First Day and Last Day of School for 2012-13

Aiden will be in preschool again this fall, but today was his last day for this school year!  Aiden has really grown a lot this year and looks and acts more like a little boy than a toddler.  He is smart, silly, and very mischievous! 

Hard to believe Luke will begin KINDERGARTEN in the fall!  He is still minus one tooth with another one soon to follow.  Luke wants to be "bigger than Daddy."  He is caring to other people and children (most of the time), loves to please, very independent, and wants to be about 13 years old like the big kids in our neighborhood.

Liam will also begin KINDERGARTEN in the fall and is super excited.  He continues to be very easy going, meticulous, funny, obedient, and hardworking. 

Kindergarten Here we come!

They have changed so much since September 2012 when we started this school year (see below).

 

First day of Preschool for everyone!  September 4, 2012

First day of Preschool as 4 year olds on September 4, 2012

Aiden's first day in the big boy preschool class on September 4, 2012 (2.5 years old)

We went to see the St. Paul Saints (a minor league baseball team) over Memorial Day weekend.  It was chilly and windy!

Liam enjoying his cotton candy



On our first sunny day in about a week, we enjoyed a hike with some friends (nine little boys, one not pictured!)

Despite the cool and rainy weather, we also enjoyed a short hike on Memorial Day.  The boys loved it.



Aiden was a mess after his cotton candy, but Liam hardly had a drop of stickiness on him!

 We had our last day of school for the 2012-2013 school year.  The boys have all grown a lot since they began school last September as 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 year olds.  Its amazing to look back at the pictures and see the physical differences in each of them.  We had a great year and we are looking forward to a big year this fall. 

We recently decided to keep all three boys at Montessori for another year.  While we looked at public, private, and charter schools for kindergarten, we ultimately decided it would be easiest if they were all at one school for at least another year.  With a new baby arriving in August, there will be lots of change for us so keeping schedules as simplistic as possible is a bonus.  Luke and Liam will attend three full days of kindergarten and Aiden will continue to attend two half days for preschool.  The Montessori school where they have all attended since around 2 years of age only goes through kindergarten so we will be making some changes for first grade. 

We are excited about some camps, vacation, Bible school, pool days, and other fun activities this summer.  Of course, the arrival of Baby boy #4 is getting closer and we are all excited to meet him!