Career Day

Last Friday we had career day in Kindergarten. We talked about Community Helpers and Careers all week. We had a policeman, fireman, and ambulance driver all come to the school and talk to the kids about their jobs. Well, Bryson's class learned about the planets in his Preschool class last year and he has said he wants to be an astronaut ever since. He really likes the planets and he could name them all last year and is really interested in space. So I got him an astronaut costume so he could wear it to school on career day and then he is going to be that again for Halloween. He was so excited to wear it and to tell his class about what he wants to be when he grows up. He loves school and we do such neat things in Kindergarten that he is always excited and looking forward to something. I think he looks handsome in his costume.

My future astronaut!

Why yes, that is Madelyn with me in my classroom at school on Career Day. Why you ask? Well, that morning I left my house at exactly 7:20 and headed to the babysitters house. Got to her turn off at 7:27 and realized it was flooded and had road blocks and there was no way to get my daughter to her babysitters house. I have to be at school and signed in at 7:45 so now I am panicking. I call my principal and explain the situation. I am then told to bring her to school with me until I can have someone come pick her up. So, I brought my 6 month old daughter to my Kindergarten class on Friday and she stayed with me for about an hour until Brian could leave work to come and get her. The kids loved her of course and the teachers kept stealing her from me so Madelyn was in Heaven. It ended up being ok, but let me tell you it was a stressful morning. I have such a helpful husband! I am so thankful for him everyday.

Madelyn loves Kindergarten already!

Fire Clowns

We took the Kindergarten classes to the civic center today to watch the fire clowns. The kids love their skit. They ask a teacher if she will send 3 or 4 or her students down to help out during the program and they asked Bryson's teacher Mrs. Puckett this year to pick some kids from her class. She picked Bryson and 3 other kids to go down. He got to go down to the floor and they asked him his name in the microphone and he said,"Bryson Ray Yeager". They asked him where he went to school and he said,"Hilldale Lower Elementary." and they asked him what grade he was in and he said,"Kindergarten College." It was precious. That is what we call it at Hilldale, Kindergarten College. The kids love that. Then he got to show everyone what he would do if his clothes caught on fire. So, he stopped, dropped, and rolled for everyone. He did great! He is usually a little stand-offish if he is going to be the center of attention like that, but today he loved every minute of it. He saw me watching him in the stands and waved at me and started blowing me kisses. I am so proud of him. He is doing awesome in school. We want our Kindergarteners to leave us at the end of the year reading on a level 4. Bryson is reading on a level 8 or 9 right now. He is unbelieveable! He's such a sweet kid, a total blessing.

Madelyn's 1st real food

Not sure what to think about these sweet peas. She just kept it all over her face at first and kept looking at me with a very strange look on her face. She warmed up to it after a few tries though.
This would be what happened after she realized that she did like this stuff, and I wasn't getting it to her fast enough. She would smile when I gave her a bite, then immediately start to cry when I took the spoon out of her mouth to get her more. It was so funny to watch.
Once again, we aren't quite sure what just happened. We aren't even sure if we enjoyed it or not. As you can tell, we don't miss any meals at our house, so I am sure she will eventually take a liking to the sweet peas or whatever else comes to the table! Bryson even fed her a few bites tonight which was funny to watch. He really enjoys helping me out!