A big week for Megan

Kindergarten!
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Megan started kindergarten today. She was excited to go and has been counting down the last 4 days. No tears or hesitation from this girl. I think Darin and I were more nervous for her. When I picked her up, she said, "I LOVE it! The curtains are very pretty". She said she met lots of kids but can't remember their names yet. I asked her if she was nervous at all and she told me, "no". I really don't think she was. Aww....getting so big and confident.

Speaking of confident, Megan learned how to ride a two-wheeler this past weekend. On Sunday afternoon, she was riding her strider bike (a no-pedal balance bike) and she told me she wanted to ride with pedals. I said ok and then she announced loudly, "Francesca - my mom's gonna take my training wheels off right now!" So, I proceeded to get the tools out and take them off. I held on to her seat for about two passes of the length of the sidewalk and by the third pass, I let go and she was off! She still has a tough time getting started, but it won't be long for that to follow.



We also took the kids bowling this weekend. They had never been bowling, which is why the news is making it onto the blog. Our neighbors had won a certificate or something and invited us. It was a bit chaotic, but they seemed to have a good time. They really liked the shoes.

Update

Pre-school
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So, Jake came out of school on his first day and said, "It was fun". I think he's still a little out of sync these days since he's not doing everything with Megan. Darin dropped him off at Debbie's this morning and he cried - even though he's been going there since he was 3 months old. It was the first time he's gone there on his own without his sister. Must have been a bit strange for him. Hopefully he'll be pleased to go back to school tomorrow.

My baby started preschool

First Day
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Awww......Jake started preschool today. He was not happy about it. For the last few days, when we would ask him if he was ready for school, he would say, "I don't want to go to school. I want to stay home with mom". He cried on his way in (I'm sure it didn't last long). We're heading out to pick him up now. Let's see how it went.......