First Grade

In all honesty, it does not seem like enough time has gone by for my sweet little bean to be heading off to first grade! Isn't she the cutest thing ever? (Yes, I realize as her momma I'm a bit biased).

Today was day 3 of school for her. Her favorite friend is not in her class this year, but she's managing just fine with some other kids she knew from Kindergarten and making new friends. She let me know today that she's not afraid to shake her teacher's hand anymore (a morning ritual for the teacher) and she comes home and says that school is "great" (with added enthusiasm). She loves riding her bike to school with her favorite friend and she looks forward to lunch time (mom packs the best stuff!). I suspect this year will be a breeze!

Catch a Tiger by his Toe

I wanted to make sure this particular photo didn't get lost in the shuffle of 300+ vacation pictures. Calvin had been saying the eeny meeny miney mo thing all week. He was very animated and intense in the "my mom said to..." part. Very cute. At this particular time he was attacking Uncle Scott with repititions of the verse. Leaving out this part, or that part. But always making sure that "his mom said to..".

For those of you that really know Calvin, you know that he's not so outgoing around people he doesn't see much. This was his second time meeting Uncle Scott. And he LOVED him! Followed him around, played hide-and-seek, and just generally adored him all week. This is a big deal, having the love of Calvin right off the bat. And that is why this photo is priceless.