Riley and Jemma

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Big sigh of relief

Well, the first 2 weeks of school were horrendous. Riley hated it and Mum wanted to cry all the time because she felt horrible for sending him off. We worked out that I wasn't helping the situation by going and having lunch with him each day so thank goodness I am not 'too' precious and once we knocked that on the head, we haven't looked back.

Riley is doing really well- reading at a high level for his age. He is even reading out loud to the school tomorrow a passage for shared prayer (because he is the best reader in the class.. show off... ). Mum is so proud! The school is amazing, as is the teacher and they are going the extra mile in settling him. It is so encouraging and Mum is feeling so much more relaxed! We knew things were looking up when Riley played school with Jemma and made her get in her uniform.

Jemma also wants to go to school and mum would love that too. I have decided that 3 is harder than 2. Jemma is pushing every boundary known to man at the moment and what a stubborn streak!!! That came from her father of course. She is certainly a child that likes to be entertained so mum isn't used to that as she and Riley are both quite happy to entertain themselves so we get a little tired after a few hours of this.

We have to keep remembering that she is not yet 3. Yesterday, we were making Big red cars for each of them and lesson, don't let Jemma near paint. She kept standing in it and then walking over the carpet... red of course. So Mum yelled LOTS and Jemma, god love her, went off to the bathroom and washed her legs "to make Mummy happy"... Yeah, I felt bad.....

1 Comments:

  • Hi there folks,
    well Riley looks lovely in his school uniform. I hope you are still breathing a sigh of relief Rachel and all is going well at school for him. He looks to have grown a few inches since Christmas - Horrible day here again it is raining, supposed to be drizzling for the wedding in the morning and then clearing for the afternoon. Wedding is at 3 so hope they are right with the forecast. Look forward to seeing you all soon - Gemma's hair has grown.......so long since I have been able to click onto your blog site.... Love to you all.
    G.A. Jane xxxxxxxxxxxx

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:47 pm  

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