This Chapter Ends

Our family has been a part of Lakewood Montessori for over four years.  It all came to a close when Owen graduated.  My boys went in as three year olds and both left with such great experiences, friends and a wealth of knowledge. 

Owen had a bit of a hard time adjusting to the preschool routine.  He is sweet, but oh so stubborn. He does things in his own time and is not quick about it. I had regular meetings with his teacher regarding his behavior and listening skills. Her expectations were high and he ended up meeting them.  He is more than prepared for his next big adventure in the fall. 

It's hard not to get choked up when they are walking to get their "diploma". In an instant I could picture this little guy as a senior crossing the stage preparing for college.  My heart hurts a little bit about how quickly time as already passed by that I just want to keep them little forever.



Spring Sports

Ben played soccer again this spring. He's been on the same team for a few seasons so it is great seeing the boys growing. They all play well together and the other families are great.  Baseball overlapped part of the season which kept us pretty busy for a while....

Until Ben broke his arm!

Jeremy was an assistant coach for the team but Ben only got to play one game, but made an excellent bat boy.

Ben fell off of our play-set and was complaining that it hurt. Our backyard was full of neighborhood kids and he wasn't playing. I knew something was wrong. We took a trip to Urgent Care and was told that it wasn't broken. Being the excellent parent that I am, I basically told him to suck it up for the next week. A week later, he winced when I turned his wrist to look at the mess on his hand from markers, I knew then he needed to be seen by an orthopedic. We went the next day and after another xray we were told that he had a fracture on his wrist and one on his elbow. I feel terrible about ignoring his symptoms but he's had a bit of fun holding it over my head.  Oh the guilt!

His cast was waterproof therefore he would still able to swim during the summer. I kept a sharpie handy for him to have all his friends and family sign it.