six year old things

 my joy as a mom in this second round of parenting is the small daily occurrences that remind me i have a six year old, again :)

goodness, i love this boy.  so blessed to be his mom and walk through this life with him. ❤

what's the order again?

the donning of the hockey equipment.  a somewhat daunting task for a six year old.  he's learning the drill, however, and enjoying the process for sure.  beyond dressing- it's the skating, stopping, passing, getting up, getting along, teamwork, hustling, hand-eye coordination...all of it.  valuable skills learned in sports.  

two things.  he picked #14 like his dad ❤

and the pile of clean laundry on the couch did eventually get folded.  

funny how it waits for ya, isn't it?! :)

late summer (distant) memory

 a simple, fun evening late summer.  actually it was the evening before school started.  what a great way to cap off the summer break and soak up gorgeous weather under the bridge.  the bridge fries were great too! :) 

sometimes i forget how pretty it can be right here in our own city :)

lions game

 this was sooo fun.  a Detroit Lions pre-season game in August, with all the hype and atmosphere and take away memories we hoped for!

good times!  grateful :)

grade one

 this boy of mine.  we adore him.  his insights, thoughts and reflections make us smile every single day.  somehow he is six and he's taken the significant leap to grade one.  he's crushing it.  working more, bemoaning the loss of his preschool and kindergarten days still, but moving ahead with a good attitude even as he processes the differences this new school year brings.  he loves his teacher, Mme Rosalie.  he loves the new friendships he's forming in his new class.  he loves playing soccer at recess.  he's practicing reading and he's picking up French so quickly.  a literal sponge. 

and for the first year ever he stepped onto the bus with no obvious nerves or hesitancy.  thankfully i still get the pre-board kiss and wave from the bus window.  i'm holding it close while it lasts.  

the French tooth fairy

 who knew?!  we had a French tooth fairy visit recently.  Cree was delighted.  

the child's teeth are moving "up and out" fast these days.  he is sure he'll catch her one day soon.  so far, some very close calls but no clear visual obtained yet :)

alrighty then

Cree, with one of our decently sharp (rare find) steak knives, announcing one Saturday morning that he was helping me out.  "i decided to feed Jessie for you!"

he actually nailed it.  as per the grin, he's guarded, yet proud and hoping he's not in trouble for taking the task upon himself.  dear boy is growing up.