School Days!

Avril started First Grade this week at Norfolk Christian. I can't believe how big my first baby is. She is definitely not a little girl anymore. Her features have really matured and the way she speaks is noticeably mature. She is so excited to be back in school and has loved it. She has a new teacher, and I hope that she will be able to challenge Avril.

Maia also started school this week as NCS. We decided to put her back into Pre-K this year mostly to allow her to be older as she moves through school instead of always being the youngest in her class. She really wanted to go into Kindergarten (because that's what Avril did last year), but I think she will enjoy this year. There are nine girls in her class and that is very exciting. I hope that her teacher will also provide her extra work to challenge her. The difference for her this year is that she is going to school the full week. She LOVED IT. She gets to ride the bus both ways and everything. I am happy for her. I asked her yesterday if she fell asleep at rest time (on a red and blue mat!). She said, "Well, I did yawn three times." :) I love it! So whether she actually slept remains a mystery.

Eowyn is home with me this year. I don't really have a memory of just having one child at home. It's been different (by that I mean much quieter) already. I am looking forward to spending special time with her this year.

I also am going to school this fall. I am teaching two Spanish classes at our church's Home School Enrichment Program. At the moment I am very overwhelmed trying to learn how to make lesson plans. But I am really excited about the year, and I think this will be something I really enjoy (and become my hobby) as the years progress. It's only two days a week which makes it possible to do and still manage our home. So I start this coming Tuesday and can't believe how much I still have to do. But "Grace enough for the day" is my battle cry. It'll get there.

Below are pictures from the girls' first days of school. Maia actually started the day after Avril. If you notice, there is a photo of Avril in the background when she's one day old--still at the hospital. Could she really have been so tiny? And, no, I do not intend to take a picture of myself next Tuesday for my first day of school.