The boys are in school!

Sam started 2nd grade this year and my baby, Nick, started kindergarten!! I cannot believe that they are both in school. Sam does not like school-he's having a hard time with the academic aspect of it. I think a lot of it is from all the time he spent changing from one school to another while I was in the hospital. Poor thing! But, he is doing great with the bully this year; he is really standing up for himself! He is even standing up for his new friends. He has made friends with a new boy that just moved here named Caden. They both love to look for spiders during recess and when they find them, they name them. He did have a kind of sad situation when they found a beetle and some bullies squished it. When Sam came home that day and told me about it, he started crying! I have such a tender little guy. I love it! I have heard that the scariest aspect of this new generation is that they are a generation of narcissists. What frightens me is that narcissists have a lack of empathy and my Sam certainly has empathy in huge quantities! I LOVE it!
Nick, for the most part, is loving school! He is doing so well; coming home every day and doing homework. Sometimes, he will have a hard time in the mornings getting up and getting ready with a positive attitude. Therefore, I ordered a cardboard treasure chest and filled it with small toys that I found on Oriental Trading for a great price. It gives him something to look forward to all day and it gives me something to barter with in the morning! Nick has the same kindergarten teacher that Sam had and she is darling with the boys. The wonderful thing is that she is aware of what our family has been through the past two years. She is so considerate and patient which is great for our boys.
So the boys are doing well, which really helps me do well. They say that if mom is in a good mood, the rest of the family follows, but I think if the kids are in a good mood, the mom follows. I just love it when they are happy and cheerful. It is great to watch them return to their normal, happy selves!