School Work

I thought I would share some of the work that has been coming home with the kids lately. First we have Becca's B worksheet. She remembered the rainbow order and put in on her paper along with some buttons.

Here they talked about Johnny Appleseed. Becca colors inside the lines better than Patrick.


And now for some of Patrick's work. First is a caterpillar.


On this sheet they were to write a D next the pictures that start with D. Patrick ignored that and tried to sound out the words. I had him fix a few when he got home but he got duck right!


He's so excited about sounding out/spelling words that he just does it now on the pictures.

Pat knows his body parts.

Last week I tried having George sit at the table for lunch with Becca. He did very well at lunch and just threw his food on the floor at dinner, which landed him right back in the highchair.


This was taking before Becca's first soccer game a few weeks ago.


Quotes:
* It's windy outside and I tell the kids to put on their windbreakers, or jackets. Patrick says "My jacket can break wind better than ever!" to which Becca replies "That means you farted!"

* Coming home from school today, Patrick informs me he invited his teacher, Mrs. Olsen, to his birthday party. I asked "What if we don't have a birthday party?" Patrick replies "Its a surprise!" After laughing I asked "How can you plan your own surprise party?" Without missing a bet, he says "Maybe I'll forget!"

Grandma Great's 90th Birthday

Yesterday we journeyed to South Bend to celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday. Here she is with Teresa.

We went to D&T's house before the party. George enjoyed pushing John around.

The kids stopped eating waffles just long enough for me to get a picture.


Jake always looks so serious.

Katie keeps an eye on George as he checks out the CAT toy.

Patrick found another toy.

AJ showed off his block building skills.

And Gabe just took it all in.

We had Mass on the porch at the Milton Home. It was kinda crowded but John, AJ and Gabe found a couch...

...with room left for Clara and Liam.

Miss Katie being herself.

Becca being herself too.

Father Eddy Shea, yet another cousin, said the Mass and invited the kids up to the alter for the consecration. They all help bless the bread and wine.


Erin enjoyed some food with Becca and Lucas.

Katie made some improvements to Patrick's looks.

There was a bird in the parlor that George found VERY interesting.

John being silly.

Liam shows me some of his moves.

Patrick asked me to take this picture, I really don't know what he's doing.

Dan and Lucas sharing some cake.

Here are 13 of the 16 great-grandchildren of the birthday girl: John, Erin, Katie & Jake Coffey, AJ, Gabe & Lucas Sullivan, Liam & Clara Venia, Patrick, Becca & George Hatton and Norah Estes. The Clark kids, the newest of which was born only a few weeks ago, opted to stay home with Mom but they were missed.

The are a good looking bunch of kids aren't they?

This is the banner that each kid's hand is traced on and decorated. Thanks for the picture Lauren.

A special thanks to Dick, Kate, and Joan for getting this party together. I know there was a lot of people, which can be hard when you're 90, but I'm glad we came.

Becca's 1st Day of Preschool

Last Tuesday, Becca had her first day of preschool and she was very excited to go!


The Showalters came over VERY early to celebrate my birthday with donuts. I told them to hang out until it was time for school and the kids let me get a couple of shots in. There are seven children 6 and under on my couch!

Here Becca and her best and oldest friend Emily are getting excited for their first day of school.

Here Becca and George wait outside of the building.

What a nice big sister she is!

Here's Becca and Emily again. I didn't realize how much taller Becca is until I looked at this picture.

George is excited about our alone time.

I'd like to say its quite around here with two kids in school but I haven't had a chance to stay home! I'm sure we'll adjust and learn to love it. Becca told me she had a great day and loves school. Hopefully this love of school will continue for many years to come.

Labort Day Weekend

We headed up north for the Labor Day weekend. It was rainy and wet most of the time but we managed to run around in the driveway Saturday morning.

Grandma found some old toys in the garage. George loved the helmet.


Becca got a jump rope but couldn't use it the way it was designed. But being an industrious kid, she soon found another use.


With they others gone, George thought he'd take a crack at the bike. He wasn't too happy when an adult stopped him.

Grandma took a turn at hulu-hooping. Shortly after this the hoop turned into a carriage, Becca was the driver and I was the horse.

George got a hold on a street hockey puck. I guess it was fun to throw around because that's what he did.

Here we are getting ready to watch the ND game.

Sunday, George put on a fashion show for us.


Gwennie got lots of play time while we were around.


Becca and Pat always love hanging with Aunt Mary. She's always reading them a book or showing them her IPad.

On Sunday afternoon while Dad was baking, George fell asleep in Great-Grandpa's lap. I love this picture!

Thanks again to Mark and Jan/Grandma and Grandpa for having us. And thanks to all the wonderful food you served, it motivated me to get my butt out of bed and start running again.