First day of Kindergarten, Preschool, and Dance!

Kindergarten started last Wednesday. Elsa goes M, W, and every-other Friday, from 9:15-3:30. It started out a little rocky... she got a fever on Sunday of almost 102, and had it until the early morning hours of Wednesday. I was so nervous she'd miss the first day - how terrible would that be? When she woke up it was gone so I sent her anyway. I told her teacher about it and she kept on eye on her, but I never got a call. When she came home she had her fever again, plus a headache, and was miserable and exhausted. Luckily we have a day of rest in between, and she was fine on Friday. It was tough on her, but I'm glad we sent her that first day. She already seemed to have learned a lot as far as the way they do things in school. They got a tour of the library, gym, playground, lunch room, computer lab, etc. They did a few worksheets, watched two videos on the Smart Boards, and met some of the other teachers. She would have missed a lot, and I'm glad she didn't!

Our new house is in the Chisago Lakes district, but we Open Enrolled to stay in Forest Lake. That means the bus won't pick her up at our driveway. The closest bus stop just happens to be on Grandma and Grandpa's road, so we'll have to drive her there every day. Here's the bus stop crew. The younger girl is in her class, and her older sister helps make sure they get off the bus at the right stop, find their classroom, etc. Works out great!


A HUGE goodbye hug for Lila!


Finally home at 4:00 pm - a very long day for a kid who isn't used to being away from home, not to mention a full day of learning and activities! She was so exhausted, you can just see it in her eyes. She really loves it, though! This week was much easier.


Oops, the flash was a little bright for this one. Last week Grandma Karen brought over a special picnic lunch, with all the things that Mickey and Minnie ate at their picnic (in the book, pictured), including a big chocolate cake! We all thought it was a really cool idea. The kids loved having lemonade out of jars, and the cake knife that was taped to the bottom of the cake pan - all just like in the book.


This is Lila's first drawing of a person that I've ever seen. At first she had the two blue legs, but later added the white line in the middle, saying it was the butt. I think Elsa did the same thing when she was little! Funny kids.


Lila started Preschool this week. I stay with her for half the time on Mondays, then we separate. Wednesdays I drop her off and she's on her own the whole time. She did great! Here she is, standing very proud by her locker.


The weather is suddenly in the 50's and cold! It's hard to believe how hot it was only 5 days ago. I'm sure it'll be the last swimsuit picture of the year.


Today was the first day of dance. Elsa lectured her the whole way there, telling her she had to listen, she couldn't just run around all wild. When the class was over, the first thing Elsa said was, "Mom, Lila actually did really good!" She did throw a fit when it was time to leave, but hey, at least that means she likes the class!


Tomorrow we leave for our annual family trip to the North Shore. Can't wait!