Aaaaaaaaaugh!

 I thought I would be so ready for this day, but I am just NOT! Kindergarten has snuck up on me and I am not ready. Caleb sure is though. He is in afternoon kindergarten which made the first day quite tortuous. He spent all morning asking what time it was and why he had to wait until after lunch.

We walked him down to the elementary school and he was mad that we had to go with him, but then he was sweet and gave me a hug and a kiss. Watching him walk away with his class was a tearful event that confused the girls. Lucy kept asking why I was crying.

He's in an interesting class: first, it is year round school which I'm anticipating will be full of transitioning from off to on to off track, second, his teacher is a young guy named Mr. Joshua. It's his first year of teaching and he seems cool and enthusiastic. I'm interested to see how they will get along.

At Caleb's evaluation testing, his teacher concluded that he already knows everything that they will be covering this year in kindergarten. So, now, Adam and I are trying to figure out what is the best thing to do: let him sit for a year and develop social skills and maturity or figure out another game plan to help him keep growing academically. He sure LOVES to learn, but he is still quite an emotional little guy. We would love to hear any suggestions.

Mess

Something that I have noticed with having multiple kids close together is that the younger children all think that they are as old as their siblings. Anastasiya is no exception. She is never satisfied at meal time unless she is as engaged as everyone else, meaning she needs to be stuffing her face like the rest of us. I had to capture the first messy event on camera.

First time having her own plate.

So excited to be a big kid.

Will you stop with the pictures (she actually is not a fan of the camera, the flash makes her wary)

yum, yum...

It actually was not too messy because I purposefully gave her a dry pancake and blueberries. She did end up pulling the plate onto her lap and eating the rest from that position.

One of the best parts of parenting is watching the kids learn and push themselves. Even the little things like pancakes in a tiny fist can be so thrilling.


*Thank you for looking past the booger sitting on her upper lip. Sometimes I think it is a permanent fixture.