Butt Mom!

No my boys aren't mooning me, they somehow thought this would be a good position to play with their Nintendo DS's. It's been great watching Will's relationships blossom with his siblings. Each is so different.

Will and Jon got to know each other while Will was home schooled with him. Jon is very patient and a good role model~at least most of the time!

Caitlyn and Will hit it off from the start, which was a pleasant surprise, I most expected problems with Caitlyn. Caitlyn is almost 13 and moody doesn't begin to describe Caitlyn most days. But as far as Will goes, no problem, Praise God!

Andy took a little longer, but over Christmas break things started to really fall into place. Both boys LOVE being outdoors, more than the other kids and along with being together at school, they are really bonding.

It reminds of the proverb posted above, it is like they have always been meant to be siblings, it just took quite the journey to bring them there.

The best Mom ever!

Last week saw us take a big leap of faith with Will. We went ahead and enrolled him in public school. I've had a lot of conflicting feelings about this, mostly because our rural school system has never dealt with a non-English speaking student or have any programs in place to help him. On the other hand, by my home-schooling Will and giving him one-on-one attention he has made great progress. But we will give public school a try. I will say Will comes home very happy every evening, so we'll see.

So why am I the best Mom ever, you ask? On Friday the kids had their Valentine's Day Party and I translated a note to Will giving him the basics and telling him the kids would have a party, share treats, and pass out cards. I went in at the appointed party time and the table was all set up with treats. But I didn't see Will's candy, I did however see suspicious looking candy wrappers on Will's desk, hummmmmmmm..........? When I checked his backpack there was the bag of candy opened. We put out what was left and his teacher explained that at snack time, instead of getting out the snack I sent, he got out the bag of candy and had a few. So why am I the best Mom ever? I'm sure Will thought so when he assumed he had a Mom who packed candy for school snack! What a rude awakening he'll have when it's snack time tomorrow and it's back to the old ho-hum healthy food.