The Perfectly Imperfect Mama: First Grade

HALLOWEEN 2019 + RED RIBBON WEEK

by Whitney Pegram - Thursday, November 07, 2019

Hey Hey Thursday! It's Friday eve & y'all, we have almost made it through the week!

If you've noticed, this week I am trying to get you all caught up on all things fall & today is no different.

I'm sharing our Halloween night & it just so happened to be Red Ribbon week at school last week, too, & we will start with that. I didn't take a picture every day, but I did take a few ...

One day was wacky hair & sock day. It was then that I realized just how envious of Cooper's hair that I am. Thick, blonde & curly! HA!

Another day was future/career day. If you don't know, Cooper wants to go to NC State & play basketball for them!

And this girl, she wants to be a make-up artist when she grows up!

Red Ribbon week is always so much fun! Other days included pajama day, a certain color day when all the grades wore different colors, & then on Halloween they were allowed to wear their costumes.

Speaking of Halloween, ours turned out a little different this year due to a storm that came through & many neighborhoods canceled trick or treating. It was no problem for us though because just the weekend before we had WENT CAMPING & went trick or treating there. PLUS, the night before Halloween, we went to my in-loves church fall festival so they got TONS of candy between all of that & the school parties!

So Halloween night, we headed to my mom's for pizza & games!

Cooper was Kylo Ren this year because #starwarsobsessed ...

Millie Jo was Belle & the prettiest one I have ever seen ...

And Itty Bitty was a scarecrow. My heart couldn't take the cuteness!!

My sweet nephew even spent the evening with us!

They love him just a little bit .. 😉

Even without trick or treating, we had so much fun!

I mean, who doesn't love a night of pizza, Uno & Old Maid!?!

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FRIDAY FAVORITES : BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION [FOURTH & FIRST GRADE]

by Whitney Pegram - Friday, September 06, 2019

Happy Friday!!

Today I'm linking up with ANDREA, ERIKA & NARCI for some Friday Favorites!

And as promised, I'm sharing all things back to school.

As I was getting this post together, I realized that I never even shared our 'end of school' pictures with you! Ah! So I'm going to share those first & then our 'back to school' ones!

The day before school was out, Cooper & Millie Jo had awards day/kindergarten graduation. They both received the Citizenship award for their class & Dan & I couldn't have been more proud of them! Not even going to lie, we totally gave each other a high five because citizenship award is a big deal!

These boys.

They are so much fun!

And Mimi was even able to be there.

Our sweet little kindergarten grad!

Her teachers gave out individual awards & she was awarded the Honey Bee award for being so stinkin' sweet & also the Future Miss Runway Model award for being dressed to a T every day! HA!

The next day, these two were ready for the last day of school!!

And mama was too because #noalarmclock.

We survived the third grade.

Goodness gracious, third is hard but this boy, he never gave up! He fought to meet his reading goal until the very end so when he finally reached it, we made a VERY big deal about it. SO SO proud!

Girlfriend rocked kindergarten.

I have never met anyone who loves school [or homework] as much as her!

I picked these three up after school & we headed to celebrate with ice cream!

Her smile in this picture is my favorite!

And here we were last week ...

These two headed back to school last Monday & none of us were ready. We love summer time & not having a schedule!

Fourth grade!

How is that even possible!?!

The very same day he started fourth, was the same day he started kindergarten a few years back.

Y'all just look at this ...

Oh my heart.

I can't.

Tiiiiiime! You're killing me.

Remember in one of my post last week when I said Millie Jo was over the ruffles? Well, I took her shopping for a first day of school outfit & this is what she picked out. And I LOVE it! She was so excited about it!

Cooper was done after one picture but not her.

She had to show off her new BOOK BAG!

Class of 2031.

I can't even think about it. I know it seems like a long time away, but it will be here before I know it!

My prayer is that my kiddos [& yours too] have a wonderful & safe school year. I pray that they are kind, respectful & good listeners. But more than that, I pray that they know without a doubt how loved they are & WHOSE they are!

Have the best weekend, friends!

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Cooper's Last Day of First Grade

by Whitney Pegram - Thursday, June 08, 2017

I mean what!?! How in the world is that even possible!?!

Here he is on his first day of 1st grade ...

and here he is today, on his last day of 1st grade ...

Oh my heart.

He has grown so much!

This year has been nothing short of amazing.

Between Cooper's teacher & then the substitute that filled in for her while she was on maternity leave, it was just SO incredible.

For several months, Cooper had trouble reading & then when he was still having trouble with it in February [when his teacher was getting ready to have her baby] I got really worried that it would never click for him. But after lots of reading at bedtime, help from his substitute teacher, help from my precious aunt who used to be a teacher & discovering he needed reading glasses ... he got it! And this mama couldn't have been more excited. His teacher kept reassuring me over & over that with boys it clicks after Christmas break ... she was right! 😉

First grade was the year Coop lost his two front teeth plus two others!

Even though this year was great, life wasn't always smiles & sunshine. And that's ok, because we aren't perfect & that's how we learn.

First grade was a year of Coop learning that in life, in order for your heart to be at peace, you must forgive. Yep, even at seven years old forgiveness is huge. And forgiving someone even when they aren't sorry is too.

You can read all about that here.

We were also taught a lesson of being grateful.

You can read that one here.

With a school year like this one, second grade is going to have a lot to live up to. 😉

Yesterday was awards day & I couldn't be more proud of Coop ...

He got the "Most Improved" award & he got the "Citizenship" award in his class. Now that will make any mama want to cry tears of joy! 😍

And then there's this ... I literally can't even.

This was framed & sent home. The top left square says "What I want to be when I grow up ..." Please notice what everyone else's responses were.

COOPER!!! You kill me! Hahahaha

Y'all, I seriously think it's just because he could wear a red polo & khakis every day. I'm not even kidding! 😁

Oh, that makes me laugh. And typical Coop. This is why I blog. I want to remember stuff like this forever!

Ending this school year is definitely bittersweet but we are very excited to get our summer started!

Cooper, you rocked the first grade, dude. I am so proud of you & will even continue to be if you work at Target when you grow up ... Mama loves a discount. You have a heart of gold & there is no doubt in my mind that you earned that Citizenship award. I pray your heart always stays so loving & kind.

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First Grade Field Trip :: The Zoo

by Whitney Pegram - Thursday, June 01, 2017

Happy Thursday and ...

Five & a half more days until summer break ... five & a half!

Ahhh! We can do it!

We see you summer.

Ok, so last night I was looking through pictures on my phone ... all 1,400 of them 😮 ... & realized that I never shared Cooper's first grade field trip to the zoo. From March. Oh my heart. Summer ... I need YOU!

So since we are still in the school year ... for only five & a half more days ... have I already said that!?! 😉 I thought I would share all the pictures with you now.

#betterlatethannever

#right

#pleasesomeonehelpmejustify

We had the option to ride on the bus with our child OR we could follow behind them ...

My mom, Millie Jo & I followed behind.

Ready to have so much fun with my favorite boy!

And girl.

Watching the sea lions.

This was about the time that we were waiting ~~436 years~~ on April the giraffe to give birth so selfies with a giraffe were a must.

Waiting to watch the gorilla eat lunch.

That gorilla was HILARIOUS!

Our last stop on our way out was to see the penguins.

These two loved them.

I personally thought they smelled horrible, but it didn't seem to bother them! 😉

Phewwww ... SO glad I went through pictures on my phone last night & found all of these. I LOVE having all these posts to look back on & for my kiddos to check out one day!

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