Kindergarten

It has been 10 days since Benjamin started kindergarten and the experience has been more than I could ever imagined.  Anyone who knows Benjamin knows why I was totally terrified about him starting at a brand new school that included none of his best friends and where he would be away from us longer than he ever has on a consistent basis.  Benjamin does not like new situations and is extremely shy.  Sometimes, I can't even get him to talk to someone he has known his whole life. 

I was so conflicted because I dreaded the week of August 15th, but was also looking forward to it for another reason (we will get to that in another post) As much as I dreaded it, I was also excited about this new experience for him.  He loves to learn new things and usually picks up stuff very quickly. 

The first day of school was definitely hard, but I think it was worse for Geoff and me than it was for Benjamin.  He cried a little bit when we stopped to drop him off in the carpool line, but quickly rubbed him eyes and went in.  He said he was nervous every morning before Geoff dropped him off, but still got out with no tears.  I was in the shower on Friday morning and my phone rang.  It was the school nurse telling me that Benjamin has thrown up and we needed to come pick him up.  We think his nervous stomach on top of getting a little car sick caught up with him. 

This week has definitely been different. He loves going to school. He wakes up excited and has a huge smile on his face when I pick him up from school. He has been getting great reports and has received special praise for his good behavior. It is such an answer to many prayers.

Family Pictures

We went on our annual beach trip with Geoff's side of the family the first full week of June.  We had some family pictures done while we were there.  Here are some of the best ones:

Sarah is 3

I can't believe that my little girl is 3.  She has brought so much joy and adventure in our lives in the past 3 years.  We can't imagine life without her. 

She is such a social being and loves being around people.  We can't get her to sit down and watch a movie or television show because she doesn't want to stop long enough to be still.  There is no walking to her steps, she bounces every where she goes.  It cracks us up. 

Her favorite person in the whole world is her Nana.  When she is upset about something, she asks for Nana.  When is she happy or excited about something, she asks for Nana.  She smiles the biggest and gives the biggest hugs to her Nana.  As you can imagine, she is always putting a big smile on her Nana's face. 

I can already tell she is going to be a nurturing, loving mother.  Her favorite toys are her babydolls.  She loves everyone of them and has named them all "Sarah."  She was in the shower this morning with one of bath dolls and she was holding it like a baby, rocking back and forth and singing to it.  Adorable. 

Sarah in the hospital

 1st birthday with Nana

2nd Birthday 

3rd Birthday