First Grade

Well, I am once again a little behind in my blogging! Here is a picture of Riley on her first day of first grade. Her first day was last Wednesday and it is once again taking a little adjusting for her to get used to heading back to school. We have tears most mornings, but not too bad. Sometimes at night she get sad in anticipation of school the next day too:( We think she just got spoiled being home with me all summer. Plus this year she is at a new school and taking the bus, so lots of changes. The neighbor who watches her in the morning and gets her on the bus says she stops crying once I leave, so that makes me feel better. Mike is able to get her off the bus in the afternoons and he says she is always in a good mood when she gets home. She continues to take tae kwan do and is doing a great job. She is now on her second set of lessons for the skills. Riley has 7 stripes (she missed one class when she was sick) and is now on to getting stickers. I think that once she gets all the stickers, it will be on to a new belt:) Oh and today was her first day of "real homework". She breezed through it and said it was "too easy". I hope for her that first grade starts to challenge her soon and is not a bore to her. Apparently her all day kindergarten has her more prepared for first grade than the half day that the rest of the kids had. Payton is slowly adjusting to being back at daycare. She has been a little sad when I left her and today there were tears from her:( I guess I ruin the girls over the summer...but I LOVE all the time that we are able to spend together!!