And Then There Were Two.

thanks for the fresh take on...well....Everyday! LOL! Enjoy Life!

just love that we aren't the only folks who refer to our kids as "the boy" and "the girl". After all that time we spent picking out perfectly nice names.... ;)

I just this afternoon commented that second grade homework is kicking this mama's rear... Maddie is working on a week-long project about clouds that involves lots of art supplies, and child #2 and #3 aren't really that into leaving her alone to do it. On top of everything else there is to do :)

What a beautiful post Ali - love seeing Simon working so well on his work and Anna doing some serious study of her own - such a photo of bliss.....oh yeah ...just wait until Simon has his first project to do - wompah that was a doozie in our place this year but as expected a child with ASD did it PERFECTLY!!!!!

Isn't it great that your kids get along so well? Simon is growing up so quickly and obviously working so hard on his homework and your little sweetie is just too cute! Thanks for sharing your every day with us.

thank you

Catching up on my blog reading, and just read this post. Thought I'd share with you what my daughter's 2nd grade teacher told me when I asked about the huge increase in homework. "Second Grade is all about preparing them for Third Grade, and in third grade they have to do more work, on their own and be more responsible for their own work" I found this to be quite true, and the jump from 3rd grade to 4th, which we made this years is just as big. Have fun and enjoy them, they are beautiful kids!

Thanks for the reminder about Evalicious. Just scooped up some of her dazzling button embellishments. :-)

Hi Ali!
Have you seen the felt food by BeckyM over at Etsy? She makes the most amazing things and I always order baby shower or baby birthday gifts from her... so cool! Interestingly, her listing is just below yours on my Cool Links page. Here's her Esty shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5128266
All the best,
kathy

Kathy - that is an awesome link!!! I had not seen her before but will add her to my favorites.

I'm not sure if you read all your comments or not (how in the world would you have time???), but I was a second grade teacher for 7 years. Every single year, parents commented on how much more homework there was in 2nd grade. My response was always, "Wait until 3rd." So, here is your head's up. Third grade is an entirely different world from 2nd. So glad Simon is adjusting well!