August brought in first days of school, Labor Day weekend, and some band preview shows.
Elliott's first day of school was August 26th. He is in 6th grade this year, and it's the first year of school he has had where his big sister is not in the same building as him. I think he is loving not having Emma around to bother him and comment on what he's doing. He seems to like his classes, and is doing well. He is one of the tallest kids at school, and now he is getting to be one of the oldest as well.
Emma's first day of school was the next day, Thursday August 27th. She did not let us take a first day of school picture, which was a bummer. She was pretty nervous for her first day, but now that she is 4 weeks into school she is crushing it. She almost never has homework, she is keeping pretty good grades in her classes, and she has at least one friend in every class. She especially likes her drawing and band classes. And she really enjoys being in band. I think she will stick with it for the next 3 years, which is really exciting.
Emma's first preview night was the beginning of August. They had a parent preview night. We had a potluck, a band parent meeting, and then the kids performed their show for us on the football field. It was really fun to watch and gave us a taste of things to come. Emma was obviously enjoying herself, so that was nice to see.
They also had a clinic toward the end of the month where instructors work with the kids all day, and then they perform at the end of the day at Howard Wood Field. We got to watch 7 different bands perform, and it was a beautiful evening to be sitting in the stands watching bands perform. We are really getting into band and enjoying the ride.
We decided to keep it pretty low-key for Labor Day weekend since we have been so busy lately. Friday evening, we just enjoyed an evening at home, being outside, and enjoying our own yard. It was great. On Saturday, John took the kids to Izzy's Gym to look at Pokemon cards and other things. They enjoyed it, and even got some free merchandise.
We also did another Sip N Cycle at work. It was pretty fun, but it was hot again, and some people went a little too hard.
Also, randomly, we went shopping for a new washer and dryer over Labor Day weekend, and we ended up finding something we liked and buying it. So, now we have a new washer and dryer, which is wonderful.
The kids ended up spending a night at the farm because Jim and Barb got a 3D printer, and the kids had a lot of fun printing items with that. They kept that printer running the entire time they were out there. We brought out some supper when we picked up the kids, and that was pretty much our Labor Day weekend.
August flew by between the fair and school starting. I think we are finally getting into a schedule with school and all the extra things. I am really proud how well the kids are adjusting to school and schedules again. We have had some screen time issues and are working through those, but overall I am a super proud mom and just hope it continues throughout the school year.
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| Sip N Cycle Fun |
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| My chat GPT first day of school photo (haha!) |
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| Enjoying the band |
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| The Roosevelt Clinic! |
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