Hamilton Happenings

Last Thursday Channing had his first day of 1st grade.  This is a huge transition because in kindergarten he went in the afternoon for about 3 hours.  Now he's at school for 7 hours straight.   When I ask him about school he usually comments on how he gets 3 recesses.  He also enjoys eating the lunch I pack for him at school.  His teacher is Mrs Conway.  She seems really great.  She communicates well and she's very organized.   I'm excited for a consistent schedule.  I enjoy walking him to school, seeing the other moms and kids, and picking him up at the end of the day.  I'm slowly getting used to having just the two younger kids at home.  Mckenzie is really easy to please.  She loves all things crafty or girly.  Isaac on the other hand is not content with one thing for long.  But I'm sure we'll figure out this new phase of life soon.  I do miss Channing during the day.  He's a good buddy....

I think turning 6 means that your kid is officially growing up.  Channing looks so tall and grown up these days.  I love watching home videos of Channing from when he was a baby or toddler.  He loves watching them too and then trying to reenact them. Pancakes with sprinkles and whipped cream for his birthday breakfast. What I love about Channing is that he's a really good kid.  He wants to make good choices and help out.  He often surprises me by doing nice things.  For instance the other day I told Channing and Mckenzie to go brush their teeth.  And Mckenzie was so happy to find that Channing had put her toothpaste on for her.  How sweet!  Side note the next time he did that he purposely put on the "spicy" toothpaste on Mckenzie's toothbrush which she did not like. The kindness comes and goes.... :) Channing wanted a robot cake for his birthday. Channing and Emma played some minute to win it games. He loves to scare peop...