Archive for the 'First Grade (Beka)' Category

WOOHOO!! School is done.

Another school year has come and gone. It was a year of adjustments for both kids, but they did great and learned so much. I am so proud of them and their accomplishments. I now have a first grader and a second grader. I picked them up at school today so we could celebrate with milkshakes from Steak ‘n Shake. Delicious!!

Silly Hats

2008 10 19 Beka and Jared getting ready to work on sill

The kids school is having a Spirit Week. The first day of Spirit Week was silly hats. The kids and I spent about an hour on Sunday making our silly hats. Beka and Jared loved doing this. They both had great ideas. The hats turned out silly and both kids were proud of their creations.

2008 10 19 Jared working on silly hat2008 10 19 Beka working on silly hat 22008 10 19 Beka working on silly hat2008 10 19 Jared working on silly hat 22008 10 20 finished silly hats

Painting is easy when you don’t know how,…

but very difficult when you do. – Edgar Degas

Beka now has art class at school and this quote makes a lot of sense now. Before she would create, paint, and draw whatever whenever. And now she still does that sometimes, but as she is learning "art" I see her losing that creativity. A fish has to look like the fish she was taught to draw. Don’t get me wrong, the drawing techniques she is learning are great. And the fish does look cool. I just miss the focus on process.

2008 09 27 Beka painting of a fish

Jared still is all about the process, getting the crafts out and using as many products in one picture as possible. I know this is all about growing up and changing, lately it has all been happening too fast.

2008 09 27 Jared painting a picture

First Day of School 2008

Beka actually started school yesterday, but today is the first day they both were at school. Beka was just as excited as yesterday. Full of energy and rushing to get to school. Jared was a little anxious and excited all rolled up into one big ball of energy. He was restless all morning waiting for the time to go. I am sure they will both do great at school, right now it is just a little hard to let them go.

2008 08 14 Jared first day of school 3

2008 08 13 Beka first day of school

2008 08 13 Beka getting on the bus first day of school

2008 08 14 Jared first day of school 2