Her 1st Day... and His 1st Day

Well... the day came and went for Ms. KK, last Monday seems like a long time ago. A lot has happened since then. But needless to say we all survived.


The whole family took KK to her class. We got there early like she does each day and sat with her in the cafeteria so she would get used to that. We all walked to the classroom and we found her seat at her table where a color sheet was awaiting her. She put her backpack in her locker that she shares with one of her tablemates. Sidebar, that was her favorite part of her first day, the LOCKER! We have since sent a kissing hand that is displayed in there for her to see an outline of our handprint with a kiss from us a note from Trev and I so she can see it every morning. The drop off was rather quick. She was a little tenative but no tears from her. I was the first to give her a hug and then Trev and then CB. I went out to the hall as to not be seen by her while I had a few tears under my sunglasses. I stayed in the hall while the boys headed to the car, I checked on her 3 times, her back was to us so she did not see me. SHE did GREAT! We raced home to one of our babysitters waiting to take Connor for the day for us and then Trev and I sped to work so we could both be back in time to pick her up together on her first day.


We picked her up in the drive-thru pick up line. (I had stressed about her all day and had made myself physically sick, almost did not make it) When she got in the car, she was not her normal talkative self, we think she was downloading all that she had just done. But in true KK fashion as soon as she was ready it was non-stop for the rest of the night.


The rest of the week is little of a blur seeing as I had a game on Thursday night and had to sleepwalk into work on Friday.



Before we head out to school, notice the excitment on her face.

The excitement has turned to a little nervousness.After school, she looks relieved to have this day behind her.

Connor's first day of pre-school was this past Tuesday. He moved up to the Esther Class. He has met up with his friends. His class is separated by about 5 fall birthdays and 5 spring birthdays, which will eventually lead them all into the same grade in school. So 1/2 way thru last year they separated the class when they were 2 and 3. But now that they are all 3 they are going to be together for the next 2 years. He is very excited because he is back with one of his "guy" friends again. His "girl" friend moved up with him, he calls her My Lauren. They are too cute together, we might as well set the date for 22 years from now they already act like a married couple, she dotes over him and he protects her. The funny thing about this school year for him is he has MS JANICE, KK's pre-K teacher. Which Connor loves and KK is not too fond of the fact that he is with her and she is not. There is not a pre-K class this year, the first time ever at their school, some of the kids transferred out or stay at home this year so Ms. Janice has this class. I was very excited because it is always sad when they graduate up and I miss those 5 minutes with them each morning. Connor did have to say good-bye to his sweet teacher Ms. Amber, in her thank you card , he had me put in there that he would still give her hugs.

Connor on his first day of pre-school in Ms. Janice's Class

We were able to enjoy the 3 day weekend with not much planned. We went to church on Saturday and on Sunday night we went to the local Rodeo, pretty small but the kids loved it. Connor's favorite part was the flag girls on the horses! Monday was our anniversary and we pretty much hung out at the house. We did grill out steaks and chicken and had a nice dinner with the kids.

All in all we had a great start to the first 2 weeks of school and the first 2 weeks of the Cowboys season. The adjustment will take a little while, KK is starting to realize I can't pick her up early and she can't go late, and when that bells rings, ready or not she has to go with the teachers and I cannot go with her (today she was SOOO super sad and tears were just rolling down her face, I had to let the teacher take her hand and walk her down the hall) She was so tired and she just wanted to stay home and I had to explain that this school thing is not an option, mommy and daddy do not have a say, all kids have to go to school for the next 13 years, (I left the # of years out). I talked to her pre-school moms today and the story is the same , the adreneline of the first days are gone and realization has set in that they are not in Ms. Janice's class anymore, they are not with their old friends and they have to go each and every day no matter what.

Connor is ready for a SUPER FOOTBALL SEASON! He is actually doing a great job of catching the ball and not closing his eyes.

The Rodeo... Surprisingly enjoyed by all Four Fuxas

"Twas the Night Before Kindergarten

Right Before Bed Tonight... It feels a little like Christmas Eve at our houseLast year 1st day at Pre-KWell here we are... all we have to do now is drop her off.

The pick your own dinner is over, the movie night(that will most likely become a night before the first day of school tradition) is over, the kindergarten handprint is over, the first day outfit selection is over, for that matter the first week's outfits are over, the lunches are scheduled for the week, and the CRAZY logistics of who is dropping off and who is picking up is over.

Tomorrow will be a very hard day for mom, I will not let her see me cry but I am sure there will be plenty of that on my car ride to work after the drop off. I am very excited for her and she is very excited. She has no idea what to expect, but she did meet the teacher and she did see her spot at the table. Right now she is most excited about having a locker in her classroom with her name on it and how many times she will get to go through the lunch line to get a special treat.

This day could not have come at a crazier time for my work, a game last Friday night putting me home at 2am and another game this upcoming Thursday. But we have managed to get everything set so that the beginning of this new chapter for Ms. KK is a smooth and fun one.

I was thinking today while everyone was taking a well-deserved nap about my memory of my first day of kindergarten and I can barely remember being dropped off by my dad. Mr. Diamond was my teacher and if I close my eyes I can still visualize his room. We only went 1/2 days back then. So all of this hustle and bustle for this one BIG event is probably all for me and Trev in the long run because she is not going to have very many memories of this Big day, but we will have our stories and the pictures of course to show her what a big girl she has become and how proud of her we already are.

KK's Pre-School Graduation

The day finally came... she has been going to the same daycare since she was 8 weeks old, even though back then it was only for 10 hours a week. Last Thursday night it was graduation for her and her 5 friends, 4 of them have been with her since they were all 18 months old. There are 2 April b-days, 2 June b-days and 1 July b-day so they are all close in age.


The director, Lisa said some words, and had to have Connor stand with her because she hates to speak in front of a group, so he was the BIG helper, of course he loved that. Ms. Janice their teacher said a few words and shared with us her version of "Kids Say the Darnest Things". There were some good lines, but the last one was sweet, Ms Janice was going the next day to Colorado to visit her 4 grandbabies and one of the kids said you have more than 4 grandkids you have all of us. Ms. Janice started to tear up and so did all of us moms.


Sunday, we went to The Main Event to bowl for their graduation party. Only 3 of the 6 could go, but the siblings were there and everyone had a great time. The kids get along so well together. We made a vow to get together once every other month or so... that means we will meet again late Sept early Oct. Pumpkin Patch maybe... They will all see each other on the weekends at church but... not the same. In fact today I told KK she only had 3 days left after today and her eyes got really big. She is starting to get it.


Friday night we went to a co-workers wedding at Tx Stadium. He got married on the star and then had his reception in the Club. It was very relaxed everyone wore jerseys and jeans. The food was great and the dancing was even better. Connorboy had sooo much fun dancing on the dance floor. I think he danced for 4 or 5 consecutive songs and then a slow one came on he would take a quick break and then start all over, he was definitely the kid that had everyone's attention, there is always one of those if kids are allowed at a reception!!!


Work is becoming a little crazy. The past 2 Sat I have had training. This weekend I am off and we are going to take KK and CB to their grandparents to stay for 4 days, then they will have 2 more days with a babysitter and then daddy is taking off so they get the WHOLE week off of school before KK starts Kindergarten.


Tomorrow we are off to the dentist for white clean teeth and school supply shopping!


Enjoy the pictures.
Connor after helping Ms. LisaMs. Janices' Class of 2008

KK and Ms. Janice

After Graduation!!!

We spent more $$$ trying to win these then if we had bought them at the store, but once one had been won the dads had to keep trying to get one for all of them!!!!

KK came in 2nd place, would have been 1st if she had not crossed the line so many times!

Bye-Bye Pre-School.

It has been fun, many many memories made and lots of good friendships along the way. Circle time will not be the same in public school because there will be no more bible verses but we will keep up with those at home!!

Michael W. Smith Friends are Friends Forever if the Lord is the Lord of them... Though it is hard to say good-bye... Because a lifetime is not too long to live as friends.

Thanks Fab 5, Ethan, Patrick, Lauren and Ashton!!