School Days

Both of my girls were excited to start school this year. Adelle is going to a different school than last year and she gets to take the bus! Even though she is on the bus for almost an hour she absolutely loves it!! She is quite the social child so the she enjoys visiting with her friends. Whenever I ask her how school went she says she can't remember. After coaxing her I usually get the most information about lunch and recess. She says her class if fun though. She gets a new "job" every week and her teacher sends her home with fun projects every so often. The first project we had was to find a pattern in our home or yard. She was even sent home with a disposable camera so we could take a picture of it. We bent the assignment a little and decided to go for a walk where we found the yellow and blue pattern of the high school track. I am excited that Adelle is enjoying school this year and that she isn't bored. Lydia is a 6th grader if you can believe it! She is quite grown up and mature. She has the same home room teacher as last year which helped with the beginning of school anxiety. She really likes her teacher and was especially glad she also has her for math and even for science currently. She has decided to take Violin lessons again this year. The only problems we've had so far is with some of the social issues with certain girls. Why can girls of this age be so mean at times? Lydia and I have had a lot of good discussions and I've given her lots of hugs. I remind her of how much we love and appreciate her. I know it probably isn't quite the same. I think she will rise above everything that is happening though.

I am so proud of both of my girls and can't wait to see what this school year will bring.

Adelle's First Day of Kindergarten!

Well, the day has finally come! It is Adelle's first day of Kindergarten. She chose her own clothes and didn't want much done to her hair. She did request some small braids which I then clipped back. She has been nervous at times, but this morning she wasn't nervous at all. She slept with an old bear of mine and she said that helped her a lot. She was pretty insistent at first that she only wanted Daddy to drop her off. I think it's because he is usually the one to take the girls to school, but then she agreed I could come along. I think she just wanted to stick to the routine.

Lydia was nervous for Adelle. She said she actually had butterflies! Lydia hung out with us by the Kindergarten door for a little while, but then she decided to go hang out with her friends. She just sort of flitted away before we realized it. Adelle really wanted to play on the playground before lining up, but we thought for the first day we should just focus on lining up. Right away she started talking to other kids and trying to make friends. She is such a social butterfly.

Isn't this a fun picture of Adelle and Wes hanging out. They look so much alike. There were a few kids crying and one boy was about to lose it, but not my little Adelle. She went right in, excited as could be! She waved goodbye and was off to begin her education. I didn't cry either. I am excited for her and know that she is absolutely going to love it. We met with her teacher last week and she seems super nice!

The house is really quiet now. The only child presence is little Violet jumping around. Kindergarten does only last 3 hours though, so I am sure the quiet won't last long.