This Week's Fun!

Well, Jaden has successfully finished his first week of first grade. Here's a few of Jaden's answers to the usual questions...

His favorite subject? - "Rec" (i.e. recess)
Have you made any new friends? - "Yeah,lots, but I don't know their names."
Best part of the day? - "Going for lunch and Rec."
What did you sing in music class? - "Well, everyone else sang Wheels on the Bus, but I didn't feel like it."

Today on the playground, Jaden was asking about God and heaven....and then out of the blue he asked me "So, is God like the mayor of heaven?", and when I responded, "Something like that", Jaden then asked if he was more like a lawyer.

Lucas and I have enjoyed some time together while Jaden has been at school. Even with a two year old, the house is so quiet! Little Lucas loves to dance, and every day we have a short dance party!

Today we enjoyed a day at home, where between fights, Jaden and Lucas actually played together and helped me get the housework done....now that's progress!

Life on Knox

Well, it's been a bit of a challenging summer with Tyson gone and so many changes to our schedule, but it's also been fun! Next week Jaden will start school and though I can see some relief on the way, I'm going to miss our big guy around the house!

Lucas is growing by leaps and bounds. He loves music, dancing, and singing and often spontaneously rocks out. He has a wicked "ninja pose" (see photo) and can often be seen wearing a plastic fire helmet or safari hat. He's quick as a whip, can already count to 7 or 8 and knows most of the alphabet...and he's one of the most strong-willed children I know. Then again he's also 2 1/2.

Lucas is able to speak in nearly full sentences (he's standing beside me saying "mommy, I wants apple juice". He loves books and sits down to pretend read them for a long time, pointing at the words and pictures and making things up. Usually with his legs crossed.

Jaden has now lost both of his front teeth, but there's a picture of him with one missing. Too cute. Right now he looks like a hockey player. The other day Jaden said to me "mommy, I would fight a thousand monsters to protect you" out of the blue, and my heart just melted.

Jaden is mostly reading on his own, when I can convince him to slow down enough to read a bit. He's going to be starting basketball at the YMCA in a couple of weeks (his choice!) so I know we'll be burning off all of his extra energy. He's enjoying his new bunk bed in his room, as we've moved his old bed into Luke's room (I'm not brave enough to try putting Luke into that bed however!)

Summer Fun

Our little Jaden is starting first grade next week. I think tonight I was feeling a bit nostalgic about our summer and all the fun we had...here's a taste of our summer travels. By no means complete, it's at least a taste of some of the things we've done this year.

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