Circus Time!

We took the kids to the circus on Sunday, September 16.  I am pretty sure Samantha was more excited about the circus than we she about Disney on Ice last Spring.

We got there a bit early to see a couple of clowns and an elephant fairly close-up.

The show was a great one!  There was so much going on that it was almost hard to look at everything at the same time.

During the elephant performance the elephants had to go potty and there were people right there to catch it.  I think this may have been the kids favorite part.  They keep talking about how funny it was.

I love making memories with the kids and I think this was one of those time!

Samantha's Writing

Here is a note we got from Samantha last week.  We often get notes and pictures from her now....

Much has been going on since our last post.  Here are a few things.

1.  We've gone swimming with friends in their neighborhood pool.

2.  We've taken bike rides alone and with friends.  We've also visited parks to play at.

3.  Blake has said, "Look mom, I'm a professional." and "Yuummmmm, this is scrumptious!"

4.  While leaving school one day Samantha was commenting on how Logan was leaving.  She continued to say, "All Logans are handsome."

5.  We've spent a bit of time in Wichita in the hospital with Travis's mom as she was diagnosed with a tumor on her back and had to have it removed immediately.  My mom came and spent some time with the kids while I went back to Wichita to help out.

6.  Samantha started Adventures at Church and Blake will start Eager Beavers soon.

7.  We made a trip to Great Bend, this time staying with Travis' Aunt and Uncle.  The kids were so spoiled with movies, ice cream and machines to ride.

8.  We were invited to JoAnna and Julia's house for supper one Sabbath evening.  It was great to visit with their family and another couple and roast marshmallows.

9.  I've had several appointments so Blake has spent quite a bit of time with his new friend Jillian and loved every minute of it. Finally a friend his age!

10.  Blake has started going to story time at the library and Ernie Miller Nature Center again.

11.  Samantha has started spelling tests and memory verse tests.  She's also started to learn her math facts.  We are so proud on how well she's done.  She's aced all of tests so far!

12.  Samantha has started to spell things and write things.  She often gets words right, but often she spells them phonetically.

13.  I conducted a storytime at Midland with a theme of Apples.  Blake helped me with the story time and craft.

Rollerskating!

We met up with our friends Gianna and Alexa and went to a rollerskating rink.  The kids loved it.  Each started out a bit uneasy and wobbly but soon they were skating all over the rink.  They had a blast!

1st Grade for Samantha

Samantha started first grade on August 14th.  She was a bit nervous but very excited at the same time.  She was excited to see all of her friends and get back into the routine of school.  She wasn't sure what to expect and wasn't sure she'd be able to do all the work so that made her nervous.

BeBe was with us so she got experience the first day of school with us.

Samantha is in Mrs. Prosser's room this year and it's filled with 1st and 2nd graders.