Life is moving along...

So Mid-September has come and gone and I felt I best be on the ball with an update! As I mentioned in the last post there were some items from the end of August I didn't get to post yet... SO:

First thing first:
First day of school photo!



Jordan really is loving school! His teacher is great and he is really enjoying the new classmates. He's got a good amount of new friends and he likes to play games with them on the playground. He makes up all these game ideas and the kids like to play them with him. It is funny because after school we'll be walking to the car and kids will run up to him and say, "Hey J.J., are we going to play on the playground tomorrow?" And Jordan will say, "YA!" And the kid will run off all excited.

Jordan also came out of school last Wednesday holding hands with one of the girls in his class. He had the BIGGEST smile on his face. He held her hand the entire way to the car. Half way there another girl ran up beside him and started holding his other hand. She stuck around until the end of the playground and then had to go. He was just full of smiles. In the car I asked him how his day went and he was all a-talk about this girl. So I asked him if he liked her and he said, "Well I do like her a lot, but not 'top like' her, you know." I said, "What's top like?" And he replies, "Top like is like a girlfriend... but I just like her like in the middle... like a friend that's a girl but not like the top like girlfriend." I was giggling. It is too cute.

While Jordan is in school I've been working hard to keep Jade busy. That can be a tough job! She is very fun but she definately likes having a playmate which, when Jordan is gone, becomes me! She really likes to create things. I found a 'fun with raisins' board book when I was back in California and she loves to get it out and play with the raisins... especially because she eats them between the pages.


She also loves to play with Polly Pockets and Playhouse dolls. Last year on her birthday Grandma and Grandpa bought her this little house and now she pulls all her playhouse dolls and polly pockets out and she will play with them. It is fun to watch her imagination develope.



The children also enjoyed the last few warm days of summer in the pool. Both of them are very good swimmers now and love to be in the water. I wanted to grab a picture of both of them floating in the pool. This pool has been one of the best things this year!



At the end of August Jordan had two loose teeth on top. At the beginning of September his first one finally fell out. He was really excited. Within a week he lost his other top tooth. We joke now that he can sing the "All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth" Song. I took some pictures to remember this phase for him (And I plan to scrap them too!) haha

Ignore the red-eye, I didn't touch the pictures up :)



When I went back to my hometown I took some wallets of the kids with me (that I made) So I want to include them in this post. If any family or friends would like a copy of the wallets please email me and I'll send them to you :)

































September has been a good month so far. Jeramis is still busy with work and Martial Arts. We moved to a new facility this month and it has been great. Training is fun and we had a seminar this month that was quite a good work out.

I will update you all more soon! ENJOY!

The August Adventure

So, as you can see, the past months have been busy!
August was no different than June and July.

Jordan finished school the second week of August. He graduated 1st grade and received the Principal's Award for being an avid reader and great helper. He was very surprised to get that award. We were able to all go to his award ceremony. We are so proud of him!

He was sad to say goodbye to his teacher. He really liked her a lot. She's moving up to 3rd grade next year and he'll be able to see her around school. We found out he is moving to a different track for next year (which is actually started at the end of August) and has a really great teacher lined up.

Jade was excited to have Jordan home again. She likes being able to bug him... I mean "play" with him. Haha. Poor Jordan. He's so good to put up with her antics. For the most part they really do get along well and they had fun being together during his "summer" break (of only 2 1/2 weeks. jee whiz) Jordan thought it was weird that he was going into 2nd grade so soon. Track definately takes some time to get accustom to... I'm still not a fan.


During Jordan's 'summer' vacation we went to see the Sharks again. He likes that a lot. We also went to a local conservatory and took pictures of the kids there. We spent a lot of time in the pool and playing outside.



Toward the end of the month I went back to my 'home town' for my 10 year HS Reunion. That was fun. I haven't been back to that town for a long time... probably 7 or 8 years at least. Shortly after Jeramis and I got married my parents moved to Southern California and later to the Mid-West, so "home" is a relative place now. But going back was a great opportunity for me to take pictures of all the places and things I use to go do. It was also great to visit with old friends! It has been a long time since I've seen them and to catch up was such a treat. I'd wished we could have all gone back but this time it was just easier for me to go alone. Next time perhaps :)

When I returned we prepared for Jordan to start 2nd grade. That Wednesday school started and he officially became a 2nd grader :) He was excited and his teacher is really great. Every day he has so much fun. When I picked him up after school the first day he told me he had asked his teacher if he could stay at school until Friday because he "didn't want to go home because school was too much fun!" It was cute. He also has a very very wiggly tooth that is nearly out.. :)
I have some more pictures to post from this month, I'll put them in my next entry :)
I'll post again soon!