Another big milestone...

Well, today was Parker's first day of kindergarten and he did great! He really seemed to enjoy it. He was most excited about remembering his lunch number. And he also is able to finally tie his shoes! (and he said, Mommy taught me to do it!). He said the best part of the day was playing with Avery, who is a little girl in his class who went to preschool with him. He and Avery are also at the same table in their classroom. He also said that they jumped rope and played with hoola-hoops at PE. It was a good first day of kindergarten. I just pray that it continues! Once I download my pictures from my camera, I will post first day of kindergarten pictures!

Has anyone seen Dane's ring????

Well, we have lost Dane's wedding ring. More like, I lost Dane's wedding ring. :( We always take our rings off when we are at home and put them on our ring holder on the bathroom counter. On Saturday, Dane and Parker ran to the store really quick and Dane did not put it on. He called me to say that he was coming home to get Mollie and I to go to run other errands together. When I got dressed and I put on my ring, I noticed that his was on the ring holder and I put it on my index finger to take it to him. Needless to say, 2 hours later when we got home, I remembered that I had his ring on my finger, but I never gave it to him and of course the ring was definately not on my finger anymore. We looked EVERYWHERE!! We even put on gloves and went through the trash with no luck. We are very, very sad and I feel sooooo bad about it. We ask each other on a daily basis if either one of us has found it. We are just hoping that it will show up somewhere - but where we have no idea because we have truly looked everywhere. Dane even went back to all the places where we ran errands and looked with no luck. So if you see Dane's ring, please let us know - it is engraved on the inside with a message and our wedding date. Big reward is offered for the one who can find it!!

Bitter sweet

Well, I cannot believe it - Parker starts kindergarten tomorrow morning. His last day at the CDRC was Wednesday, July 28 - and now he will be in "Big Boy School," as he calls it. We met his teacher today. I am excited for him but yet very sad at the same time. I cannot believe that he is starting kindergarten!! It feels like just yesterday he was Mollie's age. Time really does go by fast. I have really been praying for Parker and his kindergarten teacher - that he will make good friends, show good behavior and most of all be sweet to everyone. As much as I want Parker to be smart (the teacher in me has been working on reading, writing and math before kindergarten), I most of all want him to show the fruits of the spirit to everyone. I want him to be sweet, respectful and kind to everyone most of all.
Since I have to be at work and ready for my students tomorrow, Dane and Mollie will be taking Parker to his first day of school. As much as I want to be there, I know that I would be a basket case if I had to drop him off. Dane, on the other hand, will hold it together. The school is even having a Boo-hoo Breakfast for all the kindergarten parents to help them adjust too. If you are reading this, I would love all the prayers possible for my sweet little boy (and Dane and I) as he starts kindergarten. I will be posting pictures soon!