Uncle Michael and Brody's First Day of School

This last week we had my brother Michael stay with us to help out while Adam is gone. He is 17 which is really weird to me since he was 10 when I moved out. It seems like he should still be a little boy but he's so not. While Michael was here, we tried to think of fun things to do but let's face it- Grovetown, Georgia doesn't have a whole lot to offer. We went to Jump City and Stevi B's last week and then Monday we drove to Columbia, SC to go to the children's museum there. It was pretty cool. The kids really liked it- and as you can tell in the picture of Michael, he did too. He built a little house with Brody in the "handy man" section. Don't you think his shirt is appropriate for the picture?














































Yesterday was Brody's first day of preschool. He was so excited to go to school. He kept talking about riding a bus even though he won't do that for a couple more years. On the way to school he was asking if there was a playground there and what kinds of things the playground had. He said, "Is there swings?" I told him I didn't know. He said, "When I get to school, I will tell (ask) my teacher if there are swings."

When we got to the school he found his little cubby with his name on it for his lunch bag and hung up his backpack and went in to meet his teachers. They gave him a little name tag necklace to wear and showed him around the classroom. You can go upstairs to a really neat little loft area with books where they have story time. I told him I was leaving and he didn't care at all. I asked him for a hug and kiss and he just said, "I'm reading". Like that's more important than saying goodbye. So I'm pretty sure I had a harder time than him with the separation. When I went to pick him up his teachers said he did great and he was excited to see me. On the way he told me all about his day- the book they read, the things they played and about the number 1, which is what they learned. They also memorize a Bible verse every week. Brody loved school and is excited to go back on Thursday.