Mid September News

....It was a busy September (and still is). We attended my cousin-in-laws wedding in Fargo. Sara made a beautiful bride becoming Mrs. Danny Zimmerman. The boys certainly enjoyed the "Dance Party" (aka reception) and have asked many times when we will go to a "dance party" again. Needless to say we have many mini parties at home thanks to the Music Sara gave us from the reception. We celebrated (as a family) Andrew's 7th birthday on the drive home, September 13. He was tuckered mostly from all the swimming at the hotel and dancing the night before.

We have a Scary Birthday Party planned for Andrew in just a few weeks which should be a great time. We choose a Halloween themed event with kids being invited to wear their costumes. I am really looking forward to bobbing for apples, lighting a bon fire in the driveway and letting the kids have a great time!

Day 2 for Andrew/1st Full Day for William

Got the kids off for school this morning and both were excited. William was taking on his first full day of kindergarten and Andrew was heading back for day 2 of 1st Grade. Loved that he came home with the comment of "mom, I love having Mrs. Delly as my teacher, she is really great!"
William came home so excited to tell me all about his first day of kindergarten. He came running off the bus (#17) to give me a great big hug! I was so happy to see and feel that he wasn't too big to hug infront of his friends. William then started right in... "mom we got a visit from the ginger bread man..."he said! "AND I ate him!" Then he continued to share the song they sang in music class and then interupted himself to say we even got to eat lunch in my classroom..." Andrew could barely get a word in about his day and the minute he started to tell me something William piped in... "Andrew your talking too much it's my turn!"
I was trying to remember back to my kindergarten teacher - Miss Donsky. I remember going trick or treating to her house and having her make a bulletin board just for me at the end of the school year of the students that hadn't lost any teeth - I WAS THE ONLY ONE!

Day 1 of New Blog/Day 2 of School

What an excited few days we have had at the Ellingson house. I was talking to a friend of mine today about a cute William story and she was telling me that a lot of people are Blogging for that reason alone. Later on in life I would like a way for my boys to be able to look back on the thoughts I had and the stories they impacted me with and made me smile, laugh, cry and more...
Now for the William story: As I was tucking William into bed last night and recapping the exciting day that we just completed with Kindergarten oriantation and getting to spending the afternoon with his best friend Eric (going to Chuck E Cheese and to Eric's house to eat He then melted my heart by saying, "ok mom, I'll ask God to keep me little for just a couple more days but then I have to go to kindergarten!"