Emma started third grade and is going to the public school a stones throw from our house. Her teacher is a lady I worked with during my last year of teaching, so it is nice to have someone you know professionally teaching your children. When she left Challenger after first grade they were just starting multiplication and she is excited that she will be continuing with multiplication in the third grade. Fortunately, she has her mother's mathematical skills and not her fathers! She has a couple kids in her class from last year, but is excited for the opportunity to make new friends.
Liam is starting Kindergarten at a private school called Challenger. My brother Danny is glad, he says women take care of the house and kids (except his brother who has to break all of the traditional rules) so they only need a public education; however men who work should go to private school to get a decent education. I think he's joking, but its hard to tell sometimes (not to mention he's too afraid of Shelly to own up to this crazy theory).
In actuality, Shelly and I are trying to get our kids in private school through first grade to give them a solid foundation before we unleash them upon the Clark County School District. Liam insisted on picking flowers for his teacher before we left the house and was grinning from ear to ear when he presented them to her. He looks like a little gentleman in his uniform, such a handsome little boy.
I am really looking forward to having a little bit of time to get some projects done around the house that I have procrastinated because of our busy summer. With only two kids at home, although Rachel is the busiest of the bunch, I think I should be able to get a lot done; that is after I finish my 'Honey Do' list!
