Random September Pictures

Some of this and that from this month:

 Elijah watching the painters

 The guys were nice enough to let Elijah help them

 Working Hard

Check out the cool hard hat Byron brought for Elijah!

And some new ear phones for him too.

Byron always brings Elijah and myself something back when he travels. 

We like that :

The first book Elijah checked out from the school library.

Bus Stop Surprise!

Elijah has always handled Byron's traveling well. But this time when Byron had to be in Canada for two weeks, it was hard on Elijah. He loves spending time with his Daddy!! 

Elijah knew on Friday that Byron was coming home, but we never told him what time he would be home. We did this so Byron could surprise Elijah at the bus stop that afternoon. It was such a special moment.

This was waiting for Byron as he entered the house.

I wrote the big words, but Elijah did all the decorating and left his special message at the bottom. 

 Yes, Byron was hiding behind that bush/tree, so I missed the picture when Elijah got off the bus and saw him.

 Here they come 

And our family was back together

Is This Really Happening? - The First Day of Kindergarten (Part 2)

And the big day continues...

 Giving his teacher her flowers 

 No tears for either one of us= Shocking!

 Elijah and his teacher, Ms. Timmons

 Elijah wanted to ride the bus home in the afternoon because his friends/neighbors ride it. We thought that was great!
Note: I am so thankful he wanted to because the dismissal car line is beyond long.

 He told me he wanted me to meet him at the corner of our cul-de-sac and not at the actual bus stop. Such a big boy.
And it was at this moment that I started to cry. The shock wore off and the reality hit. So I did have tears his first day, just not when I thought I would have them. :)

Left him at school smiling and he came home smiling. 

Unpacking his backpack 

 His folder 

 A special treat for completing his first day of Kindergarten (candle included)
He ate 2 of them and said he wanted to keep the other 2 for the next day. 

Is This Really Happening? The First Day of Kindergarten - Part 1

Well, I don't know how it happened or where time went, but on August 25th, 2014, our pride and joy started his first day of Kindergarten. Really?!

There are no words that I can type that would truly explain how Byron and I felt about this special day. We thank God daily for these moments and look forward to this new chapter in all of our lives. Let the journey begin!

 Breakfast time

 He woke up for me easily and was in the best mood

 Oh course there is always time for a silly picture

 Waiting in traffic but still smiling

 He wanted to take flowers to his teacher the first day. Love that heart of his!

 Byron had already faced timed with Elijah before we left. But he called Elijah again as we were walking to the school. Byron was in Canada so missing this was very hard for him! But his calls and encouragement to Elijah meant so much to Elijah. He knew that his Daddy was there with him in his heart. 

Almost there

Reading Program & VBS

Elijah participated again in the summer reading program through the Sienna library. This year was very special to us because he read 3 of the books himself. 

Also this summer Elijah participated in "Weird Animals" VBS at our church. This year he was in the kinder group instead of preschool so that made him feel more grown up. I taught crafts for the preschool kids so Elijah was on his own this time & seemed to enjoy that as well. He is growing up too fast! 

His crew leader and sweet group