Declan started 3 yr old preschool back in August 2012. He went 3 days a week from 9am to 12pm. He had the sweetest teachers, Ms. Kristy and Ms. Christy. They were just amazing with the kids and Declan was so excited to go daily and didn't want to leave at the end of the day. He learned so much and met a lot of new little friends.
He went on a field trip to Grandy Greenhouse back in October to pick pumpkins.
He also had a visit from the Fire Department and from The reptile guy, who shared all his lizards, snakes and turtles with the kids!
April 19th he turned 4! He chose to go to the Portsmouth Children's Museum and out to eat for his special day.
He also celebrated his big day at Children at Play (our local children's museum) with a Leonardo (TMNT) birthday cake!
It was a huge help having Elizabeth and Declan both wanting the same theme for their joint party. I am not sure how many years we will be so lucky....lol!
We attended a special mothers day program at Declan's preschool. The kids sang for us, made us gifts and we got to have a mommy and Declan brunch at school that day. It was really nice and so great to get time with him alone.
Declan's last day of school was in the middle of May. He will be attending the same school, but in the 4 yr old class this year. He will attend 4 days a week with the same hours as last year.
Declan also got introduced to the world of tball this year. He barely made the cut for age to play, but he did! He was on the same team as Elizabeth, which made our life a little easier with the same practices and games. He was a little entertainer for sure on the field. From not stopping on a base and completely running all 3 bases every time (even though he knows to stop) to leaving his position on the infield to chase down balls on the total opposite side. The crowd loved him every game and he knew it....lol!
Declan just finished up his first year of Red Cross swimming lessons with Christen Buchert. It is so cute to watch him do "Chicken, airplane, solider" as he glides across the pool on his back. He has really grown a lot in this last year. He is just the silliest little guy and will keep you laughing. Some of his "stories" he comes up with we have no clue where he gets this stuff from. We are super proud of all his accomplishments this last year!
Wow! It's been a little over a year since I have posted. I really need to get better about this, things have just been so crazy and busy around here. So I will catch everyone up! I'll have to this in parts so let's start with Elizabeth!
Elizabeth, started Kindergarten August of last year.
She had the best teachers ever, Ms. Meekins and Ms. White. She absolutely loved them to death.
She had two field trips, one to Morris Farm Market (to pick pumpkins back in October 2012) and the other to the Norfolk Zoo in Virginia a few weeks before school got out for the summer.
She had a really nice graduation and has advanced to 1st grade.
Elizabeth turned 6, on April 2nd. She had a special day at the Virginia Living museum and then dinner afterwards.
She also had a party at Children at Play (the local kids Museum) complete with her friends and family and her Donatello (TMNT) Cake. Nothing else would do, it had to be the Ninja Turtles for her party.
Elizabeth also took dance for the third year this past year. We loss her teacher, Victoria Toms, to Cancer last September. Her co-owner, Mila stepped in and has been just amazing! She had her 3rd recital in June of this year.
Elizabeth also got into sports at the Rec. dept. this year. She played spring soccer and tball this summer. We have already signed her back up for soccer this fall.
Elizabeth also had the privilege of taking her second year of red cross swimming lessons from Christen Buchert. Christen is truly amazing with kids and they learn so much from her. We are so very proud of Elizabeth and all her accomplishments this past year.
I forgot to add, she decided to chop her hair off. It is absolutely adorable on her!
