Rucker Rocks!!!

Mason with Ms. Kopek

Ms. Kopek awarded Mason with the "Rucker Rocks" award at their fist all school Rucker Rocks assembly. The Wednesday before the assembly, I received a phone call from Mrs. Ferguson (the principal) that went something like this: "Hi Mrs. Bradley, this is Mrs. Ferguson, principal from Rucker Elementary. I have Mason Bradley here in my office...." I'm thinking to myself, really??? He's always loved school and done great - what could he of done this early in the game to warrent a call home? She continues "His teacher Ms. Kopek awarded him the Rucker Rocks award for being kind, thoughtful and always ready to learn. He is what Rucker is all about!" Whew! We are so proud of him for being a great student and so glad that his school has a program to recognize good behavior. And have I mentioned we love Rucker. We love their teachers and the principal. They have exceeded our expectations.

Paxton Goes to School Too

This year I'm teaching two days a week at Prosper First Baptist, and so Paxton started school there 2 days a week. Above he is with Ms. Jennifer, his teacher, who he thanks God for every night in his prayers. He loves school and it was an easy transition for him. In fact, he throws a little fit on mornings when I tell him, "no we aren't going to school today". And he'll respond back to me, "I go to school and play with friends". Oh - he's going to be a social one.

First Day of School - Rucker Elementary

Mason Ready for 1st Grade!

Colton Ready for his 1st day of Kindergarten!
We are building a house in Prosper, so the boys started school in Prosper ISD at Rucker Elementary. I'm still in disbelief that I have two in elementary school, away from me 5 days a week.

Where did the time go?

Mason was very excited for his first day, but a little anxious about being at a new school. His teacher is Ms. Kopek and he loves her. He made several friends the first day, and said it was "Great".

My Colton Boy has started kindergarten. I can't believe the day has come. His teacher is Ms. Blake and seems to be just what he will need, a sweet & affectionate teacher. Colton was not the least bit excited for K. I thought we would have tears the first day, but the only one who had tears was mommy. He's my sweet boy, and it's hard leaving him in the hands of someone else. His first day was good, but when asked if he likes kindergarten, his response is "No, because I have to be away from my mommy". (I'm blogging this 3 weeks into school, and that is still his answer.) I will have to find some special time for C and I to spend together.

The new house - Almost ready for sheet rock!

We have a slab! Hooray!

Making progress, ready to pour the slab!

Fun boy stories

Today we were driving in the car and we past Pei Wei's. We eat here almost weekly. Paxton saw it out of his window and started grunting and pointing. Then cried when I didn't pull in. He loves Pei Wei's honey chicken. In fact, he can out eat me at Pei Wei. We can only put a few pieces of chicken on his plate at a time, because he grabs it by the handfuls and shoves it in his mouth. This just made me laugh because most toddlers would get excited over McDonald's. Not my "moose" - PeiWei is his choice dining.

Today, I also took the boys to WalMart to pick out their Valentines. Colton still had some credit, so we of course went to check out the legos and Littlest Pet Shop. He ended up with a Littlest Pet Shop and when we opened it, there was a card inside that said he was a winner. So we logged on to find out what his prize was - a poster. Well, Travis mentioned to him that he should put the card in his pocket and then he could show his friends at school that he was a winner. His response "Dad, I can't do that, the boys will laugh at me. Boys aren't suppose to like Pet Shop. I can only tell mom and share with her". My heart goes out to him. He loves these little animals so much, but is becoming aware that "boys" aren't suppose to play Littlest Pet Shop.

And tonight Mason got to go to ChuckECheese with his teacher Ms. Beakley! He earned 100 Lion Heart Awards (a reward system in his K class). He saved them up over the months so he could cash them in for a dinner of his choice with Ms. Beakley. Dinner with Ms. Beakley is the top prize - and since the first day of school he has told me -"Mom, I'm going to save all my Lion Heart Awards and go to ChuckECheese with Ms. Beakley". And he may even earn two dinners, I think he already has around 40 more! Way to go Mason!

Oh - My Colton Boy!

Colton can just be so sweet, cute and thoughtful. This week, when we were at Target, he saw some dog stickers that he really wanted and even pointed out to me, "they're on sale". So I agreed to buy them with the contingency that we would take them to Ms. Becky - his speech therapist. So, the next day, he took them to speech, but convinced Ms. Becky, that all the kids could have one sticker, and he could keep the rest. Well, let me tell you, he knows how to work it. When he came out with the stickers and we discussed what all took place, he put one on my shirt and said "now Mom, you see, I'm going to school today and every time you look at this sticker, you will remember me, and I'm going to wear the same one, and every time I see mine, I will remember how much I love you." How could any mom say no to that. So, we have the dog stickers and mine is still on my shirt and brings a smile to my face every time I see it.

Colton, has also agreed to live with me forever. This morning as we were getting ready for church, he told me, "Mom - I love you so much and want to live forever with you and you forever take care of me, but I still want a dog when I turn 10". Sounds like a pretty reasonable deal to me. Thought about making him sign a contract to this statement to show in about 20 years.