They absolutely love every bit of it! Joseph had been talking to them every day from the time we found out about all the stuff that happens at school and all the little rules that have to be followed. I had never seen them so excited about any one thing before.
The first three days we were required to take them to school and pick them up, and they were super anxious about wanting to ride the bus the whole time. They love their teachers. I have not met Amaya's teacher yet, since she has been out with a sickness since day one, but her substitute teacher and assistant are great. Jonathan and I absolutely ADORE Tressa's teacher Mrs. Knight. She will talk your ear off, but she is super sweet and active and is always on top of the kids and what they're doing.
The first day the girls met at the playground during recess and didn't leave the others side for a second. They even held hands going down the slide. When Amaya's class left before Tressa's, Amaya had a serious breakdown and would not let go of Tressa's hand. It was awful. However, Tressa did do her best to reassure sister that they were going to see each other after school and it would be okay! :)
Monday was their first day on the school bus and they were so happy! Tressa was a little hesitant, but gathered her cool once she stepped aboard. While getting them off of the bus yesterday Tressa's teacher, Mrs. Knight, is assisting the bus driver and tells us she was walking around her classroom while the kids were eating breakfast and noticed that Tressa wasn't eating very well. Then noticed that Tressa was actually Amaya. They had mixed up the girls when they got to school yesterday morning! So they've already had a break down, ridden the bus and been mistaken for the other. They have had a rough week! :P
Saturday we went to the pet store and bought two little Teddy Bear Hamsters. They're so cute! It was our treat to the kids for being good and helping out around the apartment and celebrating our little family's success in our "own little home". Unfortunately Joseph lost his privilege for bad behavior all week at school and bad behavior at home. Once he can fix his behavior at school, he may earn his "pet privilege" back. Right now, any time he comes home with bad behavior reports we make him write sentences about what he did, for instance, "I will not talk in the classroom when I should not because it is against the rules." So far it's working.
Amaya fell in love with a brown and white hamster that bites constantly and named her Princess (Go figure, right?) and because Tressa was so sick and her allergies were kicking her butt she opted out of picking a pet because she "just wanted to take a nap" she told us. So daddy went ahead and got another hamster that is black and white, and called her Ying Yang. She is actually very calm and hasn't bitten... ... Yet. Hopefully I'll have pictures of some sort up soon.
My online classes ended last week and I'm so happy! However this week is finals for my regular classes. Got lots of studying, studying, and more studying to do. Getting more excited for the taste of summer break I'm about to get!!! No more studying! I can finally enjoy catching up on some hobbies and organization and TV!!! Lol
Jonathan is still working (Thankfully!) and he even got a pay raise after the company laid off 15 people, so we're hoping it stays looking bright for him, for us. Our marriage has never been so perfect. I definitely think being on our own has helped alleviate a lot of the stress and our communication skills have been their best yet! I have never been more happy in my life than I am right now, this moment of these last two months. It's an amazing feat that we have conquered... Just when we thought we were on the verge of divorce.
I hope that everyone is doing well and would love to hear from you. I could try keeping in touch with you too, but I suck at it! I swear I have a million and one things to do all the time! Ugh! Hopefully Summer break will give me that chance. Until then, I'll stick with the blog to keep you all updated.
Jaclyn & Jonathan
P.S.
A couple that is very good friends of Jonathan and I found out that they are expecting their first (and
