Back to School!

We are back in school!  And this year both Katelyn and Brooklyn are in school.  As I have mentioned previously, this year, the girls' school started early.  And I mean really early.  Traditionally, their school (where I also attended K-12), has always started the day after Labor Day.  This year, they are following the trend of other area schools and went back on the 17th of August.

The first day was just a meet and greet with the teacher.  The girls brought their school supplies, found their desks, etc.  It is a really great thing for them to knock down some of the nervous feelings.  Katelyn is now in 1st grade and Brooklyn is in Kindergarten 3 full days each week.

Brooklyn sitting at her desk with her stinker of a sister going through the next persons desk.

Sitting in the reading area.

This was the best picture we could get - she was playing the shy card and running from her teacher.

Katelyn sitting at her desk.

Out for donuts after meeting the teachers.

Brooklyn getting off her first bus trip on Thursday afternoon.

So far it is seems to be going great.  The girls love their teachers and seem to be making new friends.  Most of Katelyn's good friends last year are in other classes, but she is adjusting well. Brooklyn has 2 friends from church in her class and a couple of girls that she remembered from Vacation Bible School.  She also talks about other kids a lot.  Brooklyn has really seemed so happy since school started.  She has been talking more in general lately, but she just can't stop smiling and telling us all about her day and singing songs that she has learned.

Madison and I have also had a schedule change. For the past 5 years, since Brooklyn was born, I have had a babysitter come in for 4-5 hours a week so that I can work.  Now that I only have one kid who needs child care, I have put her into daycare for 7 hours, 1 day a week.  This allows me to get all of my work done during the school day, and then during my evenings I should be able to spend the time with the kids and doing house stuff.  So far this has been working well.  She is at an in-home daycare that currently only has 4 2 year-old girls when she is there.  She seems to love it.

On the first Friday, while Katelyn was in school, Brooklyn, Madison & I took a bike ride to the park.  I am hoping this might be the first of many of those kind of trips.

She has to take the big girl way.

This is typical Brookie.  Selfies on Mommy's phone.