M: Caroline please finish your milk.
C: I can’t do that! If I finish my milk I’ll be TOO strong.
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Monday, August 27, 2018
A couple of big kids
It's official! I now have a 2nd grader and a preschooler.
Caroline started preschool two Friday's ago and while I was nervous about her being shy and only wanting to hang around the teachers I was pleasantly surprised by her sitting right down with a group of kids and starting to do puzzles with them before I even left the room at drop off. She told me at the end of the day that she loved preschool and all about her new friends and what she did all day. She loves to say, "I learned that in preschool" even if she has only been a total of 3 times.
Lucy, however, has had a much harder time transitioning to a daycare center. She tends to be clingy or cry whenever we drop her off at the nursery at church and daycare has been no exception. I know that the teachers are trying to work with her but it will just take some time. Apparently when all the parents start picking up their kids and its not her turn she cries, and then when we do finally pick her up she cries as well.
I started the girls two Fridays ago so that Liam and I could have a day just to ourselves before school started. We got donuts at Donut Experiment and went bowling at Bass Pro Shop. Their underwater bowling alley is right up this 7 year olds alley! He loved all the sharks everywhere but did not understand why he couldn't throw strikes. (despite this only being the 5th time he has bowled in his life) He tried to have fun anyway and it was just spectacular to hang out with him without distractions.
Liam is now a 2nd grader! He has several of the same kids in this class that were in his 1st grade class (although not his best friend who moved away). I imagine that this year may be challenging with math as they have explained that they will be teaching him several different techniques. Reading hopefully will be much easier as Liam has really taken off and loves to sit down and read. A Diary of a wimpy kid book is something that he can finish in 3 days now by himself.
There were no tears from me this year dropping Liam off and I thoroughly enjoyed my day with the girls without fighting and yelling. I may have been a little choked up about Caroline but quickly got over it when Liam and I were eating our donuts.
I'm excited for this school year and can't wait to see how all of my kids learn and grow!
Caroline started preschool two Friday's ago and while I was nervous about her being shy and only wanting to hang around the teachers I was pleasantly surprised by her sitting right down with a group of kids and starting to do puzzles with them before I even left the room at drop off. She told me at the end of the day that she loved preschool and all about her new friends and what she did all day. She loves to say, "I learned that in preschool" even if she has only been a total of 3 times.
Lucy, however, has had a much harder time transitioning to a daycare center. She tends to be clingy or cry whenever we drop her off at the nursery at church and daycare has been no exception. I know that the teachers are trying to work with her but it will just take some time. Apparently when all the parents start picking up their kids and its not her turn she cries, and then when we do finally pick her up she cries as well.
I started the girls two Fridays ago so that Liam and I could have a day just to ourselves before school started. We got donuts at Donut Experiment and went bowling at Bass Pro Shop. Their underwater bowling alley is right up this 7 year olds alley! He loved all the sharks everywhere but did not understand why he couldn't throw strikes. (despite this only being the 5th time he has bowled in his life) He tried to have fun anyway and it was just spectacular to hang out with him without distractions.
Liam is now a 2nd grader! He has several of the same kids in this class that were in his 1st grade class (although not his best friend who moved away). I imagine that this year may be challenging with math as they have explained that they will be teaching him several different techniques. Reading hopefully will be much easier as Liam has really taken off and loves to sit down and read. A Diary of a wimpy kid book is something that he can finish in 3 days now by himself.
There were no tears from me this year dropping Liam off and I thoroughly enjoyed my day with the girls without fighting and yelling. I may have been a little choked up about Caroline but quickly got over it when Liam and I were eating our donuts.
I'm excited for this school year and can't wait to see how all of my kids learn and grow!
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