The beginning of the end

My mom and I still owe you a post about the rest of our summer, but right now we are busy with other obligations... HOMEWORK. I guess the first week of school was just about getting acclimated. Now we are getting serious. It looks like I'll have homework assignments every night! Geez! The good thing is that our assignments should only take about 10-20 minutes a day. Thankfully I have my mom and dad to help make sure I get through everything.

It all looks pretty organized. They gave us a chart to make sure we track that I'm studying my sight words, math and reading requirements each day. Whew. I get a little tired just thinking about it all. Come on - I'm only 6!

There was something we read about timed math tests that will happen later in the year. Tests?!?! Thankfully I find these math problems pretty easy (as long as I pay close enough attention to whether it is a + or - problem I get them almost all right).

This week I already know all of the sight words so that is cool. I'm supposed to read or be read to for 20 minutes each day. Thankfully the time that Dad reads me the Hardy Boys before bed can count towards this! Now I'm just wondering if I'll EVER have enough free time to play with all of these academic responsibilities.

Super Mega Post Extravaganza: Cape Cod Edition

 My mom knows she's really far behind with posts on all the blogs so she's trying to catch up with a couple of mega-posts. Like my sister, I had a great time on Cape Cod. One of our first events on the Cape was candle pin bowling with the cousins. This is kind of cool because the smaller balls are easier for us kids to handle. I did pretty well on my first game.

But we don't like to spend too much time indoors while on the Cape. Mostly we hope for good weather so that we can be outside playing. Wouldn't you rather be at the beach? I thought so. I started digging this hole and kept at it all afternoon.

 And it got bigger, and bigger and I got some more help too.

 Eventually my cousin Ryan convinced me to go for a swim. I didn't really swim much because the seaweed grosses me out. But I rode on the boogie board and got all wet so that kind of counts.

Brrrr. It sure does get chilly when you get out of the water.

And soon it was on to the next set of adventures. We've done the trampolines in past years and they were as much fun as always. 

And the bumper boats are AWESOME!!! Usually it becomes a battle of boys vs. girls. I think we are winning. Oh wait, I do look pretty soaked. Maybe it is a tie. 

Cape Cod is pretty awesome. I'm really thankful that we get to come here each summer and spend so much time with my cousins. I'm already wanting to plan fun stuff for next summer. 

Oh and I got a short visit with my buddy and second cousin Jack. He's a cool kid. I hear we'll get together in Florida in about six months. Stay tuned for all of that craziness! 

1st Day of 1st Grade

Big news around here. I started 1st grade yesterday! Mom and I were up early and she was nice enough to make blueberry muffins to start the day off right. Soon enough I was dressed and ready for the day. A lot is different about 1st grade. I'm at school ALL DAY (8:30-2:30) which is kind of a bummer because I miss having tons of time to play with my stuff at home. But this also means that I have more time at school to have fun with my friends. I guess it is almost a fair trade.

My dad made plans to be around to get me off to my first day of school. It was nice to have my whole family there to get me to my classroom. 

I take my lunch and a snack to school everyday and I hear that soon I'll have homework to put in my bag too. Ugh! Anyway, the first thing I need to do is find a place to hang up my bag.

And now I'm ready for my first look at room 5! Pretty exciting. I already know a couple of kids in my class so I'm not nervous. 

Things look pretty good around here. I need to find my cubby... 

Hey look! My own desk!! I forgot that in 1st grade we get assigned desks. This is really neat and there is even a box of supplies already here. Very cool. I'm also sitting at a group of desks and I know the other 3 boys. This is going to be great. 

At the end of the day I reported back to my mom that things went well in 1st grade. I got a minor bump on the head when my friend and I had a small collision. The teacher told my mom that I seem like a pretty tough kid. We had lunch, recess, hunted for our class mascot and just spent time learning the ropes around here. And at the end of the day we were treated to SNOW CONES! Is every day of 1st grade like this? No? Bummer. 

Vacation - It's awesome

We just got back from our extended vacation and tomorrow school starts up. Maybe mom will then find some time to organize photos and we can tell you about all of the amazing fun we've had this summer. Stay tuned.