We all survived Ava's first week of Kindergarten! It has seemed like such a long week. The hardest part of the day is the quiet. It's so quiet in our house now without her little voice chattering about something or playing with Keegan.
But she's had a great week!
She actually loves PE which is a total surprise. She says the coaches are fun :)
She made a new friend on her first day but didn't know her name.
Her new friend is Gabrielle and they have lunch together every day.
Her star chart filled up and she and three others got to choose a sticker yesterday.
She got to go to the library and check out a book for the week.
Music class was not that fun because they just learned the rules :)
"There's so much to do all day long!"
She has done so well this week although we could tell she is so tired today. So glad the weekend is here! Keegan has adjusted so much better than I thought he would. He doesn't ask for her 1,000 times a day; only 100 or so. He says "Mama....I know Sissy at school, but I just gonna check ok!" And he runs to look out the door.
"No, not yet Mama!" Every single day. I'm not sure why he thinks she's just going to walk home one afternoon? He is always napping when one of us goes to get her so I guess he doesn't know that we bring her home. He has the biggest hugs for her when he wakes up and says "Sissy, play with me!?"
Keegan started potty training on Tuesday! He's actually been using the potty off and on for a couple of weeks now. I'm not sure if it was that he was so ready or the fact that I only had one kid at home but it was so much easier this time. It's hard to believe my diaper days are behind me. Five years... just like that! Of all the things that make me sad about my little ones growing up- this not one of them! I'm loving carrying my handbag again and he loves his new undies. We are so proud of our little man.
We spent a lot of time at home this week and I think he is enjoying this one-on-one attention.
This boy melts my heart.
We've played "choo choos" for hours this week.
Ava started her ballet/tap class. This is her third year of dance and although it's quite a transition to attend a 4pm class after school she still loves it so much she didn't want to take a break this semester.
Her class is a lot bigger this year and it's fun because it's full of friends from last year and the year before.
Our time with Ava is so limited and precious now. We usually color and talk about her day when she first gets home and we did make a trip to the library once this week. But then there is dinner and bath and bedtime is pretty early these days. For all of us! We bought Ava the Jesus Storybook Bible for her birthday and we end the day with a story or two and prayers for the next day. Except for last night--I won't pretend that we all weren't exhausted and crashed early without either. But overall it's been a really great week and we are thankful for all the mercies we've been shown!
