It's hard to believe that summer is coming to an end. We've had some cooler temperatures and great sleeping weather. This is probably my favorite part of summer. Cool in the evenings, thunder storms and warm days.
Just as I'm catching my summer stride, it's time for school to start! Tonight we have a potluck at the school for all the kindergarten families. Zoe will get to meet her teacher, see her room and catch-up with all her friends. She's been counting down the sleeps until her potluck! We have to bring a main dish and a dessert. We made ham and mashed potatoes (because finding things at a potluck that Zoe absolutely loves is impossible) and cupcakes with frosting in her school colors.
Next week is the official start to school. Wednesday is a time at the park for them to play, socialize and get ready for the grind of going every.single.day. Thursday is her first day at the school.
A kindergartener!?! It seems like the time is flying by and yet, she is 5 going on 16, so it's also like it's at a standstill. All of us are so excited for this milestone in her life. I'm not even a bit teary about it, which is shocking. Maybe that's because Zoe LOVES school, her friends and is beyond excited. Because of preschool, she knows 85% of her class already. By knows, I mean loves them.
Last night we set out all her school supplies, the 4 jumbo glue sticks, the #2 pencils, the big eraser, the 2-24 count boxes of crayons, watercolors, colored pencils, scissors and her pencil box and labeled them.with.her.name! She was beyond excited. In preschool nothing is labeled. It's community stuff. This year, it's Zoe's own stuff. To say she loves having her name on her things is an understatement. We had to label several other things she owns because labels = FUN! Had I known that little bit of information, I would've made some "this book belongs to" labels and let her go to town on her books. You gotta find those things they love doing so you can sit for 5 minutes and not have to pretend you're a prince, evil stepmother, wicked stepsisters and the mice.
Maybe that's just our house!
I think it's safe to say we're all ready for school to start. Zoe is about 2 seconds away from reading and it's killing her that she can't read everything! She can write notes to N all by herself. So at least she's not totally devoid of communication.
I'm eager to see what God has in store for her this year. Like with all things she does, she'll enjoy the journey, keep us all laughing and make my heart swell a little bigger than I thought possible.
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