First week of Kindergarten!

Turner had a great first week of Kindergarten!  Because I have to be at school very early on the first couple of days, Mark has the privilege of taking pictures and dropping her off at school.

Of course I had grand ideas of having a cute Pinterest-worthy chalkboard for her to show off a big K, but my crafty girl wanted to make a purple glittery K.  So - glitter is what we did!  You know my OCD self cringed when I saw the two colors of glitter...but she loved it and that's all that matters.

Turner's teacher is Mrs. Harris and we love her already!  She has been so sweet to send me pictures of Turner during the day and has kept us informed of Turner's transitions during this first week.  We are excited about a wonderful year!

You may remember last year's heartwrenching experience with After-School Care and honestly I had absolutely convinced myself that we would never try that again.  Until Turner told us last spring that she wanted to give it another try.  Who am I to stand in the way of my brave girl giving another effort at something that nearly collapsed her emotionally?  So we are trying again.  There were some touchy moments last week and based on some conversations tonight I am not so certain this week will be easy. Prayers would be appreciated.

With sweet new friends on the playground!

Lee-Scott has a cheerleader camp the first three days of school and Turner really enjoyed this opportunity this year!  We have a sweet friend who gave us this cheerleader uniform so she was perfectly spirited for the parent showcase on Wednesday afternoon.  She's looking forward (after much convincing) to cheering on the field on a Friday night next month.

This picture made me laugh - I was across the room and all I saw was a cheerleader hand Turner their cell phone and ask her to take a picture. I guess we all realize that our children know as much about technology as we do!

Turner and her friend Raley.  (My pictures aren't the greatest due to lighting and distance.)

Turner told me last Monday night that she got to be on top of a "pyramid" at cheer camp.  I was fortunate to arrive a bit early on Tuesday and got to watch the special stunts in person. The cheerleaders were so attentive and even turned themselves around so I could get a clearer picture.

A couple of random iPhone photos from last week...

Sweet friends Mike and Rene took Turner out for a celebratory pre-Kindergarten ice cream treat last week at Bruster's!

And I just had to include this picture I found on my phone that Mrs. Amy sent me on one of Turner's last days at her house.  Aubrey (age 5), Presley (age 4), Turner (age 5), Hudson (age 3), and Laney (age 9).  These are such special friends!

Here's hoping for a great second week of Kindergarten!