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Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2015

hello, august!

in hawaii the kids go back to school early, so august feels more like september except that it's smoking hot outside. really, the summer just feels too short. this year they started school the last week of july. i mean, seriously?! anyway. like i said, august was so hot. just sitting still caused you to full on sweat and no matter how many fans you plug in, it was hard to get relief. i complained at home, but the classrooms at school were blazing as well. at one point they reached 96 degrees inside the class! not okay! hey hawaii, were are you rair conditioners?!
 
woah. sorry about the rant. this years heat was just nothing to be forgotten. moving on, we had a great august....
 
a tower of bday doughnuts to celebrate a special friend. 


 
sweet stories while i cook dinner.
 
we harvested at least a hundred avocados from our 2 trees. and then we ate them.


 
pool party with friends.
 
marin's 1st drawing of a person. (be still my heart.)

just like that, she's off to aunty sarah's. we love this sweet in home preschool. marin goes two days a week so that i can volunteer at coen's school. not in coen's class though. he said that it, "stresses me out to have you in my class." so i went back to the kindergarten class this year, and i love it. 

 
1st grade open house at ha'aheo elementary.


 
sometimes we invite ourselves over to other peoples houses for dinner.
but we bring ribs, so it works out.

 
Sammy didn't get any ribs.
 
coen's ultimate passion right now is soccer. all. day. long. side note: the coach is hot ;-)

 
i took c on a bux date and the this is how his order came out. even the barista gets him.

"i'm such a great helper!"
 
since marin naps on the floor at auntie sarah's house, she insisted that she and all her friends sleep together on the floor in her room at night. this lasted about a week, then i insisted that she sleep in her bed. i mean, she has a bed!
 
the odd couple.
 
our little ninja!


 


Monday, October 6, 2014

school days

so here is the truth, real school is so much different than preschool. last year i could wander in a little after nine in my pj's to drop coen off and maybe even stay for a cup of coffee. coen's school schedule could adjust around marin's schedule. not the case now. it's so serious and real. first of all i don't know these people so i feel like i can't show up in my pj's. we have to follow to school schedule, so poor marin just gets dragged around regardless of whether she was still sleeping. but it's good. it is this very structure and routine that i always loved about school. coen loves it too. while he is working hard in school, marin is playing hard. i know it won't be long before she starts telling her brother all the fun stuff she does while he's away. once she starts fully talking, none of secrets will be safe!

a park date with sophie! 
 
 open house night!



 
coen's wonderful teacher sent these homework kits home with each student.
 
 
 


and let me tell you, he has loads of homework! 

he's a cool kid! 

sometimes you and your bestie need to go out for pancakes. and creamer shots. 

more homework! 
 
 
ha'aheo elementary school. she is such a gem. this is our view every morning when we walk to school.


 taking marin along to the vet is like her most favorite chore, ever.

 but she liked the beach too.

 
it's serious when his thinking tongue is out. 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 one of the best parts of my day is checking coen's daily homework binder. why am i so weird?
 
since mr c has been a rock star with drop offs and transitions, i came to school for a picnic lunch. he got to pick 2 friends to have lunch with us. he picked 2 very sweet, chatty girls. he loves to talk, and the girls can keep up with him! i am looking forward to weekly picnic lunch with my favorite kinder.


hello, mr kindergartener!


well somehow the squishy little baby that i was holding in my arms suddenly started kindergarten. did you hear me? i said KINDERGARTEN! it is unbelievable and totally believable all at the same time. i mean on one hand he has the personality of a 40 year old man, and on the other he still seems so incredibly tiny. he had a rough couple weeks adjusting to drop off, and being in a new place with so many new faces. but I am happy to report that he came out of it very quickly, and now he is rushing me out the door to get to school earlier.
 
the night before the 1st day of school!  

breakfast banana splits! 

he's got high hopes for the year! 




a happy guy when we picked him up! (a happy sister too!)





we just love you mr kinder face!