Thursday, September 5, 2013

First day of school

The first day of school went swimmingly!  Brenna was soooo excited she got up, got dressed, and wore her backpack around the whole morning while making her breakfast, eating, etc...




We took the obligatory first day of school pictures...










And then we dropped Brooke off first.  She wanted no part of me staying around too long.









Brenna was also good and wanted to go back by herself...but uh, no.  Kindergarten?  1st day of school?  I'm gonna be there!  Maybe all day!  Ha...  (I kid....I kid...)









After drop-off, the school invited all parents to a Boo Hoo (or Woo Hoo, depending on your circumstance) breakfast.  It helped ease the transition going home to an empty house to visit with friends and other parents.  They provided donuts and coffee and even tissues.  Haha!



No, all kidding aside...they both had great first weeks of school.  Brenna LOVES school.  She is so independent wanting me to drop her off at the door, wanting to ride her bike to school (yea right!), playing with old friends (she has 2 that she 'knew' before school started), making new friends, she is transitioning well.  She is SUPER worn out at then end of the day not getting to nap anymore but is adjusting pretty well.




Still can't believe my big kid is in Kindergarten!!!!

Brooke meanwhile really likes her teacher!  She compares her to her favorite all time teacher (from 1st grade) saying their personalities are similar.  However, she switches classes this year and likes all three teachers, but seems most influenced by the one (male) science teacher.  She comes home wanting to research things they talk about and says he tells great stories.  *shrugs*  She's made a couple of new friends (that are new to the school) and enjoys playing with her old friends at recess.  Her first day of school was also coincidentally the first day of piano lessons.  So they had a super long day the first day.  Brenna almost fell asleep during Brooke's piano - haha



All in all, they are both off to a great start to the school year!!!  :)

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