Kylie Jade has been counting the days til school starts. She has been marking days off since we came home from our beach vacation on Thursday July 31st. All she has talked about the last 3 days is "how many more days? When will I meet my teacher?" etc.
We went school supply shopping way before tax free weekend but we used tax free weekend to grab back to school clothes and prepare ourselves for the world of first grade.
August 13th starts a new adventure for Kylie she will be in a new classroom, with some new faces and a whole new teacher. She has been excited and nervous and has had a bout of before school jitters! This is the world I have wanted for her, not isolated, not forgotten, but confident. I wanted other people to get to know her beauty inside and out and to bring her into an environment where she can learn to grow, away from me and have that confidence to know she can do it without me! She can, because she is smart and never alone. Just because she goes to school does not mean I don't stay involved and let our relationship drift. I know Kylie Jade like the back of my hand. Her wonderful bubbly spirit, and her kind heart. School is the world I never got to experience and still hate that I don't have those photos, those memories, or that experience. I am so glad that this life was chosen for us. I couldn't imagine being on the other end. Being on the outside watching as everyone prepares for school and I keep my child home with me, not allowing them to gain their confidence or independency. Not allowing her to experience a very normal part of childhood. Where routines don't matter and school is "every day life." Before I had kids I knew what I wanted for them. I knew I wanted them surrounded by Christ in their school environment and I knew that I wanted them to be able to grow with teacher guidance and peers. I don't want them stuck at home, bored out of their minds, book learning or throwing random experiences in their faces and calling it school. I want them to experience the things I never got too. *edit to add that this would more than likely be their homeschooling experience I know it is not how everyone home schools their children*
As back to school is nearing so are extra curricular activities. Kylie Jade and Madilyn have stayed in gymnastics year round as they always do, but this year we have allowed them to pick another activity of their interest. Kylie Jade chose cheerleading and Madilyn chose t-ball. We went for a uniform fitting for Kylie and got an email about upcoming events for cheer, haven't heard much about t-ball but I have all her things and she is ready to play.
I am ready for my new job to take off and just ready to see what the future holds, God willing. I will watch my girls blossom, and mold into wonderful little girls. I am gonna cherish every moment because in May I will have a four year old and a seven year old and I am just not ready for that mess. I am just gonna take this one day at time. That's all you can do!
trying on a random cheer uniform
Back to school hair cut
Madilyn's first hair cut
My crazies at the beach
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