Today you're in your second full day of Kindergarten, and while you've been reluctant to embrace the excitement of all that's to come, I believe you're beginning to figure out that school is going to be a great adventure in so many ways.
On your first day, you came down to the kitchen with a blotchy, red face and my heart just about broke for you. I could tell you were scared. Really scared. You cried in my arms and then slowly got yourself ready for school. You barely ate breakfast, you put up a fight to just about everything, but once you were ready, you were so stinking cute and I'm thankful we were able to take some pictures without tears!
When we got to the bus stop, you were definitely quiet, but when the bus came, you made me so proud. I knew you were nervous, but you marched right onto the bus and sat down calmly in your seat. You couldn't look at us, and your little chin was trembling, but you held it together and went off to have a great day. It wasn't easy to let you go, especially knowing how scared you were, but you were all smiles when you got off the bus and had lots of stories to tell about your day. It was very obvious that you had fun!
After your first day, we went to the library and checked out the first two books in the Junie B. Jones series. We read half of the first one while Iver played in the play room at the library, and finished it before bed. You loved it. You loved the antics, the humor, and that Junie B. had her first day of Kindergarten also. Thankfully yours was a bit less traumatic and didn't involve rescue personnel like hers did ... :-)
So now here's a little information about YOU.
- Your favorite colors are orange and blue.
- You want to be a meteorologist, although during dinner last week you also mentioned that you and your brother are going to own Carreras and you're going to drive a cement mixer while he drives the dump trucks and front loaders. Hmm. Time will tell I guess.
- You love Legos, especially Lego Friends. You had Lego block cakes for your birthday party this summer.
- You love riding your bike and scooter.
- You love to swim and your crawl and back stroke have gotten pretty impressive over the summer. This was the first summer you could touch the bottom of the deep end and that made you really proud! You always jump right in.
- You had gym yesterday as your Special and you were proud to discover you were the only kid in your class who can tie her own shoes.
- You have a major sweet tooth!
- You have a 6 year molar coming in right now and it makes your jaw hurt.
- Your favorite ice cream flavor is Superman.
- You love to watch Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger (with your brother), Sofia the First, and the Treehouse show (with Daddy).
- You still love your milk warmed up and I'm shocked to say that I still warm it up for you.
- You love taking pictures with our old digital camera.
- You love math! It's one of your favorite things to do with Daddy.
- You love playing card games, especially Uno, Crazy 8s, and you loved playing SkipBo with your cousins this summer (we should get that game).
- Sometimes you still look little when you sleep, but each and every day, you're looking like a big girl and it makes Daddy and I happy/proud (and a little bit sad) to see the big girl you're becoming!
We're so excited to see you make new friends and learn all sorts of different skills over the next nine months. We truly believe you're going to love school once you get settled into this new routine (and longer days - oh my you were so tired yesterday after your first full day!!) and we're excited to see you grow and learn. We're proud of you!
Love,
Mama and Daddy
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