Falling into school...

So James has been in school for a while now and is beginning to sound out words to read.  Everywhere we go he reads and sounds things out on signs, in stores, or on toys.  He is much better at math than I had realized, something I am fairly sure he gets from his mom.  It amazes me how much he is being taught in kindergarten right now.  In some ways I'm a little sad because I think he is missing a bit of his childhood by learning so much and having homework every night, though it could just be me thinking that.

With the weather turning cooler the kids are spending more time in doors.  They have some very creative ways of spending time and some of them are louder than others...

Playing dress-up at grandma's house!

Combing her hair out after bath.

Not sure what this game is but they were occupied for a long time!

Everybody takes a turn!

All he needs is a box sometimes.

 

A shovel and tow basketballs. Anything can be turned into a game with these two!

One of those times when it was very quiet.  I was told he needed help.  His sister helped him into it and was kind enough to get help when she couldn't get him out!

Some father and son time!

 

Another quite game of hand the laundry basket from the door.

Believe it or not they were both laughing here.

Look dad, no hands.  He left a few dirty marks on the wall.

In my last post I talked a bit about endings and beginnings and how in life there don't seem to be clearly defined endings or beginnings to many things.  So much of this life is a process of growing into the choices we make or rather the results of the choices we make.  It's those small daily choices we make that determine where we end up.  The small choices shape us for the big choices we make.  Much like a hinge only moving a few inches can be magnified into many feet of movement over the distance of a large gate the seemingly small choice to be happy by seeing the good can move our lives much more than we realize.  If you're struggling with something right now just keep on making the small choices that you know are right or good and be patient. In the end it will all work out!

Braden