Kindergarten!

Today was the first day of Kindergarten for the kiddo.  There were some tears (mom's tears) but she was ready to go!  She did well too, like a pro. 

She sat at a table with Alex, Mason, and Ella. 

I asked her what her favorite part of the day was and she said, "eating in the cafeteria and getting to use the big computers".  Apparently, in addition to gym and choir, she also had computer class.  This mostly consisted of the teacher turning on the computers and letting the kids just type away.  I think what made it special is that the computers were the computers that the big kids use!

For lunch she sat with Ava and Olivia.  In addition to just being cool to sit in the cafeteria, she also got a chocolate milk! 

So, to sum it up, she had a great first day.

Last Day of Childcare!

I dropped my baby off this morning for her last day of Childcare.  Now technically she will still go there in the mornings and afternoons for before and after school care.  And she will also go there on days there is no school...but in terms of day long stints there, naps, and the regular routine...today is it.

I wanted the morning to be more magical but to be honest, it was miserable.  it was pouring outside when we left the house and so I was soaked and crabby and yelled at her for a variety of stupid reasons.  Before we even got out the door I had to tell her 4 times to put on her shoes, which I ended up doing anyway because I wanted to leave.  She was really congested from seasonal allergies and ended up  coughing a lung out...so much for getting that allergy pill down.  So anyway, it was miserable.

Eva sent me a text this morning to tell me that she had to have Maggie put to sleep in the middle of the night.  She was the end of the era.  I remember coming home from Boston to see her wriggling across the floor.  I thought having a dog in the house was a bad idea, and then I saw her army crawling toward me and I just melted.  And then we had Riley and those two were peas in a pod.  My heart breaks that she's gone, and I already miss my dogs so much too.

So needless to say, I am just super cry-ey today.

Tie Your Shoes

Yesterday the kiddo learned to tie shoes!  We tried some time ago with little success.  We gave it a shot 2 days ago and she picked it right up!!

Way to go kiddo!!

On another note, Kindergarten starts Tuesday.

Wolf

A week ago we had the amazing opportunity to camp at Echo Bluff State Park in Missouri in their grand opening weekend. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was there for a ribbon cutting and we were officially the first people to ever have a fire at site 16!

One thing the kiddos said that I wanted to write down was this....as we pass the lodge entrance there was a man standing with his dog...

Kid: mom, I just saw a wolf!
Me (not really paying attention): Oh really? Cool.
Kid: mom, it was a pretty wolf, and big!
Me: yea? Cool.
Kid: yep, it was even on a leash!
Me: huh?
...look around....oh! The man standing with his dog has a Husky!

Amused!