Kids: September 2008 Archives

Today is Will’s 6th birthday. He woke up so excited this morning about his birthday. (Actual quote: “I’m not going to be 5 any more.”) So, he got Krispy Kreme donut holes for breakfast, and Mommy brought cupcakes for lunch at school with him and his class. (This was an exiciting thing to do, too.) Dinner was more low-key (Moe’s), but it is exactly what he requested. Then it was back home to finish opening gifts. Matchbox-type cars are the big hit this year (as is the giant rug/map that he got now to drive them on).

We’ll get the photos and video up from the birthday party this past Saturday. (Still trying to recover from the lost hard drive — lots to redo.) But Will is now 6, and while he doesn’t look too different from yesterday, I think he’s relieved that he’s not the only kid who’s 5 years old in his class any more.

Now, here’s the scary thought — he’s one-third of the way to his college years. Yikes!

Well, it was not without a little trepidation that Will started his second year of elementary school today. That’s not to be unexpected. But after getting over that little distraction, he was gung ho to get to school. After all, he’s an expert at going to school and getting on the bus. (Yes, that is him in the middle of the picture on the right, somewhat hidden by the reflection on the bus window. I actually think it’s kind of cool, because he can be seen.)

By all accounts, he’s got a great teacher this year (Ms. Stone), so we look forward to lots of learning on his part. While I couldn’t extra too much detail on what he did today, he did say that he enjoyed school today. So we start yet another year of him growing up. I can’t wait to hear about all of the new things he’s going to learn about.

Well, the thermometer may say that it will continue to be warm, but the neighborhood pool is closing up and school starts tomorrow. That means that summer, for all intents and purposes, is over.

So, it was with a bit of shock that Will suddenly declared yesterday that he wanted to go out and ride his bike. Yes, that same bike that we couldn’t convince him to ride all summer. Go figure. So after filling up the tires with air and giving Will some quick instructions on pushing the pedals and using the hand brake (instead of the feet) to slow down the bike, he was suddenly off. And he wasn’t too bad, not even complaining too much on the uphill before our driveway.

So, now we’ve got (I hope) a kid who will get more and more into his bike. He’s still a bit skittish when cars are coming, but we’ll get him through it all. We’re just excited that he’s showing interest in riding his bike.

Some new pictures for our new nephew, Nicholas. The picture to the right is of Grampa with Nicholas this past weekend. And they had a professional photographer take some photos at 2 weeks. Some of the better photos are here on the photographer’s blog. (And not to embarrass Dena too much, but she also had some photos back in July that are very beautiful.)