Kindergarten

It was the Boy's first day of kindergarten this week.  I have lots of video - unfortunately I used his name in almost every one.  But here he is walking to his classroom:

He did great and I managed to not cry. On Friday he hugged his teacher goodbye and told her he'd miss her on Saturday and Sunday. I think he likes school.  After his first day he got to choose dinner.  We had ham, boxed mac n' cheese, and blueberry cake.  I hadn't really heard of blueberry cake, but he insisted he did not want pie or muffins so I googled it.  Lo and behold, I found a blueberry cake recipe and he loved it.

What Do You Get...

...when you mix a cold with spaghetti and blue iced sugar cookies?

This.

My Boy

The other day the Boy told me this:

"Mom, when I get older I'm going to buy a house next to you and marry the Girl so that I can take care of you both."

That made my heart just melt. I told him how very sweet that was and then had to briefly explain that he isn't allowed to marry his sister.  He insisted it was okay because he loves her very much.

Toys

Finally the toys have been organized. They used to look like this (plus a bookshelf and drawers you can't see here:

Now they look like this:

It took me a long time and three different companies to find and get something that finally worked, looked good, and wasn't ridiculously expensive. The train table is up in the Boy's room, but I think I'll sell it soon.  Looking at this makes me happy.