Sam was so excited to show me his "kissing hand" when I picked him up from Mother's Day Out this afternoon.
I asked him if they read the book and he said no, but I'm thinking they must have. I used to have my own copy, but I couldn't find it, so we'll have to check it out from the library the next time we go.
Silly boy.
One of Sam's friends gave him a candy cane at his Christmas party. Sam had tried one a few weeks ago and didn't like it, but this one made him quite happy, and silly!
It was J is for Jammies Day at school today.
Sam got to wear his polar bear jammies and bring Hop-Hop for show-and-tell. They had pizza for lunch and read stories sitting on sleeping bags by a camping tent. Instead of the usual butter cookies for snack, the kids had teddy grams and, as Sam explained to me, "teeny tiny pillows" - marshmallows, I'm assuming. It was a little chilly and rainy today, too - perfect for a jammie day!
Today was the first of several Halloween Dress-Ups planned for the next few days.
Sam's school has dress-up day every year at Halloween time. The kids have to come dressed as an animal from Noah's Ark or a person from the Bible. Last year Sam was a bumblebee for Halloween which went perfectly with his school's theme. It was easy.
This year, Sam wants to be the moon for Halloween Specifically, "the full moon - like a cookie". Not so easy. And, neither an animal nor a person from the Bible.
So we went on a hunt for an animal costume. Most of them are expensive and look like they'd be hot and stuffy to wear all day at school. Fortunately WalMart had a make-your-own-animal-costume end cap with several cheap, lightweight animal choices. For less than 10 bucks, we had ourselves an elephant costume.
Sam was especially excited about his costume once I informed him that an elephant's favorite food is peanuts!
School is back in session - Hallelujah!
Can you tell I'm just a little bit excited that Mother's Day Out has started? Being cooped up with Sam this triple-digit summer has been tough!
Sam's excited, too. He has two very sweet teachers, one of whom was a teacher in his class last year. When I pick him up I can tell he's had a great day. They do such a great job there and he's learning so much, academically and otherwise. He's talking so much more compared to this time last year and can tell me in detail all about his day.
Last week we went to the grocery store after school and as I was pushing the cart, browsing for our dinner ingredients, Sam told me a story about a woman who ate an apple. He mumbled something about someone being "mad" at her for eating the apple and when I asked him to repeat it he said "She ate the apple and God was MAD!".
"Oh!", I said. "You're talking about Eve!"
"No! Not STEVE, Mama!!", he said. I told him I didn't say "Steve" I said "Eve", because that was the woman's name - the one who ate the apple.
I was so happy he was a.) listening during Chapel and b.) able to retell the story to me! As a former teacher, these little successes make me very happy!
Today was the last day of school for Sam...and Mama!
Sam had a great day, even though it was a little bittersweet saying goodbye to his amazing teachers. He had so much fun this year and learned
a lot
.
Oh, and he grew. Tall.
Remember the picture on the left? It was taken August 31st,
. He was just 18 months old. On the right is his picture from this morning, the last day of school, 27 months old.
Where did my baby go?
When I picked Sam up from school on the first day, he'd been crying and looked exhausted, but still wanted to show me his stamp. I still had my camera with me from the morning, so I snapped the pic on the left. I took a similar picture yesterday after picking Sam up from school, and this time he was a much happier - and bigger - boy!
Today was my official last day of school, too. I loved my job, but it will be nice to have a break from the stress of getting Sam ready in the morning, getting him and all of his stuff in the car and to the church on time, and then making the extra little trek to my school!
Come August, though, we'll be ready to be a teacher and a student again!
Greatful for a wonderful school-year for both of us and looking forward to a fun, relaxing summer!