First Day of School 2011

School started on August 11 and the kids are in full school mode! Jordan is finishing his last year of elementary school (5th grade) and Jacob is in the first stages of his (1st grade). Where has the time gone? This will be the last year that the boys will be in the same school together. Both boys love school and enjoy learning and do very well in school!

I am excited for the experiences that are in their future. I know they are covered in Jesus' blood and His hand will guide them in their decisions. They love Him and know they can call on His name when they are in need, when mom is not there to help.

Since Jacob is in 1st grade and going all day, I have started working more. I am officially a part-time stay at home mom which makes me sad. The last 10 years have flown by so quickly, I definitely think I blinked way too much!

Awards Day/Kindergarten Party 2011

School is over for another year! Both of the boys had great teachers this year and next year is no different! Jordan got a great home room teacher and Jacob got a great teacher and tons of friends in his class! Jordan finished the year with the Honor Roll Award, pulling all A's and B's! Jacob mastered everything but the color "gray" in Kindergarten- yeah that's my fault because well, I forgot it was on the color list to study with him on! It definitely had it's challenges but my kids finished hard in the end! All in all, it was a great year. So it's summertime in the Fuller house and we have big plans! Vacation in a week, moving, building a house, then moving again. I guess we'll throw a little fun in there somewhere in between all the work! I am so proud of my boys, I am very blessed!

School Memories

No pics today, just an entry so I can remember these moments. Today went smoother than yesterday as far as our morning routine. Both boys were easy to wake up and still excited for school. Jordan put the finishing touches on his Brown Bag Presentation. He had to find 8 items that answered the 8 questions his teacher asked and they had to be small enough to fit in a brown paper lunch bag. Questions were for example:

~What career/job do you want when you're older: Jordan found a picture of Dicky V., a famous sports announcer...he's wanting to be a sports analyst when he grows up!

~ What is your hobby: he took a baseball card because he collects baseball cards.

It was a neat project and at the last minute he changed his mind on the What do you dislike the most question: his first answer was broccoli, so we had a piece of broccoli ready but he changed it to the Cubs baseball and picked a Cubs baseball card!

Jacob was excited again today for school. He was so excited that when we arrived at school, he told me he wanted Jordan to take him in. Ummmmmmmmmmmmm........................NO! I don't think so. He asked why and I simply told him that I wasn't ready for that and we'll see about it in the future, the very distant future! He told his brother to have a good day as we parted hallways and a teacher commented on how sweet that was......if she only saw them when they fought!!!! He took his folder out of his backpack by himself and put the pack away in the locker.....his teacher encouraged us to let them do things themselves. I don't have a problem with Jacob doing things on his own, he makes his own pb&j sandwiches, brushes his teeth on his own, gets dressed alone, gives himself a bath (with our supervision of course), he does chores....he's pretty independent. We headed down to his room and said our good byes and he went in alone. So much easier than yesterday. The house is quiet but I plan on getting a lot accomplished today. 4th grade day #3 and Kindergarten day #2 is being written right now, I pray they have a great day!