. Right now we're enjoying both boys on the field at the same time!
That's all for now...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Anyone still reading the blog?
Our life now is baseball and I do the team blog: www.wr7uallstarteam.blogspot.com and be sure to check it out through July 10!
Ian's last day of school is today. Yesterday parents were invited to hear their research presentations and the kids received awards from their teacher. Ian was given the Best Sportsmanship Award! That's an excellent one and one that he should be proud of receiving!
Gavin has been enjoying time with Grandpop since he graduated from pre-school. I attended Kindergarten Orientation this week and he'll be ready to go in the fall!
Is anyone still reading the blog? If so, then post a comment please or become a follower!
Ian's last day of school is today. Yesterday parents were invited to hear their research presentations and the kids received awards from their teacher. Ian was given the Best Sportsmanship Award! That's an excellent one and one that he should be proud of receiving!
Gavin has been enjoying time with Grandpop since he graduated from pre-school. I attended Kindergarten Orientation this week and he'll be ready to go in the fall!
Is anyone still reading the blog? If so, then post a comment please or become a follower!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Eeks...I'll do a better job with the blog!
Wow! Last one was May 3! Sorry about that. I'll take time this weekend to post some pictures. Maybe even some video clips! Where to start...
Ian:
Ian has a few more days of school left before he moves on to 3rd grade. Holy cow! His last day of 2nd grade is June 10. His reading has improved a lot this year and the homework can be a challenge at times. It's a good lesson to him that he has to work at it. He is very into technology and will try to get his time with it. He prefers the websites he is able to do at school, so that's good. Yes, we closely monitor it!
He enjoys being outside whether it's shooting hoops, playing baseball or soccer, running around, going fishing or helping with yard work. Definitely active!
With the help of his Grandpop...he is learning Psalm 23 for Sunday School. He knows the first 6 lines!
He had a great baseball season and we were so fortunate to have another great coach and team family. We love our #4!
He had his 8 year well check visit and he is completely off the charts for height and about 80th for weight. He is one tall and slender kid!
Gavin:
He graduated from pre-school last week and I have no clue where the year went with him. He loves to sing songs that he learned at school. He adored his teachers, Miss Cathy and Miss Sherene, and loved Miss Amy for Music and Miss Brenda for Bible time.
He also enjoys being outside and doing all the fun things that Ian does. He is definitely into sports, which we love!
He played soccer this spring on Saturdays and enjoyed that, but really liked spending time at West Raleigh watching Ian play ball. His time will come this Fall when he becomes a Riverdog!
He enjoyed spending Tuesday afternoons this year with his close buddy, Connor. I can't think Kim enough for the commitment!!!
We've had some medical situations with family members in the last month. Dad is being tended to here with his health situation and it's great having him stay with us. We've been keeping busy and the boys love having their Grandpop go places with them!
My grandmother is in a rehab facility after her broken hip situation. I believe she'll be moving to a different one in the upcoming week for a bit of a change. The boys have done a great job going with us for visits and pushing her around in the wheelchair.
The big news around here is that Ian made the Cal Ripken 7U All Star Team with West Raleigh. So, we'll be heavy into baseball starting June 1 and ending July 10. Pretty much each day with tournaments on the weekends in NC. Ian is very excited and we're fortunate he has this opportunity! I'm going to do the blog for the team and will post the address later.
Ian:
Ian has a few more days of school left before he moves on to 3rd grade. Holy cow! His last day of 2nd grade is June 10. His reading has improved a lot this year and the homework can be a challenge at times. It's a good lesson to him that he has to work at it. He is very into technology and will try to get his time with it. He prefers the websites he is able to do at school, so that's good. Yes, we closely monitor it!
He enjoys being outside whether it's shooting hoops, playing baseball or soccer, running around, going fishing or helping with yard work. Definitely active!
With the help of his Grandpop...he is learning Psalm 23 for Sunday School. He knows the first 6 lines!
He had a great baseball season and we were so fortunate to have another great coach and team family. We love our #4!
He had his 8 year well check visit and he is completely off the charts for height and about 80th for weight. He is one tall and slender kid!
Gavin:
He graduated from pre-school last week and I have no clue where the year went with him. He loves to sing songs that he learned at school. He adored his teachers, Miss Cathy and Miss Sherene, and loved Miss Amy for Music and Miss Brenda for Bible time.
He also enjoys being outside and doing all the fun things that Ian does. He is definitely into sports, which we love!
He played soccer this spring on Saturdays and enjoyed that, but really liked spending time at West Raleigh watching Ian play ball. His time will come this Fall when he becomes a Riverdog!
He enjoyed spending Tuesday afternoons this year with his close buddy, Connor. I can't think Kim enough for the commitment!!!
We've had some medical situations with family members in the last month. Dad is being tended to here with his health situation and it's great having him stay with us. We've been keeping busy and the boys love having their Grandpop go places with them!
My grandmother is in a rehab facility after her broken hip situation. I believe she'll be moving to a different one in the upcoming week for a bit of a change. The boys have done a great job going with us for visits and pushing her around in the wheelchair.
The big news around here is that Ian made the Cal Ripken 7U All Star Team with West Raleigh. So, we'll be heavy into baseball starting June 1 and ending July 10. Pretty much each day with tournaments on the weekends in NC. Ian is very excited and we're fortunate he has this opportunity! I'm going to do the blog for the team and will post the address later.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Where Did April Go?????
A lot of things have been going on since the last post...
I was in Vermont unexpectedly for 9 days to be with my dad as we face some medical challenges. My brother was also there. We'll get through this together and he'll have surgery at Duke Medical in the next few weeks and recover at our house. Then, he'll move on down to HotLanta near my brother and sister in law!
The day before I left the four of us drove to Goldsboro to see an air show. It was excellent weather and I managed to get some color! I have a few pictures that I'll post at some point!
The boys spent spring break without me, but had a great time with Cailean. They did lots of "guy" things like becoming junior park rangers at local parks...went fishing...went swimming...did some hiking...they also spent some time with some relatives over at mom's.
Cailean's mom flew down for a week and it was perfect timing actually! She was definitely put right to work and we can't thank her enough. On Easter Sunday night...my grandmother fell and broke her hip. Cailean came to the rescue and stayed the night with my grandfather while mom and Mimi were at the hospital. Cailean's mom was home with the boys (phew). My grandmother is now out of the hospital and in rehab.
Ian is winding down his baseball season. After tonight's game he has 3 regular season games left and then tournament play. He is doing so well!!!! He is quite the centerfielder and is great at the plate.
Ian is doing great in school. There are certain areas we're working on improving though...that's just fine!
Gavin is back into soccer after taking spring break off (the whole team). That is coming to an end shortly as well. He is also winding down with pre-school. He actually graduates at the end of the month. WHAT????? Yea, tell me about it! He loves to announce at baseball games. He enjoys singing songs from Sunday School and pre-school. I hope he shows it in the end of the year show!
Ian turned EIGHT on May 2!!!! We had pizza and cake at the rehab facility, so that was a nice choice he made! ;-) He also earned his Bible at the Kirk along with a certificate for completing PCPW (another milestone for kids at the Kirk). He knows the Lord's Prayer by heart and understands the order of the service.
That's about all for now! Pictures later!
I was in Vermont unexpectedly for 9 days to be with my dad as we face some medical challenges. My brother was also there. We'll get through this together and he'll have surgery at Duke Medical in the next few weeks and recover at our house. Then, he'll move on down to HotLanta near my brother and sister in law!
The day before I left the four of us drove to Goldsboro to see an air show. It was excellent weather and I managed to get some color! I have a few pictures that I'll post at some point!
The boys spent spring break without me, but had a great time with Cailean. They did lots of "guy" things like becoming junior park rangers at local parks...went fishing...went swimming...did some hiking...they also spent some time with some relatives over at mom's.
Cailean's mom flew down for a week and it was perfect timing actually! She was definitely put right to work and we can't thank her enough. On Easter Sunday night...my grandmother fell and broke her hip. Cailean came to the rescue and stayed the night with my grandfather while mom and Mimi were at the hospital. Cailean's mom was home with the boys (phew). My grandmother is now out of the hospital and in rehab.
Ian is winding down his baseball season. After tonight's game he has 3 regular season games left and then tournament play. He is doing so well!!!! He is quite the centerfielder and is great at the plate.
Ian is doing great in school. There are certain areas we're working on improving though...that's just fine!
Gavin is back into soccer after taking spring break off (the whole team). That is coming to an end shortly as well. He is also winding down with pre-school. He actually graduates at the end of the month. WHAT????? Yea, tell me about it! He loves to announce at baseball games. He enjoys singing songs from Sunday School and pre-school. I hope he shows it in the end of the year show!
Ian turned EIGHT on May 2!!!! We had pizza and cake at the rehab facility, so that was a nice choice he made! ;-) He also earned his Bible at the Kirk along with a certificate for completing PCPW (another milestone for kids at the Kirk). He knows the Lord's Prayer by heart and understands the order of the service.
That's about all for now! Pictures later!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
In Review
Gavin had an exciting week at school! His class went on a field trip...through the tunnel and over to IHOP for a special lunch. He ate pancakes, yogurt, fruit and had a drink. He made it very clear that he had syrup on it and still ate the pancakes. He loves his food plain, so this is a little funny to us! He spent time at home "reading" all of his Froggy books and focused on writing his capital letters during car pool line. Ian had a great time at Running Club this week and was not a happy camper that his class didn't have PE this week because they had to practice for their upcoming concert. The poor kid! Life as a second grader!! He is really into Study Island on the computer and had a bit of an off week with his handwriting, but I know he'll get back into it this week. Sometimes I call him MATT because he reminds me of my brother when we were growing up. LOL LOL Thursday was an interesting night. Ian had practice at 5pm and we were having practice for one hour and then scrimmaging Ian's fall team, the Scrappers. Well, I had to leave before the scrimmage to attend the scholar athlete banquet, so I was bummed about this! Cailean got called in to work for the night, so I didn't get to stay for the whole banquet and I missed the scrimmage. Friday was an early release day for Ian, so Cailean took the boys to Adventure Landing to play laser tag, mini golf, arcades, etc. Yup, I still am jealous. I was at work until 4:30pm and then came home to get their dinner ready before I headed out to scrapbook at the Kirk. Saturday was a big day! Gavin had 8am soccer and it had rained a lot the night before, so I was convinced practice would be canceled. It wasn't. Only half the team showed up and so they scrimmaged at the end. Gavin's team scored 3 goals and he scored all of them. It might sound like Gavin was hogging the ball, but in reality...nobody can keep up with him and he had breakaways for all of them. He did pass the ball quite a few times to his buddy Nathan playing defense. Ian had baseball pictures at 4pm and then a game at 5:30pm. Coach Lance wanted Gavin in the team picture, too. How nice is that?! The parents commented he is like the team mascot! LOL He did the pledge and announced for a bit in between running up to his Mimi, Grammie and Pop-pop for snacks. Ian's team won 9-8, but it was a close one. Ian did an amazing job in center field. He threw a runner out at second and stopped the ball numerous times to keep the runners from going to second. At the plate he went 2 for 3. His last hit was hit so hard right down the middle. His teammate, Andrew, hit the ball and drove Ian in for the game winning run. Cailean did a great job as a first base coach, too! You all know Ian's personality...quiet, reserved, isn't loud. You should see him now in baseball. He yells out from center field, "One out, plays at first, be READY!!!" He is LOUD! He shows emotion when he throws the ball to second for an out. It's awesome! Then there is Gavin. "Good job, Ian!" Today is Ian's last day of PCPW at church. On May 1, he'll receive a certificate and a Bible from the Kirk and he's ready to say the Lord's Prayer today in class. Very proud of him.
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