That afternoon we had a BBQ to go to at my Aunt Maureen's house. The boys had a nice time playing with my cousin Beth's son Patrick. It was nice to see extended family as well.
That night I got a much-needed night out. After the boys were in bed I went to Beth's house and walked over to PJ's with her brother's girlfriend and her brother-in-law's girlfriend. My friend Melinda met us as well, and we enjoyed some appetizers, some nice conversations, and a few much-needed drinks! It had been a long time since I had been able to actually drink (9 months of pregnancy and almost 2 years of nursing)! Of course I didn't actually drink much anyway, for fear that I wouldn't be able to respond to Jason in the middle of the night, not to mention that of course I'd be expected to be up with the boys in the morning. But it was a nice night out.
September 6: Labor day arrived. We spent the morning labelling school supplies and getting ready for the start of school. It's amazing how long it can take to sharpen and individually label 24 pencils. Yes, individually label. My hands were tired for sure after all the sharpening, sorting, bagging, and labelling that took place!
We decided to spend our unofficial last day of summer at the lake. Seemed fitting.
Afterwards we walked up to the Sand Stand for hot dogs for dinner, and topped it off with some yummy ice cream! Not a bad end to a very fun-filled summer!
September 7: Today was the big day we had been waiting for, the beginning of first grade. Tyler rode his bike to school, excited for his first day (half day). He was a little leery, being as most of his Kindergarten friends were not in Mrs. Hubner's class with him, but he showed no hesitation once we got there. My baby is growing up!
While Ty was at school, Jason finally got to have a speech session without Tyler's interuptions. A welcomed change for sure!
Ty was all smiles when he got out of school. Loved his first day!
After I got Jason down for his nap, I left him with mom-mom for a quick lunch date with my little man at McDonalds.
We had time outside for a little soccer prictice and a bike ride before dinner, baths and bed. And even managed to fit in time for some time-outs. Yes, that much fun. Apparently first grade was going to take some getting used to.
September 8: Another half day of school, and I was ready for it after Tyler's behavior the day prior! The day seemed to fly by, even though it's the same amount of time they always had in Kindergarten. After school Jason had OT, and then later that afternoon we went to the Ritter's house to enjoy the beautiful weather and a BBQ and bonfire. Smores. Yum!
September 9: I had originally planned to go to the Cape May Zoo on our day off of school, but I had a really rough night with Jason. However the weather was too beautiful to pass on, so we ended up going despite our late start. We also decided to bring along Ty's friend Mackenzie for our adventure. We packed lunch, which we ate on the drive, and arrived in early afternoon. The weather was gorgeous and all 3 kids were very well behaved. They particularly liked feeding the goats and watching the snakes and turtles.
We stopped on the way home for Wendy's..including frosties for all!
That night I took advantage of the break in the really hot weather and finally ran another 5K again. It felt good to run after a long time and I did better than I had done in the past, so that was good. Wish I could get faster, but I suppose that requires far more dedication than I have to give at this time. LOL.
September 10: The first day of full 1st grade school. And to top it off, it was cool enough that I could wear jeans comfortably. Woohoo! Some parents say that they are sad when their kids go to school and they miss them and it's too long of a day...I'm not gonna lie, I LOVED it! We had time to drop stuff off at the library AND go to walmart before our "tot storytime" at Vaughn Hall. Jason had fun with the kids, and of course was very pleased with our reader of the day, Sherri!
Afterwards we had a little impromptu playdate at Beach 1, before lunchtime and Jason's nap. I even got to take a little nap too, which is quite the luxury (rest assured this trend did not continue after day 1). Picked up Ty after school and he came bounding out. Apparenty he loved first grade as much as I do! We had time on the playground after school, a quick dinner, bikeride, and BED! Did I mention that I love first grade???
September 11: Wow, will we ever be able to type that date with being flooded with memories of images from that fateful day 9 years ago? 9 years, hard to imagine. We will NEVER forget.
Today was Tyler's first day of soccer. They got their uniforms and had a little practice before their big "game". Ty sorta stood out on the team, as being the smallest by far. Teams are 1st and 2nd grade boys, and being that he's young for his grade to begin with AND short wasn't a good combo. There were kids who easily had a foot on him. He does WANT to try soccer (I've never pushed him into playing a sport) but he gets very intimidated, which to some degree makes sense. Aggressiveness is apparently not a skill he possesses. He wants to be good, bless his heart, but I'm fairly certain that professional soccer will not be in his future.
That afternoon, after soccer, we met up with Melinda at McDonald's for a quick lunch and then to Great Adventure. Even though I had just been last weekend I had 2 free passes that I couldn't let to go to waste. We had a nice relaxing day with beautiful weather. Ty got to ride lots of rides since there was always an adult to stay with Jason. Got a nice up-close look for the tiger show. Very enjoyable day, minus a major breakdown on Tyler's part during dinner.
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