Saturday, March 19, 2016

Spring Light


I snapped this photo the other day from my deck before going to work. I noticed how pretty the light looked coming through the trees and had to snap it!

A lot of the trees are starting to bloom here in IL, and some of the flowers have been coming out too. I'm loving it! Now if it can just warm up a little more - it is a little chilly here this weekend!

Linking up at Photo Friday today.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Hippo Love


Last year when we went to the zoo Cameron just loved the Hippos! I never expected him to be so obsessed with them, so I had to document it for his scrapbook.

I mostly used the Bella Blvd Zoo Crew Collection Kit to create this page, along with a graph Project Life 3x4 journaling card that I cut down to fit. The alpha is this one from Ali Edwards and the chipboard I had on hand already.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Open House


Last Wednesday, we went to Cameron's school's open house. He begged me to come so I promised I would. I also invited my mom, and his dad came along as well. 

Kindergarten has been a struggle for Cam. He has really had a tough time transitioning to his new school from the private pre-school he used to go to. He missed his friends and didn't know any of the teachers. He has had a lot of behavioral problems, even though he is thriving as far as academics go. His grades are perfect, yet his behavior - not so much! We have tried SO MANY things. Things from lists on the table reminding him what to do to pictures of him making a "be quiet" face taped to the table. Recently, his teacher has allowed him to bring a small stuffed tiger to school. He seems to be doing really well with his tiger as his companion and is focusing much better recently.

He was having issues socially too early in the year. And just when it seemed like he had found a good friend, the one good friend moved. It's been exhausting trying to keep him on track. Finally, we decided it would be a good idea if he went weekly to visit the behavior/social counselor once a week. It seems to have helped him and he is slowly warming up to this new group of kids. (Just in time for school to be out in a few months! I hope some of his friends are in his first grade class!)

Finally, it seems we are having somewhat of a breakthrough with him. Transitions of any kind have always been hard for Cam so I wasn't surprised, but I was surprised at how long it took for him to accept this new school and all the new people. 

At the open house it was so good to meet everyone Cameron interacts with, besides his primary teacher. One of my favorite visits was with his librarian. That boy has a deep love for books, and I just love that. When I was young, I loved going to the library and checking out books, and I'm so happy he shares that same passion. His librarian said "boy, he sure does love cats". Oh yes, he sure does. She told us all about his library routine and how great he does at story time. 

It seems we are on the downhill side of this new school transition. Here's hoping the upcoming spring break doesn't completely throw us off!

Linking up with Mommy & Me Monday at Really, Are You Serious?