Corinne's 1st Day

Girls are all in school as of today!  Corinne has moved up to Alaina's old class "Chipmunks". There will be more learning this year, letters, writing, etc.  She will have the same teachers Alaina had last year, Ms. Bri and Ms. Amanda.  I think this is going to be a great year for Corinne.  She loves making friends at school and she is super excited to check out the dress up selection in the Chipmunk room!

1st Day of Kindergarten

   Alaina made it to her first day of kindergarten!  She has been so excited to ride the bus and I'm so glad we made the choice to let her.  A little girl from our bus stop who is also a kindergartener sat with Alaina so I felt good that she had a friend with her to ride to school.  I had wanted her to sit in the very front but once she got on the bus she wanted to sit in the back.  Olivia had to stop her and put her in this seat about three rows back.  They can't sit together because kindergarteners are supposed to sit in the front and older kids in the back.  I'm ok with that though because then Alaina gets to sit with kids her own age and she can make friends. 

   After the bus left Corinne and I drove to the school so we could see Alaina's new classroom.  Her teacher is brand new to the school this year, but the teacher assistant has been at the school since it opened and everyone loves her.  I really hope Alaina has a good year and that this class is a good fit for her.  She is going to a separate kindergarten for kids with learning disabilities or delays.  I think she is better there for the start of the year because Alaina doesn't have a lot of functional speech yet, although she's made a lot of improvements over the past year with her fabulous speech therapist.  She may spend time in the regular kindergarten at some point during the year if everyone thinks that would benefit her.

    I'm sure going to be anxious waiting for Alaina to come off the bus this afternoon!  I hope she has a great day!

    

1st Day of 3rd Grade

Corinne

Because she wants everyone to see her pretty braids...

Ridin' in Style

Last Day of Preschool

Today is the last day of preschool for Alaina and Corinne.  Corinne will be back next year, but this is the official end for Alaina because she is off to kindergarten at the end of July.  They have grown so much over the past year!

Girl Scouts-Outdoor Skills

   I spent the weekend at Outdoor Skills training camp with my Girl Scout co-leader so that we can begin taking our Brownies on camping trips.  It was so much fun!!!  

I started my own fire...

And sat around the campfire roasting smores...I'm on the far right...

    We learned all kinds of awesome stuff like how to cook with a Dutch oven over a fire and even how to make a box oven which is a thick cardboard box wrapped in duct tape.  You put a tray of coals in the bottom and it will maintain heat just like a regular oven.

   Next weekend is our family camping trip with all our Brownies and their families to end our first year together.

It will be our first time camping with my girls so it should be busy, but a great time for all.

I'll come back with pictures!