Homecoming Week! College Day

This week is Homecoming Week at Will & Andy's school. They have a different theme everyday; and today was college Day. They got to wear a t-shirt to their favorite college and blue jeans. We actually don't have any college shirts; so I borrowed Will's from our babysitter, Jamie; and Andy's from our neighbor's son, Jacob. I asked them to pose for a few pictures and this is what I got.

 

 

 

 

I don't know what the future holds. But hopefully they will go to Texas A&M. We shall see : )

 

Owen's Pumpkin Patch

Will had his first field trip of Kindergarten to the Owen's Pumpkin Patch. Both of the Kindergarten classes went and we went via bus - even the parents. It was a beautiful day outside so it's was a great day for the pumpkin patch.

Here's Will on the bus. He sat in the very first seat and I sat across from him with his teacher - Ms. Cole.

On the bus waiting for the other buses to get loaded so we can leave. Here's Will's class and some of the mom's on the bus. See Will and his friend in the first seat? Signing up as a chaperone meant I was assigned to Will and one other child. The little boy next to him was our Pumpkin Batch buddy. He was really sweet.

Explaining to us about rules for feeding the animals. We got there first and was one of the first classes to feed - so the animals were hungry. See the goat? He's cute and ready to eat....

Still listening for instructions.

Will's in the white jacket.

Finally - we get to feed the animals : ) Yea!
Will's in the white jacket.

Riding on the hayride. My sweet boy : )

Me and Will on the hayride. Not a real good picture - but it's hard to turn the camera around and take a photo : )

Will and a few of his friends from his class.

Will and our pumpkin batch buddy admiring the scarecrow.
Ha! Actually one of the teachers was 'gently' (insert sarcastic laugh here) telling them not to touch the scarecrow.

WGA Kindergarteners : )

Will : )

The kids had a lot of fun and it was fun .... at first. By the end - I was tired and ready to leave. Something about 44 kindergarteners all together wears you out....

Happy Pumpkin Patch!

Finally .... the Tooth Fairy can come!

William has had this lose tooth for what seemed like months. However - it was only a couple of weeks. This is his 2nd tooth to lose. The first one I pulled when it got loose enough to come out. I tired to pull this one 3 or 4 times, before I was finally able to pull it out. David cringed everytime I tried to pull it out. And you know what Will did? Came back everyday for me to try and pull it. No wimps in the Wilke family .... well, accept maybe David. HA!

Bagged and ready for the Tooth Fairy.

My sweet boy with one less tooth. Smile!

Ben's now a first grader

Today was Ben's last day of Kindergarten. I can't believe that already he is a first grader. It just seems like yesterday that he was starting kindergarten. He had a great year and really enjoyed his friends and his teachers.

When I picked him up from school today I said to him 'you are no longer a kindergartener - how does it feel to be a first grader?' He said 'I'm not a first grader - I still have 3 months.'

He was excited about the summer coming, but now is wondering 'what do I do?' We have a lot of camps planned for the boys - so hopefully we won't have a tough time keeping them amused.

On the first day of school I took a picture of Ben in front of the tree in front of his school, and then today - on the last day, I took the same picture (or tried - I suppose). I can't believe how much he's changed in one year. His hair is a little longer now - both Ben & Will have decided the longer, skater look is what they like now.

We are so proud of him and so happy with our 'almost in 3 months' first grader.