Cinco- finished soccer, lost his second baby tooth, got his school pictures back, got his report card ( and did really well!)

Jango- finished soccer, wants to now play hockey, enjoys pre-school, waiting for his pre-school pics to come back

Kirk- thinks he will never get hurt, says “I welcome” instead of “you’re welcome”, says “mamama” when I come home from work, says “I love you”

All three of them love to play with each other and make up games and activities to do.  Cinco and Jango love to draw, and Kirk likes to look at books, even if he just looks at them.

I am thankful to have three healthy boys (well, healthier now that Cinco is getting over having strep throat!) and my husband.  I am also thankful to have my sister, brother, and mother still around to talk to.  I am thankful to have food to eat, a roof over my head, and a job to go to.  I have quite a bit to be thankful for.

Tuesday- Schedule for Cinco’s class comes out, Cinco and Jango soccer practice

Wednesday- I work.  Last minute things that Richard will have to deal with before Thursday

Thursday- Cinco’s first day of first grade, Cinco and Jango soccer practice, I work

Friday- I work, Cinco has school

Saturday- Opening day for soccer including parade and pictures, baby shower

And then we come to Sunday, where I catch up on chores I haven’t done and prepare for next week.  Busy bees we will be!

Well, part of it is that I am working full time during some of the days both boys will be going to school.  I also work through one of their soccer practices, and can only go to half of their games since I work every other Saturday.  I will see one practice during the week, and I get to see their pictures get taken.

The other part is that I’m not totally immersed in what the boys are doing.  My husband is now in that role.  He is the one who is staying home and accommodating my kids needs and taking them to school and soccer practice, while that was mostly my role just like August.  It is a complete role reversal, and one I am still learning to cope with.

So why title the entry the way I did?  That’s easy.  My children are entering a new chapter in their lives.  They are going to school.  They are participating in a group sport for the first time.  My husband has taken a lot of the burden off of me for a lot of things so I can work the 12 hours I work a day for 3-4 days a week, and I truly appreciate it.  All of us are getting back into the swing of things as far as the school year is concerned.

I will enjoy seeing the boys get up to get ready to go to school, even if I or Richard has to push them a little bit.  I will enjoy watching them get out of school and telling me about their day.  I will enjoy watching the older two run around in the field trying to learn the game of soccer and attempt to kick the ball.  I will definitely be the mama paparazzi when I can get a good picture of them running around during a game.  I will enjoy watching Kirk interact with just his parents for part of the day, and learn some new things from me or his daddy.

And, as I have found out recently, I will enjoy Cinco’s first loose tooth and the subsequent visit from the “Tooth Fairy”. I’m sure I will also enjoy the moment he finds out it is out of his mouth and the first grin he will have with a gap in the middle of it.

The only thing I am not looking forward to?  Waking up early to accomplish all this!

1. Cinco finished kindergarten at Sierra Vista before it closed for good.

2. Cinco attended a birthday party from a friend at school while Jango and Kirk attended their cousin Jaiden’s party.

3. Kirk turned two and Jango turned four.

4. We moved from the in-laws in Vacaville to a threebedroom house in Suisun City.

5. I had my birthday.

6. Cinco changed schools from Cooper to Callison to be with his current friends from kindergarten.

7. Cinco and Jango both got on the same soccer team, and will start practicing this coming Tuesday.

8. Jango will be attending preschool near the park will Cinco will be attending first grade.

9. Kirk is not autistic!!! Went to a specialist to see based on the boys doctors’ recommendation, and within a few minutes were told he is not autistic.  Thrilled by this news.

10. Lastly, my husband published his first short story.  It will be online at a site called Liquid Imagination and look for it soon! I will!

August will be a fun month, with soccer starting this coming Tuesday, Cinco starting school on the 18th, and Jango starting school oon the 22nd.  Kirk will be the only one staying home, but in to years that will change!

1.  The boys are registered for soccer for late this year.  The season starts in August.  Hopefully they will be on the same team, since this year their ages fall so they can be on the same team, so we shall see when team rosters come out in the summertime. 

2.  Cinco gets out of school in June, and then gets to go to a different school for first grade since his school will be closing after this school year.  I’m a little upset he won’t stay at the same school for all seven years (K-6), but we were allowed to do an inter-district transfer to a different school than the one he would be assigned to.  We won’t find out if he got into the first choice school, which is Cooper, until May.  I’ll update when we find out.

3.  The kids birthdays are fast approaching, as are some holidays, such as Easter.  I will probably be working Easter, so Richard is on his own with the boys this year.  And who knows what we will do for their birthdays this time around.

4.  The boys currently love these shows:  Special Agent Oso, Bubble Guppies, Team Umi Zoomi, Penguins of Madagascar, and Phineas and Ferb.  The first two are Kirk’s favorites.

5.  I will soon have a child going into first grade and one going into pre-school (hopefully, if finances allow.)

Well, that’s it in a nut shell.  Hope to update more often, as things can change rather quickly with the three boys.  Time for some me time!

Two of the three boys went in the same costume as last year, making it easy to buy costumes this year.  Only Kirk needed a costume this year.  The boys went as a knight (Cinco), a dragon (Jango), and a frog (Kirk).  They went trick-or-treating this year with their aunt Carissa, cousin Lena, uncle Daniel, Daniel’s fiance Laura, and Laura’s son Jaiden.  I even dressed up this year as Lara Croft.  They went down the street and down a few courts and came back home with tons of candy.  We still have some leftover candy to go through.  Three bags for three boys.

For Thanksgiving, the same people will be there as was for Halloween except for one substitution:  switch out Jaiden for uncle Nick.  Carissa will be cooking the turkey this year, and since I have been cooking as of late, I plan to contribute something to the meal as well.  My mother will be with my sister and her boyfriend and my brother in San Jose with Sara’s boyfriend’s family.  That seems so foreign to me, but she will be with family, which is consistent with this holiday.  Cinco made some turkeys at school, but I’m sure that he gets the holiday.  We all watched the Peanuts Thanksgiving special, but I don’t know how much he knows.

What I do know is that I am thankful for my health, my family, and the fact I get to eat every day, sleep in a bed, and have clothes on my back.  I am thankful that I have a family that supports me in what I do, and I am thankful I have the opportunity to go visit my dad if I need to.  I am thankful for what I have, and grateful for wha I have.  I am thankful for the armed forces who secure my freedom day in and day out, and, to a lesser extent, I am thankful for my cat.  I am thankful for many things that I cannot think of right now.  I believe this holiday is about being with family and being thankful you got each other.  I am thankful for that every day.  Lots of love to the Flores family as well as many families around the world.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving, and I hope you had a Happy Halloween!