Charlotte

We went out today after school and got her ballet clothes. She has been asking to take ballet for over a year. Her first class is next Wed. She is very excited.





(these look like the same image but they really are two different frames)

Kindergarten so far...

Day 1 - Charlotte did great. She told us all about her day, which is actually unusual for her. She can be tough to get information out of. I think that should improve when she's a teenager, right?

Day 2 - She hopped on the bus in the morning, all excited. Then, I got a call from the school nurse at 8:00 that Charlotte had gotten sick on the bus and I needed to come pick her up. She was disappointed to have to come home, although we had a nice day together running some errands. She has had some car sickness issues in the past, too. We are hoping it doesn't become a big deal. She told us she was reading her books while on the bus, and I think that was probably the biggest problem.

Day 3 - Charlotte was adamant that she did not want to be driven to school, she wanted to go on the bus. So we let her try it again and she did fine both ways. She has been home for almost 2 hours now and has not stopped talking to me since. She is talking to me as I type this actually. She got to play in the kitchen today (you have to sign up for the center that you want for free play) and it is much better than the kitchen from her preschool. There is a baby and all the baby stuff (a highchair and bottles, I guess?) in it and they were pretending that the baby got sick and had to go to the hospital but then free play was over. She got a Hershey's Kiss for being in the green light the whole day (meaning, she didn't get in trouble). They went to the gym and the library. They ate in the lunchroom and there were two older girls sitting with them and one of them taught her how to open her pudding by herself. They read a story, something about a pig who wanted to eat a sandwich. Honestly, my mind wandered a bit for awhile there. She has a friend from her class named Abigail who is on the same bus and they sat together on the ride home.

So far so good with this whole school thing. We'll see what tomorrow holds :)