Conor’s “tricks” as he went around the neighborhood…
What do clouds wear under their pants?
Thunderwear
How do you make a tissue dance?
Put a little boogie in it
Why do seagulls fly over the sea?
Because if they flew over the bay, they would be called bagels!
Elliot did tech crew for the play at his middle school, Robin Hood. He applied for costumes. I guess costumes in middle school isn’t the most busy responsibility, so he had a lot of downtime and might explore lights or audio for the spring musical. We are proud of him for trying something new, meeting new people, and putting in the effort. The students really did an incredible job and the play was funny. It even had Ken references from the Barbie movie. Nice job Station! Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Alex, Clayton, and I went to the Saturday night performance… and Jordan, Pop and Conor went to the Sunday afternoon performance (no pics taken at that one!)
All kinder/1st grade teams make it to the Super Bowl because supposedly scores aren’t kept all season. Despite not winning any games, the Seahawks played in one of five Super Bowls vs the Eagles. They scored one touchdown and their team name was called across the loudspeaker at the high school stadium. Conor tried to get out of played due to yesterday’s injuries — scraping both knees twice while running on concrete. (Once down our driveway in crocs and another time at Crabtree nature center towards a sign that was decidedly not on the concrete). Beautiful weather for a game and many family members in the cheering section! He helped me make his sign. The blue box says the word ghost because it’s almost Halloween, the bottom boxes are spirit wear, and smiley faces off his shoulder cover up a kid who he didn’t want in his pic
go Seahawks
friends from MA came in!
elliott and I also went to a dog shelter fair downtown he wants one so badly I fele
bad for him bc I really don’t! He’s trying to prove he is responsible enough I’m trying to let people know he is available for dog sitting!
he told me since he is a boy, he only has eyelashes on the top of his Apple. Not the bottom.
This was a 45-minute project with Conor. He was so proud of every sentence. He only decided to end after he realized his brother and sister were watching a show and he wanted his show time too.
He is ready to go! Conor was a champ at kindergarten drop-off! No visible apprehension even though it was pretty chaotic during the line up process and there were other kids definitely crying. In fact, two days ago, he told me he’s ready for 1st grade. 🙂
On the walk to school, after taking pics with the other 20+ kindergarteners in the neighborhood, he gave me an impromptu hug — and also later held my hand. (Seldom do those happen, so I guess those were the only visible signs of this being a different type of day)
As he walked into school, a friend was calling out his name – his Conor! I’m right behind you. He waved back. He’s lucky to know quite a few kids at Lines, between the neighborhood crew, friends from preschool, and fellow athletes from t-ball and flag football.
Daddy did his hair–and picked out his shirt. Conor originally picked out a shamrock shooting hoops, which I would have been fine with too! Elliott made two of his closest friends in kindergarten based on clothes/pictures from the first day–Luca noticed him wearing a Star Wards shirt at the first day and Teddy saw a picture of him riding a dinosaur.
Mrs. Dragosz (“Mrs. D”) seems great – she’s been at Lines since 1996. I am missing Natalie’s and Elliott’s kinder teacher, Mrs. Brydges though, who was just THE BEST. Elliott recently reminded me that on the last day of Elliott’s kindergarten, she told Elliott that the only reason she wasn’t crying was b/c she hoped she would get Conor in a few years (at that time, Conor was 5 months old).
Isn’t he so handsome???
Elliott REALLY wants a dog. I REALLY don’t. So we are encouraging him to dog sit. Two clients so far. He’s super conscientious. Second pic is of him with a friend petting a chicken at her Chicago public school where Elliott would have gone had we never moved to MA.
notes
Conor made us a fancy breakfast inspired by the back of the club crackers box.
yum!
the last first tooth in our house. Conor’s tooth was so wiggly this morning (when he woke up before 6am bc he couldn’t see his green light). He had already dressed himself with this flare. He is a little older than Sissy who lost her first tooth in Pk and a little younger than Brother who didn’t lose his until Kinder. Almost 5.5 years old. He also said that now his mouth looks like bubble gum (the gums I presume) and jelly (presumably the tooth socket).
