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.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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...
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