First Day, First Grade

Two weeks into the school year and I'm finally getting around to posting the first day of school photo!

Yes, it has been that hectic, but it has been a good two weeks.  Emily goes to the YMCA after school program three days a week, and actually loves it this year!  On Thursdays she is now in a beginning gymnastics class, and by Friday we are both ready to head home as soon as we can exhausted.  

She loves being in Miss Amy's  Mrs. Sauvageau's classroom, but is a little confused on what she is supposed to call her.  And only once (that I know of) has she called out in the middle of class to ask how Oreo the rabbit was.  It is a bit different having your friend as your child's teacher! 

Watch Out First Grade, Here I Come!

Tomorrow school starts, and Emily cannot wait to walk into Mrs. Sauvageau's first grade classroom.  Friday she went to meet the teacher day, and she happily picked out a locker and a desk, in the back, but close to the teacher's desk.

Yesterday she carefully packed her school supplies in her new backpack, making sure it was arranged just right.  Although sad that our summer is over, she's excited to see her friends again and is curious about the names on the door she does not know.

At a recent doctor's visit, she was 47 " tall and 49 lbs. She's in a size 13 shoe and most of her clothes now are a 7.  She still loves turquoise, and when I asked her what she wanted to be this morning she told me that she wanted to be a vet and an ambulance driver.

Still not one for a need of sleep, she's up before 7 everyday and watches the clock intently so that as soon as the hour hits seven, I hear, "Mom, the clock says 7!"  Usually followed by, "What are we going to do today?" because playing solo isn't her favorite thing either.  Our lazy summer mornings usually started with taking Gerda along with us on a bike ride, followed by hanging out in the yard, before we took off for whatever outing we had decided on that day.  I have to admit, it was a lot of fun hanging out with her this summer.  She's also very much a Daddy's girl, and she loves to be at the store with Aaron, or on the gun range with him, and that's where she'd be when I had errands she didn't think were fun enough to tag along on.  

I can't wait to see how she grows and changes in first grade!

The Weekend

Saturday was fair day for us, once again cramming in as many rides as she possibly could.  If I look back at this summer, I have to say it was the summer of adrenaline for Emily.  She has become fascinated with roller coasters and water slides, and anything else that moves, this summer.  In fact, her favorite sitting activity this summer (not that she does that very often), was watching you tube videos of rides.

Then there was Oreo, the pet rabbit we watched while our friends went out of town.  Emily has wanted a rabbit for a long, long time, so it was a dream come true for her to have Oreo here.  She faithfully (over)fed it all weekend long, learning that it loved shredded carrots and pears straight from the tree.  She brushed him about every 10 minutes, and carried him from place to place.

For the record, Gerda was not a fan of having a rabbit around.

Today it was time for Oreo to head home, and Emily and her Dad spent some time shooting at the gun range together.  There's a moving target with five paddles that drop off when hit, causing the target to spin.  Emily loves challenging her dad to see who can hit them off first, and usually Emily is the winner.