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Kindergarten and Ballet – Here We Come

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The long awaited first day of kindergarten finally arrived this morning! We have been talking about the big day off and on since the beginning of the year.  Both Avery and Emerson have been pretty excited to start kindergarten and have only been a little nervous. The girls have been prepping for some time…getting their back packs, meeting their teachers, thinking about what they would bring to lunch, and even starting homework this summer!

The first day started with pictures in the backyard!IMG_4076_MG_4092_MG_4100 _MG_4098_MG_4094 _MG_4101IMG_4081 IMG_4083 IMG_4087img_4075IMG_4070IMG_4115 IMG_4113_MG_4123 _MG_4110

Followed by a walk to the bus stop for a bust stop breakfast._MG_4132_MG_4163

I had actually wanted the girls to eat at home so their bellies were well fed with nutritious food but I did allow them to have something else if they wanted.  Avery had a donut and a strawberry.  I don’t think Emerson had anything…I think she was a little nervous and didn’t want to eat._MG_4141

This was all the kids at the bus stop! _MG_4154_MG_4157

Harper looked on!_MG_4142 _MG_4151

And then before we knew it they were off._MG_4168 _MG_4169_MG_4171 _MG_4173_MG_4179

I thought I would tear up but when that bus took off, I started to tear up more than I thought I would and when Fang rubbed my back, I started to actually cry which was only intensified when another neighbor commented on how sweet it was that I was so emotional.

I really didn’t worry about Avery and Emerson during the day and for good reason. They both came home saying they had a great day, although not sharing too many specifics._MG_4192 _MG_4202

Meanwhile, today was also Ms. Harper’s first day of ballet. She has been looking forward to this day for close to two years! Even this morning she was dancing around the house…doing plies and tapping her feet.  She was READY…._MG_4180_MG_4188_MG_4191

…that is until she got to the dance class and she froze. She didn’t want to go in and while she did for a few minutes with Mila, it didn’t last long.  And she spent the majority of the class watching from the outside.IMG_4015

On the way home, she was embarrassed and didn’t want to talk about it.IMG_4018

Poor thing….she finally talked about it that evening.  I think she wasn’t expecting their too be too many kids and she froze.  After a long discussion, she said she would be ready to dance next week.  We shall see!  We believe in you Harpee!

“Oh The Places You Will Go”

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My first born babies graduated from pre-school today!  It’s hard to believe….the past two years at VPC Pre-school have just flown bye.  The girls were in separate classes this year allowing them to develop and grow as individuals.  Both girls had a really successful year.  Emerson has really come out of her shell.  She enjoys playing with other children and having her own friends.  She knows most the letters in the alphabet and can write her own first name and last name. She likes to do artwork and puzzles and enjoys doing beginner math!  Avery loves doing art work and her drawings and paintings are already surpassing my level of skill.  She knows all her letters and can write her first and last name (although sometimes still backwards). She likes to do puzzles and loves imaginative play.  

The last day of the school the girls had their end of the year concert.  They had been rehearsing their songs at home some and while they knew all the songs, I was a little nervous that they would have some stage fright.  The girls stood next to each other center stage and they were awesome…they were loud, knew their words, and had good accompanying hand and body movements.  Seriously, I was so proud of them….they did awesome.  And we have it documented forever!  (Last week Justin and I bought a video camera….as much as we love photographs, I wanted to have their little voices and funny sayings and special moments on video.  My long term goal is to put together a video highlight each year so that the videos are actually watched in years to come).
 
Justin took video of “concert” and I was supposed to take a few pictures, but where I was sitting, I could barely see Avery and Emerson so taking pictures were out of the question for me, but Justin managed to get one while he was also taking video. 
I also had them pose for theit obligatory last day of school picture in the same spot as their first day of school at VPC two years ago.  Avery was ever so slightly more into it than Emerson…this was the best we could get.
 
While VPC has been great and we are sad that Avery and Emerson’s time there is up, we are excited about them starting kindergarten and excited that Harper will be at VPC for the next two years!  
 
Happy Pre-school graduation day Avery and Emerson!  “Oh the places you will go!”

First Day of Fours!

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Today was Avery and Emerson’s first day of pre-school in the 4’s class….hard to believe considering it is mid-September!  Anyway, it was a success!

I was a little nervous based on last year’s first day…and second day….and the fact that I thought the reality of being in different classes this year may sink in.  Both did fine though…Emerson walked right in to the point of almost not even saying goodbye…Avery was scared and refused to hang up her bag without me, but once I helped her she took the teacher’s hand and gave me a big hug and kiss and she too was off.  When they got home from school, Avery was full of smiles.  She said she had a great day and was very brave for going to school without her sister.  Emerson said she had fun in the same breath that she started misbehaving and having a temper tantrum.  After she calmed down she was able to tell me that her feelings were hurt at school.  The knot in my stomach subsided when she told me the reason her feelings were hurt were because she didn’t get to see Kris Denise.  We talked about the girls day at dinner and they each told one another a few things that they each did at school.  At  night we said what we were thankful for and much of our thanks revolved around a great school day with wonderful friends.  God came up as He often does during our discussions…I assume much of it they get from chapel or music.  As the lights were out and we were tucking Avery and Emerson in, Emerson asked me if God made little vaginas parts for men too!  I had to leave the room and compose my laughter and lie to my daughter as to why I was laughing before I could answer her.  As for sweet (and spoiled) Harper, I think she wants to go to school too; however, something tells me that she will thoroughly enjoy her alone time with Ludmila.  All in all, a good first day of school!