Back To School

Well, I Isaac survived my his first day of first grade. Naturally, he had a fabulous day and was so excited to be back in the school routine. He loves school and learning so he was super pumped to get back in the school mode. I, on the other hand, was "that mom" all day. It was embarrassing.

 It really started last night when I couldn't sleep because I couldn't believe that Isaac is six and in the first grade. It just doesn't seem reasonable or possible. Then, after our morning routine it was time for the intense photo shoot that almost lasted until the bell rang to begin the school day. I was the crazy paparazzi mom that was taking pictures at home, outside the school, in the hall, and in the classroom.  I noticed that I was the last mom to leave. I promised the teacher that I wouldn't do that every day. She didn't seem too confident about that. I sure hope Isaac doesn't get made fun of for his crazy mom. I told him that I would walk him in on his first day every year until he went to college. For now, he's OK with that plan. Since I noticed I was the only mom left, I realized it was time to say good-bye and be on my way.

As soon as I left the classroom, the tears hit. Yep, I am that lady. You know, the crazy one. There's one in every school. At Wolfcreek, it's me. Nick and I decided to stop for breakfast before work so I could pull myself together. I cried the whole way to breakfast. From south Broken Arrow all the way to Utica Square. Sheesh. I think I get that trait from my Grandma. I'm 35 years old and she still cries when we say good-bye. I remember the last day of kindergarten and snotting all over Isaac's teacher as I was telling her good-bye.

I couldn't wait until the end of the day so I could hear all about Isaac's first day. Since he's a boy, I got very few details. I think he does it on purpose to make me even more crazy. I've made him tell several people about his day so perhaps I could get more details every time he told the story. It worked. I eventually learned that he had an assembly, went to Music, read, had snack, and unpacked all their supplies. Sounds like a pretty successful first day if I do say so myself. And bonus, I didn't stress about him starving to death like I did last year on his first day so maybe I'm growing up just a little bit too.

What The Heck Have I Been Doing?

I'll tell you what I've been doing, I've been having an amazing summer! I noticed that I haven't blogged since May 14th because I've been too busy enjoying the summer with my family. Despite the ridiculous heat, we managed to throw some fun in our summer.

We started off the summer by having Isaac's 6th, yes 6th, birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese. On a Saturday no less. Am I crazy or what? Isaac had a great time and I survived so I'd call that a success. He said he wants to have his party at Chuck-E-Cheese again next year. At least I have a whole year to prepare myself. (Or at least try to change his mind). I still can't believe Isaac is 6. It still seems like just yesterday that I got to spend the summer at home with him on maternity leave. Time goes by too fast so I'm just trying to enjoy these precious moments when they happen.

Next, we got to spend the 4th of July in Washington, DC. What an amazing trip we had. We felt so patriotic to be in Washington on Independence Day. The fireworks were amazing. We were there five and a half days and probably only saw a quarter of the sights. There is so much to do and see that we will definitely have to go back several times to see it all. Isaac got to experience so many new adventures which made the trip that much more exciting for all of us. Everyone asked me what my favorite part of the trip was and I can honestly say my favorite part was being out of town with just my two boys. We were checked out from our life at home and got to spend tons of priceless time together. That was my favorite part.

We also had a weekend getaway to Eureka Springs this past weekend with my dad's side of the family. It was super fun to spend quality time with family in one of my favorite places. Isaac had a great time playing with his cousins and the Sea Witch, aka my Aunt Ellen.

The rest of the summer was filled with lots of time at the pool. Isaac started the summer wearing a life jacket. He's ending the summer swimming the length of the pool without a life jacket, treading water, floating on his back, and doing cannon balls. The recent summer Olympics also inspired him to do the backstroke, Michael Phelps should be worried.

Today was the last day of summer camp and Isaac will start school in a little over a week. I can't believe how fast the summer went by. I can't believe my son will be in first grade. In no time, it will be time for me to blog about how it's summer time again and Isaac has finished first grade. Time, please slow down!!! We had an amazing summer and I look forward to an equally amazing school year.