Some firsts that happened for the last time.

Living here in Ohio has been pretty good to us.  We have definitely had some firsts to remember.  Having 4 boys we have had lots of firsts, each time they start  walking, talking, primary,school, a new sport, scouting,  etc.  Well for Ethan this year (2011) was his first school experience.

Several wonderful friends and I got together and created a pre-school co-op.  We took turns teaching in a rotation type set up so every so often we hosted the school for the week.  We agreed on a loose schedule so the kids would get used to things like saying the Pledge, sitting together and going over the date and weather, singing the days of the week and other activities. 

The first week was held at my friend Kristi's home, she is an amazing gal, her home is darling, she makes beautiful quilts, her girls love playing with my crazy boys.

Here he is, the last pre-schooler of the family!  He was so ready to be big like his brothers.

So here is Ethan and one of his buddies waiting for the rest of the class to arrive, they decorated their own place mats earlier before we started the school year, it was a messy and fun time for them all.

 

Little Ava G. was there showing the boys the ropes on the wood blocks.

For the last time we had a preschooler, and he was the first not to be enrolled through a formal school program, they just do things different out here.  It was another first we had to muddle our way through, the Ohio school system.