2nd grade First Day

Second grade has started and Corbin is loving it. He definitely feels like a “big kid”.  He actually asked Chris to drop him off at latchkey on his first day of school instead of having Chris walk him in so he could see his friends.  What?!?!  On the one hand, that’s awesome and I love that he wants to see friends and be independent.  On the other hand, you are my baby and I want to see you be walked in to class on the first day.  Oh well, I am sure this is only the first of many What!?!? moments in my parenting life!

I said Corbin was being super silly one day and he replied with ”of course I’m silly and joke around…that’s what you do in 2nd grade.”   Umm, ok, thanks for that update

We celebrated our first full week back to school on Saturday night with friends.  We went to dinner and a movie.  We saw Leap and it was fabulous!  If you are looking for a kid friendly movie with a good message and funny moments this is the flick for you.  We loved it!

We are excited to see what wonderful opportunities and growth will be had in this 2nd grade year!

Start of Summer

Corbin’s 1st grade year went well.  My first year at a new school and district was amazing.  So, we all finished strong, but are so enjoying our time away from routines, schedules, and the general craziness of a school year.

Corbin started off the summer with a bang by learning how to ride his bike! And he got up on real skies…the first try!  He did some big things right away this summer. (Insert sad face that I have no pictures of these big events)

He also had a goal that he wanted to read the first Harry Potter book over summer.  I thought that was a wonderful idea and we began to read and he is now a reading machine!  He has finished the first four books along with the movies.  He basically reads everywhere…in the car, restaurants, at home, lakeside…he’s a readin’.

But no worries, he still has time for many other of his favorite summer time activities:  playing with friends, pool time, going to the lake and swimming lessons.

Summer has started off on the right foot and we are both excited for the sunny summer days that are still ahead!

The Dinosaur Book

Corbin has spent hours over the past week working on his dinosaur book. He was so excited he wanted to share it with everyone. Enjoy!

Reading Session with a Dog -- Not So Much

Our local library had an event where you could go read with therapy dogs. Corbin, who is not super outgoing and open to new situations, was very hesitant. But with the encouragement (and maybe a push or two into the room) Corbin got in there and read to the dog.

His take away….the dog had stinky breath. So it wasn’t his favorite thing to do. But we told Corbin that now he’s tried it once if he chooses not to do that again it’s ok. It’s really important to try new things out first before deciding if you like them or not.

If you like dogs (and Corbin loves Grandma’s dog, so I thought he would love this) this is the event for you. However, if you not a fan of animals (that would be me) it’s not so much the thing to do.  Is it horrible that I am totally glad Corbin didn’t like it? I too thought the dog had stinky breath and I did not totally enjoy myself either.

Chris loved on the dog, while Corbin and I stuck to what we do best…read. Pretty sure a dog will not be a part of our household in the future.