Tyler and Scott are doing great in school! They had a good start in August to their brand new school and they both have super teachers! The week school started we were able to visit the school several times, especially Scott. I really think this helped ease the transition. On Sunday, August 14, the school was opened for families to come take a tour and see where their classrooms were. Scott had another chance to go in order to take more time in his classroom and talk to his teachers. By Wednesday, the boys were excited and ready to go! I held up well dropping my little red head off in Kindergarten, but it was still hard. He did great and didn't turn back! I was so proud of him!! Here are some first day of school pictures:
My 2 handsome school boys!
My 3 sweet boys...Grey Grey wishes he was big enough to go with them!
This was taken on the Monday before school started and I have to laugh at Scott's face!! He absolutely loves Mrs. Catone, his precious teacher, but he was not excited about having a picture taken with her after only knowing her for a brief time! :) Oh that red head!
Tyler was all smiles with his teacher....of course!!! :)
Robbie then had his first day at Irmo on Thursday, August 19. Here is his first day of school picture! :)
One morning on that first week of school, Greyson and I went to story time at the library and he made an apple painting. We actually then signed up to do story time every Tuesday for the month of September. It was a great activity for the 2 of us to do together each week, especially since he is not in preschool.
August 19 was Robbie's first game as an Irmo coach! They played at Dutch Fork and we went for the first half. Greyson was really into it all this year! Scott was interested in how the game of football works so I would explain downs, yards, etc as best I could! :) Tyler was not as interested as the other 2, but football just isn't his thing! :)
On Friday, September 2, Greyson and I went to the zoo with some friends and had a great time! Two of my running partners plus another new friend all have 2 year olds so, it was fun!
Greyson and Jack on a wagon ride through the zoo!
Greyson, Caroline and Jack posing on the elephant!
For the first Clemson game, we went to Katie and Mark's to keep Baby Austin! The boys were great with him and it was fun for me to get to snuggle him for a whole day!
Our good friends, the Kingerys, just moved to Lexington so a lot of our weekends are spent hanging out with them! They have 2 boys....8 and 4 so it is one big boy fest when we get together, but they have a blast together! One time in particular even the "big" boys got involved in a game of flag football. It was quite amusing!
On Friday, September 9 we were able to be a part of a huge honor given to my Grandaddy. A high school stadium in Sumter named their stadium after him! We were so humbled for him and wished he could have been there to be a part of it. He was such an advocate for education and athletics and this honor is so deserving. Below is a picture of the plaque that was given to my mom and Donna. I am so thankful my boys could share in this night! I was able to tell them just what an amazing man Grandaddy was!
On Friday, September 16, Tyler and Scott's school honored grandparents with Grits for Grandparents. Robbie's mom (Memaw) and my mom (Mimi) were able to go to breakfast with the boys in their school cafeteria. They all loved this fun memory!
I am a part of the very first PTO at the boys' new school. I am over Staff Appreciation as well as a Fitness Challenge we will do in the Spring. I have loved being a part of the school in this way and have enjoyed getting to know so many new people!! I am also co-homeroom mom for each of the boys classes....another thing I love! :) Each month, we have a day for Staff Appreciation where we provide a lunch or just special treats for all of the teachers. Our first one was a Tailgating Theme and of course I had to take pictures so I can remember things for next year! :) We incorporated both teams....Clemson and USC!
When Tyler was 2 years old, he loved a life size Curious George! He slept with it and pretty much had it with him all the time! Well, just recently Greyson started getting attached to George. It brought back so many sweet memories of Tyler at this age. Below are some pictures of Greyson reading to George. It was so cute in person and he was actually telling George the stories! :)
Last week at school, Scott was the very first Star Student of the week for his class. His class interviewed him, he got to take in his favorite book or toy and over the weekend he was able to take home the class owl, Glen. He was so, so proud!! Scott has adjusted so well to Kindergarten and it has been neat to see how much he has already grown. I had a conference with his teacher yesterday and she had nothing but great things to say about him. He always listens and does what he is supposed to be doing, and he is right on track with what he should know at this point in K5. During the 2nd week of school, Scott was the first one in his class to earn a "behavior buck" and then the first one to get to go into the treasure box for receiving 5 behavior bucks. He was on cloud 9!!! :) I am so very thankful that he is doing well and has such an amazing teacher!!
Last weekend, we took a trip up to Skye Top Orchard to pick apples! This was our first time ever doing something like this but I have a feeling it might become a tradition! The boys had a blast! It was the perfect fall day for picking apples and quite cold at times. Our most favorite part was the yummy apple cinnamon donuts that we waited 40 minutes in line to get....well worth it for sure! Robbie was given a ticket to the USC/Auburn game so he wasn't able to go, but my parents and Katie went with us.
So, those are just some happenings for us over the last 2 months! I gave an update on Scott with school, but here is a little update on Tyler and Greyson. Oh yea, stay tuned for a blog update after next weekend. Scott's birthday is Monday and his party is next Saturday so, I have to update it with all of those fun festivities! :)
Tyler is doing great in 3rd grade. He is in the Eagles (gifted and talented) program and seems to really enjoy it. He has made some new buddies which was one thing I was worried about since all of his other friends were staying at his old school. He has a great teacher whom he already recognized from his other school. His teacher conference went well the other day and she had only nice things to say about Tyler. It was so funny because Tyler's and Scott's teachers both told me the same exact thing...."He is so quiet but he does raise his hand to answer questions in class." You know, they get this quiet thing honestly....take a look at their father, their grandfather and actually (believe it or not) what I was like some as a child. :) Tyler was excited 2 weeks ago when he won for having the most box tops collected for the whole 3rd grade! He received a $10 gift card to Learning Express for winning....Yipee!! We are so proud of Tyler!!
Greyson is doing well and loving the one on one attention he gets from me (or Mimi) everyday. He is so great one on one and we have the best outings. It's when his brothers come home that Greyson's demeanor can sometimes change. Greyson is a super sweet, loving child, but boy does he have a major stubborn streak to him. WOW! When he gets his mind set on a toy he wants or something he wants to do, there is no turning back. Today for example, Greyson had to go to time out FIVE times as well as receive 2 pops on the leg for his behavior (his brothers had the day off from school but he also did not get as much sleep last night as he's used to). It is so funny (yet very frustrating as a parent) to see him go from a sweet boy to a "not going to listen to what you say" boy. I love my Grey Grey, though and he will always be known as "The Grey"! :) He is smart as a whip and does not miss a trick! He knows exactly what you are talking about and talks up a storm. He talks way more than Tyler or Scott ever did at this age, but I guess that comes with the territory. He loves to help us put the boys to bed at night. He refuses to go to bed first and has his little routine of hugging and kissing each one and then saying something to make them laugh as we walk downstairs. He keeps life fun and never dull!!! Some of his current Greysonism include: "I not did" and "I want to sleep on the trungle" (which is the trundle bed under Tyler's bed). Oh that boy!!!
Stay tuned for more soon....hopefully!! :)
2 comments:
Wow, that was a great post! It's fun relive all their fun activities through the blog! Tyler and Scott are such great students and examples. The Grey keeps it unteresting all of the time~
Love, love those Hardy boys!!
So fun to see what you have been up to. Man, 3 definitely keep you on your toes!!
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