I am so thrilled to be a part of this Letters to Our Sons blog circle. Each month, I will join with some great photographers from around the world to share a letter to our son (or sons). Each letter will link to another mom's letter and in doing so, will make a circle. Kind of neat, right? If you follow the circle, I'm sure you will find that we are all indeed connected in some way or another. Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 20, 2013 Dear Elliott and Ian, What a month of transition and moving forward for us! Summer came to a somewhat abrupt end for us as we hung up our swimsuits and sunscreen and picked up our books and backpacks. You have both embraced your new classes with much anticipation. Elliott, you have been blessed with a teacher that wanted to loop with your class. It's a new room and a new set of skills to learn, but you got to go in on day one of first grade knowing your teacher and all of your classmates. Your dad and I think that this is just awesome, but you just roll your eyes at us perhaps oblivious to the awesomeness. I think maybe you secretly know just how cool it is and just don't want to brag about it. You're kind of modest these days. Ian, you have officially moved into the big kid room at preschool, a.k.a. JK (Junior Kindergarten). In this class, you are with many old friends and are getting to know a few new friends. Your teachers started the year off with a superhero theme and it could not have been more perfect! You are a superhero at heart and often respond to difficult tasks by announcing your superpower that will overcome it. From hot powers to see-through powers, you have just about every dilemma covered. With the start of September also came the start of soccer. You are on separate teams, but you will play each other a few times. I know that you will each be keeping score and the winner will not be shy with their announcement. You guys have the sibling rivalry thing down pat. You love each other much of the time, but that can change in the blink of an eye. Sometimes you even dress up in costume and have a good fight. The mother in me wants to tell you to be careful, but the non-mother side finds it quite entertaining. I do prefer to watch you work on collaborative projects. About once or twice a week Elliott will get an idea to do something creative and often crazy. I just love watching how Ian adds his own flavor to the projects and is always looking to make things bigger and better. Last week you both worked for hours making your new hot wheels tracks span from the front door to the other side of the living room. You pulled from your available resources including an empty spaghetti box, corn hole bags, and Captain Underpants books. I'll admit that it was a tad frustrating to have a racing track running through the main part of our house, but I was too distracted by your ingenuity to be bothered. Elliott, you are so funny and silly a lot of time, but serious and studious at others. Your one eyebrow crinkled goofy look always makes me smile. I hope that you won't take yourself too seriously as you grow up and that you will keep your sense of humor. Ian, you are becoming more and more independent. I love it and hate it when you send me away so you can do something by yourself. For now, your independence often looks like mismatched shoes or an occasional fit when asked to do something a different way. I hope that your desire to experiment and do things your own unique way will open many doors as you grow up. If not, you may have to rely on your unique sense of style.
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