I am currently in my 13th year of teaching middle school. That's crazy that I have been teaching that long and still love what I am doing. The kids are great and I blessed with another great group of 8th and 9th graders.
Andrew is loving 1st grade. He is a sweet little boy and is doing very well in school. He told me today he wants to be an archeologist, no wait a librarian because I love to read. I said that's great as I used to be a librarian Andrew! He LOVES math (clearly gets this from his father) and is making some nice friends at school. Andrew played Ankeny Junior Football this year and had a great time. He learned a lot, made some "tackles", receptions, and even a few touchdowns. Now he's playing basketball and so far he's enjoying himself and his teammates!
Jacob is in four year old pre school at our church and LOVES it. He is really coming out of his shell at daycare with his buddies and seems to enjoy school and daycare. Jacob also played his first year of flag football through i9 (Andrew played 3 seasons with i9) and he had the best time. I can honestly say that for four years old, he did a pretty good job. They had the 4 year olds playing with kids who were 6 and he stood his ground! He made at least 2-3 flag pulls a game, did a great job blocking, and even made a couple touchdowns. Most importantly, he had FUN! He will play basketball through Ankeny Parks and Rec this winter so we are looking forward to watching him play!
Lucas, well this little guy is 2 1/2 and is crazy as ever. He is enjoying daycare, driving his brothers crazy and tries to make us laugh. We are working on potty training, but it's not as easy as I thought it would be. Andrew and Jacob were pretty easy to potty train and Lucas is being stubborn. He has gone a little bit int he potty, but not consistent. I am SO OVER changing diapers and we are READY for him to just start going more regularly!
