School Has Started!

Yesterday was the first day of school for the kids. Cameron in 1st grade and Haley in kindergarten. I still cannot believe it. I took the morning off so I could take them (and their pictures, of course) and also so I could pick Haley up to hear all about her first day. She loved it (as we expected) and said she met friends but she didn't know their names yet. As we were walking to the car she asked where she would go tomorrow. I told her back to kindergarten. She got a huge smile on her face and said "Oh, I forgot." She is so funny. Her teacher, Mrs. DelGiorno, commented to me that she is a smartie pants. She asked the kids to write their name on their paper if they 'could' and she said Haley looked up at her and asked, "My last name too?" Yup, that's right, our little girl knows how to write and spell Herbolsheimer!

Cameron's first day went well also, with his only complaint being that he didn't have enough time to eat much lunch. We asked if it was because it was just a hectic day or if he spent too much time talking or what, but he just plain said he didn't have enough time. Guess he's going to have to learn to eat fast! I'm suspecting at day care they were given much more time for lunch so he's just not used to it. We'll see! Today he is trying hot lunch for the first time. It's two mini-hot dogs. I'm anxious to see how he liked it. It is hard to believe lunch is only $1.75. He's also trying Safe Key for the first time. He said he liked that as well. We are really hoping he'll try to get his homework done at Safe Key so he can have more time at night for himself.

Chase, of course, is still at the babysitter while we work. He is almost 13 months now and so much fun. He finally learned to do a real crawl just a couple days before his 1st birthday. Now he is quite fast when he wants to be. He loves to be in the fridge and freezer so we have to look around before we open them because if he hears them open he is at our feet and crawling inside before we even have time to grab the butter! He is starting to realize he has legs and that they are useful for standing. He pulls himself up on lots of things but he's still quite unsteady. As far as I'm concerned, this is ok. I am sure once he learns he can walk he will be all over the place in no time! He loves loves loves to be in Cameron's room playing with his Legos. We have to be really careful to keep his door closed at all times. He likes Haley's room too and he is allowed to go there. Most of the time he heads straight for the bright blue princess heels and a baby doll. He loves to give dolls kisses (or maybe he's biting them, who knows!) He loves any and all music. Whenever he hears music he twists his torso and swings his arms. Sometimes he rocks side to side too. He is quite the dancer.

As far as food goes, he prefers pureed baby food over chunks of people food. BJ gave him some baked potatoes the other night and he really liked those. We've been using sign language with him for quite some time and he definitely understands things. He is getting better about signing what *HE* wants, but I suspect some day soon he will just start signing and we'll be able to communicate much better. He is wearing 18mo - 2T clothes and size 4 diapers. He has three teeth (two on bottom, one on top) and the 2nd one on top is about to come through. He loves to wave bye-bye when anyone says the word. He's very social and has the warmest smile.

Well, I know it was a brief update but it's an update!