The McClung Family: September 2015

Monday, September 21, 2015

A Little More of August

I know! I know! I am just to the end of August and now September is winding down. Time flies, nap time isn't as long as it used to be, and I am not sure of my other excuses for not keeping up.

Kinsley loves babies. She kisses, rocks, dances, feeds, and pushes them around. She is a little momma.

Weston is feeding his zoo animals.

Out of all three, she talks the most!

I love Weston's smile.

Kinsley is reading a story about Biscuit that she loves by her favorite dog.

Weston found a frog. The kids(neighbors) were thrilled. Then they found another frog. So they made the pool the home. Sadly, both frogs couldn't withstand their caregivers.

Macie cut her hair again before school started.

We had a little fun before school started at the mall.

Both Macie and Weston have begged and begged to jump on this trampoline. Finally they gave it a try, were a bit scared in the beginning but loved it.

Santa Claus

Doing what he does: puts balls in, puts tees in, takes them out, looks at them, and puts them back in. GOLF is his love.

After a fun-filled summer, the BIG day approached. There was much excitement and some sadness too! We loved meeting Macie and Weston's new teachers before they started their first day. A day or so before school started Macie said that she wasn't excited for school. I looked in the rearview mirror and said why not. Her response as big tears ran down her chees, "What if I miss you." My thought was ok....stay home forever; however, I had to encourage her and tell her that even though I would miss her like crazy she would love it. 1st Grade is a lot bigger deal than Kindergarten as she is finding out. Some days she loves it and some days she says, "Yes, it is almost the weekend." I know she enjoys learning, art class, and spending time with friends but she is happy to be home.

Weston started preschool two days a week for 3 hours at Rockwood Early Childhood. I couldn't be happier with his fun, energetic teacher. Almost each day I pick him up he say,"I love my school." He is singing fun songs all the time and talking about making green choices. He seems to really love his time there and that is a relief for this momma.

Kinsley is at home with me and believe me, I AM KEEPING her for as long as possible. She loves to go to the school bus to get Macie and she also loves picking Weston up. She usually waves and says, "Hi, Macie," or "Hi, Weston!" Those hellos come with hugs. I have a feeling that when her day comes, she will be ever so ready to follow in her big sis and big brother's footsteps. Kinsley gets a big kick out of school buses so we sing "The Wheels on the Bus" a lot...every time time we see a big yellow bus. Kinsley does love reading her books, coloring, and sitting along side Macie and Weston when they are doing "school like things."

ME...well, I will say that first week back I had the BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES! I cried dropping both kids off but pulled it together after a short bit. It's always hard giving your child to someone knowing they will spend a good portion of the day with someone else. My prayer is the teachers love them, build them up, protect them, and realize just how special they are. What a different house we have with just one in school full time. I felt like each day was as slow as molasses. I couldn't wait for the bus to get home. Now that we are several weeks into our routine, I am much better and the days fly. I love seeing my little ones happy. I love spending special time with Kinsley and special time with Weston. I love listening to Macie read and spending special time with her..soak up that time. I love picking up the kids from school or the bus pulling into the neighborhood. I LOVE being at home to be the momma of three great kids!