Wednesday, May 29, 2013
awww
Today while I drive I hear Abby say "Mommy, I broke her heart." So sad and pitiful and sweet. Of course I then realized she literally broke her monkey's heart; she's a stuffed animal that has [err, had] a heart sewn in between her hands.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
class of 2013
As silly as it is, Ryan is a preschool graduate! The concept of graduating from anything other than high school or college is a little bizarre, but it was still a huge milestone any way you look at it, especially considering that Ryan's leaving a school he's been at for three plus years. We love Mt Zion, although fortunately we, as a family, will still be there a long, long time :) It's a little surreal that he's all done; that summertime feeling hasn't quite kicked in yet. I am so grateful for the preschool and all he has learned and all he has grown and for the friends he's made [and me too!]. He has had an amazing group of teachers that have poured into him and loved on him and helped him develop into an amazing little man.
The performance was great this year. They sang lots of new songs [Ms. Stephanie took over the music program this year, so the Christmas play was all new too]. Ryan's class counted and did their colors in Spanish; Ryan can easily count to five and is certainly fluent in his colors. He gets a big kick out of using Spanish colors even more than English. Abby was up there too singing and dancing. Although one of her bows came out and she spent a long time worried about that, it really distracted her :( She was super cute though and really into it. She was doing the motions and clapping. Her favorite song by far is the B-I-B-L-E, she screams that one!
After the younger classes finished, Abby and the siblings were able to come sit with their families and we watched the Fours graduate. It was cute. They put Ryan in a cap and gown and called out names and they walked across the stage and everything. We were supposed to wait until the end to clap and cheer, but of course when they said "Ryan Chase," Abs yelled "Ryan Chase!" Soo cute! She parroted a few other names, but none as loud as Ryan's. [sidenote, I think she knows every name in preschool. On the days she doesn't go to preschool and thus is with me in carline, she repeats the names as the teacher calls them out on the walkie talkie, "Ryan Chase, Ms. Jennifer, Ryan Chase."]. They took diplomas [rolled up papers] from the teachers, walked across stage, and then dropped them in a reuse basket, all theatrics I suppose :) They did keep their 2013 tassels, so that was fun to hang on Ryan's bulletin board.
After the graduation, we headed downstairs to the classrooms. Abby wasn't too big on going to her room, so she spent most of the time parting in Ryan's room. We had fun snacking and socializing and celebrating. Ryan and I also ventured down to say goodbye to Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene from last year.
It was a great day and it's crazy that it's here and gone already. Ryan did wonderful of course and I did better than I thought I would. There were several times I almost lost it, but I held it in and I never did cry. I was talking to another mom about it and we decided there really was never a good time to cry. Even during the slideshow and the graduation, it wasn't like there was sappy music or anything. The day was upbeat and kept moving along quickly. And of course we went straight from there home to pack like manics for Destin, no time to dwell!
Ryan, I am so proud of you!! We started you in preschool in the spring of 2010 in Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Vickie's babies class because your speech therapy basically told us we had too. Unfortunately, between Abby's birth and CHOA stay you missed a lot of school and I don't really remember much of that short year :) You could barely talk and I'd be excited if you said "ball" or "cars" when I asked you how your day was. In the twos class, you had Ms. Shannon and Ms. Erica. We love Ms. Shannon of course and Ms. Erica was great with you; she used to pluck you crying from the car every morning. You really liked her. You always spoke of Caden during these times and thought he was the coolest kid ever. You still didn't talk much, but you learned your ABC's and your numbers. And when you started the threes, you and Hudson were the only ones who could write your name. Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene were awesome. You still cried a little at dropoff, but you did great as soon as you were out of the car. Your best buds this year were Hudson and Brooks, although unfortunately they both left for traditional pre-k. By the fours class, you were confident and in charge and jumping out of the car, eager to show Abby the ropes. Ms. Jennifer [Eli's Mommy] and Ms. Cindy were amazing teachers. You have learned so much this year, from your full name to your address to both our phone numbers. You are quite literally a sponge and you love to learn. But I suppose most important to the original goals, we have seen you blossom socially and speech-ally [not sure what word I want here!]. You talk non-stop, you have a memory far better than mine, you love to be organized, and you keep a wall calendar and wear a watch. This year John was in your class for the third year in a row, but your best buds were Eben and Asher. Ms. Cindy referred to you guys as the Three Amigos. They both also go to Watermarke, although you didn't know that when you glued on to Eben the very first day. Mommy's grateful though, since their mommies and I are becoming fast friends too. We tried to keep in touch with Brooks's family after last year, but we just didn't have enough in common. I am excited for you to continue a friendship with Asher and Eben, despite the different elementary schools. Out of a class of twelve, only you and Claire are going to Avery. And Eli too, although he couldn't be in your class this year since his mommy was your teacher!
Anyways, seeing as you and Abby are both awake now and wrestling on the bed next to me, it's time to wrap up this crazy long post. I could go on forever about how awesome you are and the wonderful experiences you had in preschool, but I guess I have to stop now. Daddy and I are soo very proud of you and we love you and we can't wait to see how great you do in elementary school. Oh the places you'll go! [which also happened to be your graduation present from us :)]. We love you, our preschool graduate!!
The performance was great this year. They sang lots of new songs [Ms. Stephanie took over the music program this year, so the Christmas play was all new too]. Ryan's class counted and did their colors in Spanish; Ryan can easily count to five and is certainly fluent in his colors. He gets a big kick out of using Spanish colors even more than English. Abby was up there too singing and dancing. Although one of her bows came out and she spent a long time worried about that, it really distracted her :( She was super cute though and really into it. She was doing the motions and clapping. Her favorite song by far is the B-I-B-L-E, she screams that one!
After the younger classes finished, Abby and the siblings were able to come sit with their families and we watched the Fours graduate. It was cute. They put Ryan in a cap and gown and called out names and they walked across the stage and everything. We were supposed to wait until the end to clap and cheer, but of course when they said "Ryan Chase," Abs yelled "Ryan Chase!" Soo cute! She parroted a few other names, but none as loud as Ryan's. [sidenote, I think she knows every name in preschool. On the days she doesn't go to preschool and thus is with me in carline, she repeats the names as the teacher calls them out on the walkie talkie, "Ryan Chase, Ms. Jennifer, Ryan Chase."]. They took diplomas [rolled up papers] from the teachers, walked across stage, and then dropped them in a reuse basket, all theatrics I suppose :) They did keep their 2013 tassels, so that was fun to hang on Ryan's bulletin board.
After the graduation, we headed downstairs to the classrooms. Abby wasn't too big on going to her room, so she spent most of the time parting in Ryan's room. We had fun snacking and socializing and celebrating. Ryan and I also ventured down to say goodbye to Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene from last year.
It was a great day and it's crazy that it's here and gone already. Ryan did wonderful of course and I did better than I thought I would. There were several times I almost lost it, but I held it in and I never did cry. I was talking to another mom about it and we decided there really was never a good time to cry. Even during the slideshow and the graduation, it wasn't like there was sappy music or anything. The day was upbeat and kept moving along quickly. And of course we went straight from there home to pack like manics for Destin, no time to dwell!
Ryan, I am so proud of you!! We started you in preschool in the spring of 2010 in Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Vickie's babies class because your speech therapy basically told us we had too. Unfortunately, between Abby's birth and CHOA stay you missed a lot of school and I don't really remember much of that short year :) You could barely talk and I'd be excited if you said "ball" or "cars" when I asked you how your day was. In the twos class, you had Ms. Shannon and Ms. Erica. We love Ms. Shannon of course and Ms. Erica was great with you; she used to pluck you crying from the car every morning. You really liked her. You always spoke of Caden during these times and thought he was the coolest kid ever. You still didn't talk much, but you learned your ABC's and your numbers. And when you started the threes, you and Hudson were the only ones who could write your name. Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene were awesome. You still cried a little at dropoff, but you did great as soon as you were out of the car. Your best buds this year were Hudson and Brooks, although unfortunately they both left for traditional pre-k. By the fours class, you were confident and in charge and jumping out of the car, eager to show Abby the ropes. Ms. Jennifer [Eli's Mommy] and Ms. Cindy were amazing teachers. You have learned so much this year, from your full name to your address to both our phone numbers. You are quite literally a sponge and you love to learn. But I suppose most important to the original goals, we have seen you blossom socially and speech-ally [not sure what word I want here!]. You talk non-stop, you have a memory far better than mine, you love to be organized, and you keep a wall calendar and wear a watch. This year John was in your class for the third year in a row, but your best buds were Eben and Asher. Ms. Cindy referred to you guys as the Three Amigos. They both also go to Watermarke, although you didn't know that when you glued on to Eben the very first day. Mommy's grateful though, since their mommies and I are becoming fast friends too. We tried to keep in touch with Brooks's family after last year, but we just didn't have enough in common. I am excited for you to continue a friendship with Asher and Eben, despite the different elementary schools. Out of a class of twelve, only you and Claire are going to Avery. And Eli too, although he couldn't be in your class this year since his mommy was your teacher!
Anyways, seeing as you and Abby are both awake now and wrestling on the bed next to me, it's time to wrap up this crazy long post. I could go on forever about how awesome you are and the wonderful experiences you had in preschool, but I guess I have to stop now. Daddy and I are soo very proud of you and we love you and we can't wait to see how great you do in elementary school. Oh the places you'll go! [which also happened to be your graduation present from us :)]. We love you, our preschool graduate!!
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| The Big Two on the last day Ryan's class wore yellow and Abby's green :) |
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| our awesome little man! |
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| Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Cindy's graduating class of 2013 |
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| Asher, Eben, and Ryan, bestest preschool buddies |
Monday, May 13, 2013
spring soccer
It's the end of the year! Wow! My baby is about to graduate preschool, how did that happen?? We've been busy wrapping everything up. End of the season soccer party, teacher gifts, upcoming class performances. Lots of fun and good times going on here. And then to top it all off, we are leaving for Destin Thursday afternoon, hooray!
Ryan and Coach Daddy have had a great soccer season. Unfortunately it's also been a very rainy one. I think we were up to three rainouts. Two games were rescheduled, but we're missing next week's makeup due to already made Destin plans. We love soccer, but we love the beach even more :) We had seven kids this season, including Glenwood from past seasons and Seth from preschool. I really felt like the team fit together very well and us parents all got along really well on the sidelines. Ryan would keep track of the games and tell me how many days until he could play soccer again. And near the end of the season, he asked more thean once if he could pray for no rain! He was very energetic and confident and happy to play. He scored several goals and ran and ran and ran around that field.
Ryan and Coach Daddy have had a great soccer season. Unfortunately it's also been a very rainy one. I think we were up to three rainouts. Two games were rescheduled, but we're missing next week's makeup due to already made Destin plans. We love soccer, but we love the beach even more :) We had seven kids this season, including Glenwood from past seasons and Seth from preschool. I really felt like the team fit together very well and us parents all got along really well on the sidelines. Ryan would keep track of the games and tell me how many days until he could play soccer again. And near the end of the season, he asked more thean once if he could pray for no rain! He was very energetic and confident and happy to play. He scored several goals and ran and ran and ran around that field.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
tidbits of Abby
**Abby has been practicing her spelling. "h-a-y" spells everything. It started correctly, "h-a-y spells hay." But recently "h-a-y" spells just about anything. "I know how to spell ----! h-a-y!" Except yesterday that is, when we were driving in the car and she was spelling with randomly shouted out numbers.
**Everything happened "last night" in Abby's world. I think I remember Ryan going through this stage, but I don't remember it being this extreme. Anything and everything that has already happened, happened "last night."
**Follow up: Abby spelled her name for us last night : "Abby, h-a-y, Abby." And earlier today, Ryan asked me how to spell of. I told him and Abby repeated: "of, o-h-a-y-f, of." It's silliness around here!
**Another follow up: For whatever reason, Ryan pointed out CVS to Abby as we drove by recently. Abby: "I know how to spell CVS:: h-a-y-C-V-S!!" [getting louder and louder until she's yelling the end].
**Everything happened "last night" in Abby's world. I think I remember Ryan going through this stage, but I don't remember it being this extreme. Anything and everything that has already happened, happened "last night."
**Follow up: Abby spelled her name for us last night : "Abby, h-a-y, Abby." And earlier today, Ryan asked me how to spell of. I told him and Abby repeated: "of, o-h-a-y-f, of." It's silliness around here!
**Another follow up: For whatever reason, Ryan pointed out CVS to Abby as we drove by recently. Abby: "I know how to spell CVS:: h-a-y-C-V-S!!" [getting louder and louder until she's yelling the end].
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann
Last weekend [April 27th], Granddaddy and Grandma came down for a visit. The kids loved having them here! Unfortunately it was pretty rainy and yucky most of the weekend; soccer was rained out for the third time this season, boo! But we still managed to find lots of fun stuff to do. Saturday we went down to Woodstock for a family fun festival. Ryan was a super big, brave boy and he went in the Monster water balls. He had a blast inside his bubble splashing around in the pool. He did great! Ryan and Abby also bounced and slid and played on inflatables, and we saw a firetruck, cement truck, and police motorcycle. After the festival, we went to lunch at Atlanta Bread [ABC if you are cool and old-school like us :)]. Yummy! Saturday afternoon we walked to the playground.
Sunday was miserably rainy. We made it to church and Ryan & I snuck out for a few minutes for Seth's Lego birthday party. Otherwise, we hung out inside playing games and Legos and the new McDonald's cash register set that Granddaddy brought Abby for her birthday. We then went to IHOP for dinner. Chloe was a big girl and sat in her first restaurant highchair, she did so good! Thanks Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann for a fun visit! We hope to see you again soon!
Sunday was miserably rainy. We made it to church and Ryan & I snuck out for a few minutes for Seth's Lego birthday party. Otherwise, we hung out inside playing games and Legos and the new McDonald's cash register set that Granddaddy brought Abby for her birthday. We then went to IHOP for dinner. Chloe was a big girl and sat in her first restaurant highchair, she did so good! Thanks Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann for a fun visit! We hope to see you again soon!
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| Ryan in the water ball! |
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| the festival in Woodstock |
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| at IHOP |
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