Connor's first day of school!!

Connor's in Kindergarten!!!   He's been so excited to get back into school.  He LOVED his preschool in Ohio (and we LOVED it too, we miss it lots!!  Especially his teacher.) so he's been itching to get back into a routine and back to learning.   Let me tell you a little bit about him......Connor LOVES to read.  He picked up on his letters, sight words, sounds, etc so quickly in preschool and before we moved he was reading all different kinds of books.   He especially loves science books and learning about Astronomy and the human body - it's cool!  He shares with me all kinds of random facts that sometimes I know and many times I don't know.  He's been telling us lately, 'My mind is a very powerful thing!"  - Yes it is!  

A couple weeks ago we were playing in the basement and he was looking through the books and came upon the Magic Tree House series.  It's a beginner chapter book series where 2 kids have lots of adventures via their magic tree house.   He picked up one of the books and sat down and began to read it out loud.   He kept on reading until dinner and was on chapter 5!  Whoa!   Needless to say, I was surprised.  He doesn't know every word but most of them and he understands what is going on in the book.  He finished that one 2 days later.  He loves the books!

For school this year we decided to put him in a Charter School, Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning (PPSEL).  It's not to far from our house and based on our research and talking with lots of other parents, we hope he will be challenged and they will adapt to his needs and where he is scholastically.   He only does half days (PM) which he wanted to go full day and is ready, but we think this school will be a good fit and in the long run we're glad he's home a little bit longer.  (He's a big help to me!)

Here's his first day of school!

 Briella had to be in the pic too!

Everyday when we drop Connor off for school she asks if she can go to school too.  So cute!!  I think she really just wants to go because they have a big playground (we pass by it each day.).

Connor the Kindergartener!!!!  :)