Pre-K

Our little bird started Pre-K today!  Today was just a half day (1/2 being just 1.5 hours since her full day will only be 3 hours!) to meet her teachers and other students in her class before school really starts next Tuesday.  She and I have really settled into a great routine since Bryce has been back in school and I think we are both a little sad for that to end.  She was excited about going today though!  Her teachers are Mrs. Hill and Buttercup (just Buttercup!).  She has one good friend from last year in her class which was a relief to both of us.  

When I picked her up after the 1.5 hours she had nothing but good things to tell me, but was a little emotional about other things (couldn't get herself buckled into carseat and started crying, which is unlike her) so I think it is going to take a little while to get into the swing of every day school.  She ADORED her teacher last year and although I had reminded her over and over again that she would be with a different teacher in a different classroom, I think it really hit her today that this year will be different.  I know she is going to love it after she gets used to the new teachers and routines.  She's excited about learning things that Bryce knows, like reading and math!  

Thank you Kiki for the precious dress!  

Miss Bird has really gotten into dressing up and wearing accessories lately.  She won't leave the house without a bracelet on and insists on wearing her cross necklace all the time "like you do Mama".  She got really into it the other day and wore this for elementary school carpool!  

In Bryce news......

Yes, that's a broken finger.  He broke it playing baseball (surprised?!) with a friend.  They were actually using a tennis ball but Bryce decided that since it was just a tennis ball that he didn't need a glove.  Lesson learned.  It's been broken for a week and a half and it's not bruised anymore but still slightly swollen.  The little boy he was playing with when it happened is healing from his own broken finger from baseball so his mom passed on the splint he used.  We've been keeping the splint on and taping his two fingers together and that seems to be working.  The xray showed that the growth plate wasn't involved so our pediatrician said seeing an orthopedist isn't necessary.  It's absolutely killing Bryce that he can't play baseball.  Just this morning I caught him trying to put his hand in his glove but he couldn't even get it all the way on because it hurts too bad.  We are hoping that by next week he can start batting again, but catching even with a glove on will take weeks.  Poor thing was lost at first not knowing how to play (because seriously, all he does is play baseball when he's not at school!) but he's realizing that bike riding, hide and seek and swinging are fun too!  Oh, and he missed his very first baseball tournament because of the finger!  

He's still very happy with 2nd grade!!  He comes home happy, doesn't complain about doing his homework, and gets ready in the mornings with a smile on his face.  It's wonderful!