Ballerina

We finally got our pictures back from Amelia's ballet class. While I think they turned out really cute....

I also find this Christmas tree ornament more than a little strange....

The Truth - In Pictures

This is how a day looks around here right now......

Pre-Kindergarten excitement...

Post-Kindergarten coma...

M.I.A.

If I take a few days off from posting, I hear about it. I don't say this to pretend I have a massive readership. I don't. I have no interest in one as this is a personal blog about my children. That said, I have a few spicy readers (read: grandmothers) who like to let me know when I'm slacking. It's almost as if I take the $0.00 I earn on this thing for granted.  The truth is I do generally try to post 5-6 days per week. However, the last few nights Meggan and I have been taking advantage of Amelia's post-Kindergarten pass outs to catch up on movies we never get to watch. So, while I apologize for depriving both grandmas of their daily cute kid fix, it was totally worth it.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

After all these years of struggling to get Amelia to sleep, we finally found the solution....wake her up early, send her to kindergarten, have her meet 15 new friends, put her through a fire drill, have her learn Chinese, let her go to recess multiple times, remove the nap time she has become accustomed to, and then send her to extended day. Apparently, if you do this, she will get belligerent for about 15 minutes at bedtime and then pass out.  

Kindergarten

The first day of kindergarten was a huge success. Amelia had zero hesitation and approached the entire day with excitement and smiles. In an unsubstantiated claim by her, she even got to read a story to the class because she was able to read the first two lines when the teacher asked if anyone could. True or not, I'm proud of her for the way she attacked the day. In fact, she had such a good time that she didn't want to leave when Meggan came to get her.  Now, if we can only repeat this every school day for the next 13 years or so. 

Helper

Everett has decided to sneak into kindergarten tomorrow to make sure his big sister is okay. If his Elmo pull-ups or Woody boots don't give him away, I'm pretty sure his new mustache will provide the intimidating protection Amelia needs.

Meet Your Teacher

Amelia got to meet her Kindergarten teacher today. She also got to see all the great programs her school has to offer. Any day where you meet your teacher, see your school's touch tank, and pet a live owl is a good day.