Saying goodbye

Camille and Lily had to say goodbye to their neighbor friend Daniel today. His family is moving to Lampasas this weekend. We'll miss them!

Camille's homework

Camille was very enthusiastic to do this (one of many) kindergarten homework projects. In this project she adopted a tree in the yard to watch throughout the year. She studied the tree and drew several different required pictures about the tree, plus doing a leaf rubbing. I moved her table out into the yard so she could face the tree (and not the sun) while doing her art.

Camille's first day riding the bus to school

Camille getting on the bus. I had to yell at her to turn around so I could get a picture, though as you can see not the best one. Then she bounded on the bus. She didn't even wave at me from the bus. She feels so big!!

Here she is driving away on the bus.

This picture is the girls waiting for the bus to arrive at the bus stop on the 2nd morning of Kindergarten. In the mornings I put Lily in the stroller and we walk Camille to the bus stop.

Camille's first day of Kindergarten

Camille started Kindergarten last Monday. She was very excited, not nervous at all. She goes to Kimberlin Academy, a gifted and talented magnet school in the Garland ISD. It's not in the most affluent part of town. Matt and I drove Camille to school on the first day. She wanted to ride the bus to school on the first day, so after lots of talking we compromised on letting her ride home from school on the bus on the first day. The school assigned her a 5th grade bus buddy who picked her up at her classroom, took her to the bus, and sat with her on the bus. That was comforting for both her and me!

On the afternoon of her first day of school I drove over from work to the end of our street and parked to wait for the bus. When her bus arrived arrived, Camille asked me why I didn't just let her walk home by herself. She actually refused to get in the car, skipping down the sidewalk to our house while I followed in the car. Since then she's been agreeable to get in the car.

Camille was excited to get into her classroom and put her supplies into her new pink supply box. She hardly looked back at us as we left her classroom.

"I stink"

I wouldn't have guessed it, but Camille and Lily's favorite book to listen to on Bookflix is called "I stink." The whole story is told by a garbage truck. They love to squeal about how gross it is!

Lily put her pink blankie on her head. She said "I'm Mary and this is God." How cute!