My 1st Day of Preschool

Hi everybody!

Today was my first day of preschool, and boy did I have fun. I will be going to school 2 full days/week (Mondays and Wednesdays). I had to go to the doctor on Monday to get my shots updated so I could go to school -- I had to get 4 -- 2 in each arm. I didn't even cry! Today I met all sorts of new friends and got to get to know my classroom. We have a pet guinea pig named "Buddy". Mommy had a little bit of a "mom moment" this morning when she put me on the bus ... she thought I looked way too small to be climbing those big steps. :-) (That's my face peeking out of the first window in the last picture.) I think I'm really going to like going to school -- I'll be sure to keep you all up-to-date on what I'm learning! Talk to you all again soon.

~Jonathan

My First Day of Second Grade

Yep, hard to believe, but today was my first day of second grade. I was very excited ... couldn't wait to get on the bus and get to school. We went to Open House last night so I had already seen my classroom, where I would sit and talked to my teacher and I could tell already I'm going to have an awesome year!

Jonathan starts school in about 2 weeks. His teacher (who was also my preschool teacher) came to meet him this afternoon ... I'll be sure to have him tell you all about his first day, 'cause I know he's going to have a great time in Mrs. Katie's class!

~David

Happy Birthday Grandma Hill!

Well, her birthday isn't until tomorrow (8/28), but we celebrated with her this past Saturday! We had a lot of fun hanging out with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Ron, Aunt Christie and Brandon! We were bummed it was too cold to swim, but we had fun none-the-less!

My Lucky Summer

Well, this summer has been a lucky one for me ... David and I both took part in our library's summer reading program and earlier in the summer I won a toy in one of their weekly drawings! Yesterday mommy received an email telling her that they had to draw a new winner for the boy's bike they were giving away 'cause they couldn't get ahold of the first person they drew, and I won it! It's a bit big for me, but I'll grow into it someday :-)
~Jonathan

Gormley Family Reunion

This past weekend was the annual Gormley Family Reunion Picnic. This year Grandma and Grandpa Gormley were in charge of the festivities, which took place at the Attica Township Park. We had a good time playing and visiting with everyone! Click on the "Gormley Family Picnic" link to the right to see pictures!

Marybeth and Jenna Visit!!

This past week our cousins Marybeth and Jenna visited and we had a blast! We spent a lot of time in the pool and jumping on the trampoline. It was great to have someone to play with! Hopefully they will be able to come for an extended visit again next year!!

Look -- no training wheels!

While we were camping last weekend everyone noticed that when I ride my bike my training wheels don't touch the ground very much, so when we got home on Monday daddy took them off -- I was able to ride right away -- I just need to figure out how to get on and get started by myself!

~Jonathan