Spring Break

Well Spring Break is coming to an end. We have had a very good Spring Break. We went to Texas for a few days and just did some stuff around here. So we have had a good Spring Break.

We had a conference with Nathan's teachers before Spring Break and we were told that Nathan might need to repeat the 1st grade next year. He will be in a regular 1st grade class all day with a paraproffesional. That was really not what I was expecting to hear and it made me sad. But what they are going to do is increase his time in the regular 1st grade class to 4 hours a day. They want to see how he will be in the regular class that long and are going to try to make him more independent doing some things. So after this 9 weeks we will see where he is and if they feel like he is ready to move up. Donald and I definitely do not want to push him into 2nd grade if he is not ready and we really trust his teachers and feel that they know what is best for him. The 1st grade class he is in now, the Transition class, does not do all that the regular 1st grade does so that is one reason they are going to increase his time in the regular class. He also has a hard time with his fine motor skills and his writing is awful. We are planning on getting him Occupational Therapy this summer again and we are going to ask them to really work with him on his writing. I really don't know why it is hard for me about him repeating 1st grade because we have always known he is delayed and behind his peers and will always struggle in school. So we will see what happens in this 9 weeks. I am just praying that God directs us to make the right decision. It is kind of scary and it is a challenge but I know we can make it because God has always taken care of us and Nathan and I know he will continue to do so.

We did have a good visit at Texas. We got to visit with Memaw Hullett and got to see Aunt Janice, Uncle Norman and Aunt Dorothy. We also got to see my sweet great Aunt Billie. She will be 99 in a few months and still lives on her own and looked good. Well I guess that updates everyone on what is happening here.

Feels like Spring is just around the corner

The weather these past few days has been gorgeous. It has been a little cool in the morning but warms up fast and turns out to be great weather. I am so ready for Spring and I think is will be here soon. Nathan had his Spring pictures taken at school today and he did not have to wear his uniform so he got to wear jeans and a regular shirt. So I hope he did good but I know he is not the best at smiling for pictures. I asked him after school how he smiled and he showed me his cheesy smile. So I guess we will see. I did go ahead and get a class picture. We went to Rachel's last basketball game last Saturday and now we will have to find something to do on Saturdays. We really enjoyed going to her games. I did take a few pictures the other night when Nathan was dancing while watching one of his favorite shows. I was told the other day that Nathan is doing very well in the 1st grade class. This makes me happy to hear that he is doing good. I guess that updates everyone on what has been happening here. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.