Chiggie was all decked out for her first day. She was excited and nervous. Poor thing had to carry that heavy back pack all the way to school. It will be much lighter tomorrow.
I get a kick out of these shoes. She just loves them. They're colorful that's for sure.
Here's a picture of the girls this morning before church. Today was Kick Off Sunday as they call it. The girls were all promoted to their new classrooms and then we had a party after church complete with inflatable water slides, cotton candy, and sno-cones. Too fun. I'd have pictures of that but of course my camera died right when I turned it on.
Tomorrow is Chiggie's first day of second grade. We're all looking forward to it. I made sure to clip her nails and wash off her temporary tattoos this evening. Her sun kissed cheeks and naturally highlighted hair will be the only evidence this summer ever even existed.
This is our last week of summer. It should prove to be a pretty relaxing week. We'll try to hit the pool one last time, weather pending. Our church is also having its Fall Kickoff this Sunday complete with water slides and bounce houses for the adults and kids. Other than that we are spending our time "practicing" for next week. This means we are back to an 8pm bedtime for the kids and up no later than 8am. It was fun while it lasted, but structure is our friend.
Today was another busy day for us. This morning I took Chiggie to her 2nd grade returning student registration. She found out who her teacher will be, the names of the kids in her class, and picked up a new handbook. She left feeling excited and I'm glad she got the teacher that she wanted.
I also registered Chiggie and Tea for fall soccer. It will be Tea's first year and Chiggie hasn't played since Kindergarten. They are both excited and I'm glad we'll have something to keep us busy this fall. It's a new program here in town that is less competitive than the rec district and they only practice once a week and then play games on Saturdays. I'm relieved we won't be over committed. They will also start youth group and I'm attending a women's bible study while they're there.
In the meantime I'm trying to get things a bit more organized around here. We've been very relaxed this summer and operated entirely on our own schedule. It will be a major change to be on a real schedule. We NEED the structure though.
