Maggie went back to school this week. Her 3rd and final year at Christ Lutheran as a Pre-K lady!
Hard to believe she is one of the "big" kids at school this year.
She was pretty excited to head back, mainly because ALL of her good friends are in her class (God bless Mrs. Heiss!)
I snapped a few pics before we left for school on Monday morning.
She was so excited to wear her new shoes (Meemaw got them for her about 3 months ago and we haven't worn them until today - that was a LONG 3 months!)
Colin was such a supportive brother! I love this picture of them standing back to back.
He doesn't officially start back to school until next week, but is doing a "non-school" day program at his new school, St. Therese. So he also had a first day on Monday, just not technically school yet.
Maggie and Zoey hung out in Mrs. Fredde's room for a bit, and Colin wanted to join in for the picture. They are such good friends!
I was a nervous wreck all day worrying about Colin on Monday. He has never really gotten around St. Therese much without Brian or I there with him. He didn't know a single person in Viking Voyager when I dropped him off, and he was acting pretty shy. When I said goodbye, of course I cried a bit (darn pregnancy hormones on top of my already emotional state), but he gave me his crooked smile and a tiny wave of his hand, and I was off to work. I RUSHED to get there as early as possible to pick him up, and guess what?! He was playing dodge ball in the gym and didn't want to leave! He told me he played with a "tall, spikey haired boy" and "another boy named Colin who's in 1st grade". Sounds good to me!
In the hallway after dodge ball - looking so grown up.
We celebrated with some ice cream after dinner on Monday.
Besides being super tired, they were happy to start back on their new routine!
Meanwhile, the kids earned their white belt in karate on Thursday.
We LOVED their instructor, Courtney, who does such a great job with the kids.
Here is Maggie getting fitted for her "size 0" white belt
Bowing to her instructor
Colin getting fitted with his "size 1" white belt
Getting a round of applause from the parents and instructors
They were so proud of themselves.
We decided not to sign up for karate (the smallest commitment time was 6 months long, with 1 year being the "cheapest" option). We figured that with the new baby coming along, we had better not stretch ourselves too thin before we know how our family will adjust. It was a really hard decision because we loved the self-confidence, strength, and respect the class teaches, as well as how to stand still without any wiggles. I'm sure we'll be back sometime soon!
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